Boba at Home Instructions

Thank you for supporting us by purchasing our Boba at Home Kit! We hope you enjoy creating your own boba at home. We miss making boba tea for you -- so we decided to bring boba tea straight to you! Enjoy this as a family activity or satisfy that boba craving, and become your own Bobarista! Don't forget to tag us #BobaatHome @BeanandPearl we would love to see all your creations. 

 

Before You Start

Below is a short video to show you how simple it is to use our Boba at Home Kit. This recipe makes 1 serving, however you can read our Tips sections to see the portions for a Whole Batch. We created two servings of tea and tapioca in this video so that we could show you how to make a Milk Tea and Fruit Tea.

The advantage of making your own boba in the comfort of your own home is that you can adjust the tea strength, sweetness level and firmness of your tapioca to your liking, here are a couple of tips for you Bobaristas!

 

Tips for Personal Preference

  • Tea Strength: Add 1-2 minutes of steeping time if you’d like a stronger tea flavour.
  • Alternative Milk: You can use your own preferred dairy-free milk alternative to a Milk Tea kit. To do this:

                       1) Cut the amount of water for steeping tea in half (eg. recipe calls for '1 cup', use '1/2 cup' instead).

                       2) Steep the tea for longer by adding 1-2 mins.

                       3) Add 1/2 cup of your preferred milk for your desired creaminess. 

  • Caffeine Free: Use hot water instead of tea, and save the tea for later. 
  • Making a Blended / Slush Drink: If you would like your drink blended like a slush. Use 3/4 cup of tea, add the simple syrup, powders / fruit puree, and 1 cup of ice into a blender, blend and serve with tapioca!
  • Making a Hot Milk Tea: If you would like your milk tea served hot, we recommend using less sugar, and serving without ice. 

 

  • Making a Whole Batch: This recipe teaches you how to create 1 serving of boba, but you can multiply the portions for more servings, or make the entire batch at once using these same instructions. Measurements for making the tea and tapioca will change, you can refer to this chart:
 Milk Tea Fruit Tea Tapioca
16 Cups (4 Litres) of Water 		16 Cups (4 Litres) of Water 8 Cups (2 Litres) of Water (for cooking Tapioca)
Entire Bag of Tea Leaves Entire Bag of Tea Leaves Entire Container of Tapioca
Entire Bag of Creamer + Flavour Powder (for Flavour Kits) Entire Bottle of Fruit Puree 1/4 Cup of Simple Syrup (for cooked Tapioca)
1 3/4 Cups of Simple Syrup 1 3/4 Cups of Simple Syrup 3 Cups of Water (for cooked Tapioca)

 

MILK TEA BOBA RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

Milk Tea
  • 3 tbsp tea
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tbsp simple syrup
  • 3 tbsp creamer (or 1/2 cup of your choice of dairy)
  • FLAVOUR KIT: 3 tbsp flavour powder
  • 2 cups of ice

Tapioca

  • 1/4 cup tapioca
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp simple syrup
  • 2 tbsp water for cooked tapioca

INSTRUCTIONS

RECIPE TIPS + VIDEO in the post above!

  1. MAKING THE TEA: Steep 3 tbsp of tea in 1 cup of boiling water for 3 minutes.
  2. Drain your tea and set aside.
  3. MAKING THE TAPIOCA: Boil 2 cups of water, once boiling stir in 1/4 cup of tapioca.
  4. Make sure that you stir consistently to prevent the tapioca balls from sticking together. The tapioca will begin to rise. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Keep any remaining uncooked tapioca in an airtight sealed container in the refrigerator. 
  5. Turn off the heat and let sit for 15 minutes covered. 
  6. Strain the tapioca in cold water.
  7. Add 2 tbsp of simple syrup and 2 tbsp of water to tapioca and set aside.
  8. ADDING FLAVOUR: In a shaker, pour your warm tea and stir in 3 tbsp. of creamer (or 1/2 cup of your choice of dairy/non dairy product.)
  9. If you have a FLAVOUR KIT add 3 tbsp. of flavour powder and stir.
  10. Add in 3 tbsp. of simple syrup (more or less for your preferred sweetness level)
  11. Add 2 cups of ice, shake vigorously. If you do not have a shaker, you can use a jar or even a large mug and stir.
  12. Place your tapioca in your boba cup and pour your milk tea, add more ice for a cooler beverage.
  13. Snap a photo of your boba creation and post it with the hashtag #BobaatHome @BeanandPearl, take a sip and CHEERS!

     

    FRUIT TEA BOBA RECIPE

    INGREDIENTS

    Fruit Tea

    • 3 tbsp tea
    • 1 cup water
    • 3 tbsp simple syrup
    • 3 tbsp fruit puree syrup
    • 2 cups of ice

    Tapioca

    • 1/4 tapioca
    • 2 cups water
    • 2 tbsp simple syrup
    • 2 tbsp water for cooked tapioca

    INSTRUCTIONS

    RECIPE TIPS + VIDEO in the post above!

    1. MAKING THE TEA: Steep 3 tbsp of tea in 1 cup of boiling water for 3 minutes.
    2. Drain your tea and set aside.
    3. MAKING THE TAPIOCA: Boil 2 cups of water, once boiling stir in 1/4 cup of tapioca.
    4. Make sure that you stir consistently to prevent the tapiocas from sticking together. The tapiocas will begin to rise. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Keep any remaining uncooked tapioca in an airtight sealed container in the refrigerator. 
    5. Turn off the heat and let sit for 15 minutes covered. 
    6. Strain the tapioca in cold water.
    7. Add 2 tbsp of simple syrup and 2 tbsp of water to tapioca and set aside.
    8. ADDING FLAVOUR: In a shaker, pour your warm tea and stir in 3 tbsp of simple syrup and 3 tbsp of fruit puree (more or less for your preferred sweetness level).
    9. Add 2 cups of ice, shake vigorously. If you do not have a shaker, you can use a jar or even a large mug and stir.
    10. Place your tapioca in your boba cup and pour your flavoured fruit tea, add more ice for a cooler beverage.
    11. Snap a photo of your boba creation and post it with the hashtag #BobaatHome @BeanandPearl, take a sip and CHEERS!
    For a list of the ingredients please click here.