Cooking Instructions - Taro Bubble Tea

Rich purple Taro Bubble Tea with brown tapioca pearls and a reusable bamboo bubble tea straw. Displayed on a wooden chopping board with a dark grey stainless steel cocktail shaker, milk tea powder and cooked brown tapioca pearls in round ceramic dishes

Prep Time: 6 minutes
Cooking Time: 22 minutes
TOTAL Time: 28 minutes

Watch: How to make Taro Bubble Tea

What's in your kit

- Brown Tapioca Pearls
- Taro Powder
- Scoop

You'll also need

- 400ml serving glass
- Ice cubes - 1/4 glass
- Milk - 3/4 cup (180ml)
- Shaker / air-tight container (shop Shakers)
- Bubble tea straws (shop Straws)
- Your choice of sweetener if required

COOKING YOUR PEARLS

1. Add one level scoop of pearls to 4 cups (1 litre) of boiling water in a medium pot.

Uncooked brown tapioca pearls in a plastic scoop being added to a medium-sized pot of boiling water

2. Stir gently, then cook for 2 minutes on high with the lid on.

3. Reduce heat to low. Cook for a further 18-20 minutes with the lid on, stirring occasionally.

TEST IF YOUR PEARLS ARE READY

4. Remove a pearl and rinse under cold water:
Cold drinks - pearls should be chewy but soft all the way through.

5. Turn off the heat and leave pearls to sit in the pot with the lid on for a further 5 minutes.

CREATE YOUR TARO MILK TEA

6. Dissolve 1/2 scoop (20g) of taro powder in 2 tablespoons of hot water.

Light purple taro powder in a plastic scoop being poured into a white mug

Adding 2 tablespoons of hot water from a kettle into a white mug holding taro powder

7. Pour 3/4 cup (180ml) of milk and 1/4 cup (60ml) of cold water into your shaker/air-tight container.

8. Add the taro mixture.

9. Shake vigourously for 15 seconds.

Three quarters of a cup of milk being poured into an antique grey stainless steel cocktail shaker

One quarter of a cup of cold water being poured into an antique grey stainless steel cocktail shaker

Vibrant purple taro mixture being poured into an antique grey stainless steel cocktail shaker

ASSEMBLE YOUR BUBBLE TEA!

10. Drain the pearls and rinse well under cold water.

Cooked tapioca pearls in a metal strainer being rinsed under cold running water

11. Add the cooked pearls and 1/4 glass of ice to the serving glass. Pour in your taro milk tea.

12. Mix with your straw before drinking. If required add sweetener to taste.
Tip - Dissolve your sugar/sweetener in 2 tablespoons of hot water first to make it easier to mix into your bubble tea