5-Min Bubble Tea with Tapioca Pearls
Creamy, sweet bubble tea made in minutes with brewed tea, milk, and chewy tapioca pearls. The perfect TikTok-ready drink that looks as good as it tastes.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Calories
- 210
- Protein
- 3g

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Ingredients
- ¾ cup brewed black tea, cooled
- ¼ cup whole milk or half-and-half
- ¼ cup cooked tapioca pearls
- 2 tbsp brown sugar syrup or condensed milk
- ½ cup ice
Instructions
- 1
Add tapioca pearls and brown sugar syrup to the bottom of a tall glass.
- 2
Pour cooled tea over the pearls, then add milk and stir until combined.
- 3
Fill the glass with ice and insert a wide boba straw.
- 4
Serve immediately. Stir before each sip to keep pearls mixed throughout.
Tools you’ll need
- tall drinking glass
- wide boba straw
- long spoon or straw for stirring
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