How to make easy Black Tapioca Pearls from scratch | Boba Pearls
This soft and chewy tapioca pearls recipe will make you surely enjoy your favorite milk tea or any bubble tea drink.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Tapioca Starch
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon black food color optional
Cooking Tapioca Boba Pearls
- 4 cups water for Boiling
Instructions
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Add the tapioca starch into a medium bowl.
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Mix the 1/4 cup boiling water, food color into a heat-resistant bowl.
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Add the hot mixture little by little in the tapioca flour and quickly mix together with spoon. Be careful not to burn yourself.
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Once it’s starting to form a ball. Transfer to a flat surface and start to knead the dough until it is smooth. About 1-2 minutes.
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Divided the dough into 4 sections, Then roll each into a log and cut
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In a medium pot, Boil 4 cups of water over medium heat. Once it has reached boiling point, add the tapioca pearls. Mix gently until the tapioca pearls floats.
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Cook the tapioca pearls for 15 minutes then remove from the heat and cover the pot and let it sit for another 5 minutes.
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Strain the cooked tapioca pearls and rinse with clean running water.
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Place the tapioca pearls into a bowl and add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of hot water. Mix with the cooked tapioca pearls to keep them from sticking with each other.
Recipe Notes
- When kneading, Sprinkle a little tapioca starch over your work area to keep the dough from sticking.
- While rolling the each dough logs and shaping into tapioca pearls, cover the rest with a damp towel or cling wrap to keep the dough from drying.
- Tapioca pearls are at their best when used right away after cooking them or
store them in the refrigerator for up to two days.