5 Homemade Bubble Tea Recipes

Admit it. You've thought about all the foods you miss eating during the school year. Whether it's the local pizza place a few blocks down from campus or the cafe that makes the best smoothies, there are some foods that you can't wait to reunite with once school starts. For many of us, bubble tea sits at the top of the list. Whether it's bubble tea from popular places such as Joy Yee or Kung Fu Tea or that amazing, hole-in-the-wall boba shop that has the best boba ever, it's unlikely you'll be able to put off your cravings until the end of Summer. Here are 5 homemade bubble tea recipes to help you satisfy your bubble tea desires. 

Tapioca Pearls (Boba)

• Prep Time:10 mins
• Cook Time:15 mins
• Total Time:25 mins
• Servings:2
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup instant boba
• 4 cups water
• 2 Tbsp honey/agave nectar or 1/2 cup sugar

• Step 1

  Measure out the boba. For every 1/4 cup of boba, boil 2 cups of water.

  

• Step 2

  Bring the water to a boil over high heat.

  

• Step 3

  Add the boba to the boiled water and stir gently until the boba rises to the top.

  

• Step 4

  Once the boba rises to the top, turn the heat to medium and cover the pan.

  

• Step 5

  Allow the boba to cook on medium heat for 12-15 minutes.

  

• Step 6

  Once the boba is done cooking, turn off the stove. Drain the water using a colander or bowl.

  

• Step 7

  Rinse the boba with cold water in the sink.

  

• Step 8

  Transfer boba to a separate bowl or container and add sweetener.

  

• Step 9

  Add 2 Tbsp of honey or sugar syrup.

  

• Step 10

  Sugar Syrup: Boil 1/2 cup of water or heat up 1/2 cup of water in the microwave.

  

• Step 11

  Add 1/2 cup of sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. Allow syrup to cool before use.

  

Brewed Tea

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:5 mins
• Total Time:10 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1-2 tea bags green or black or 1-2 Tbsp free tea leaves
• 1 cup water

• Step 1

  Boil water on stove or heat water in the microwave.
  
  Using free tea leaves: Place leaves into tea infuser or tea infuser teapot. Add hot water.
  
  Using tea bag: Place teabag in mug with hot water. Allow tea bag to infuse.

  

• Step 2

  Wait for tea to cool.

  

1. Avocado Bubble Tea

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 spoonful boba
• 1 medium avocado pitted
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp honey or any sweetener

• Step 1

  Cut the avocado in half and spoon out the edible parts into a blender.

  

• Step 2

  Add 1/2 a cup of milk and 1 Tbsp of honey to the blender. Blend everything together.

  

• Step 3

  Add 1/2 cup of boba to the cup.

  

• Step 4

  Add the avocado mix to the cup.

  

2. Coffee Bubble Tea

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 spoonful boba
• 1/2 cup coffee or 1 shot espresso
• 1/2 cup milk or 2 Tbsp condensed milk

• Step 1

  Add boba to the cup.

  

• Step 2

  Brew the coffee. Allow the coffee to cool and add it to the cup.

  

• Step 3

  Add the milk.

  

• Step 4

  Optional: Add ice or chill in fridge.

  

3. Jasmine Bubble Tea

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 spoonful boba
• 1 cup jasmine green tea
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp honey/sweetener

• Step 1

  Add boba to the cup.

  

• Step 2

  Add tea to a separate cup.

  

• Step 3

  Add milk and sweetener of choice to the same cup as the tea.

  

• Step 4

  Pour all of the mixed ingredients into the cup with boba.

  

4. Sweet Peach Bubble Tea

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 spoonful boba
• 1 peach
• 1 Tbsp honey or any sweetener
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup green tea

• Step 1

  Cut the peach into small pieces.

  

• Step 2

  Throw the cut pieces of peach into a blender. Add milk.

  

• Step 3

  Add honey/sweetener and blend.

  

• Step 4

  Place 1/2 cup of boba into cup.

  

• Step 5

  Add the peach mix into the cup or add in the green tea and blend.

  

• Step 6

  If green tea was not added to blender, add it to the cup with the peach mix.

  

• Step 7

  Stir the mix using a utensil.

  

5. Mango Bubble Tea

• Prep Time:5 mins
• Cook Time:10 mins
• Total Time:15 mins
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 spoonful boba
• 1 mango
• 1 Tbsp sweetener
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup black tea

• Step 1

  Add boba to the cup.

  

• Step 2

  Cut the mango in half and spoon out the edible parts into a blender.

  

• Step 3

  Add the milk.

  

• Step 4

  Add sweetener.

  

• Step 5

  Add black tea.

  

• Step 6

  Blend all the ingredients together and pour mixture into the cup.

  

Whether you're an avid bubble tea drinker who has tried every bubble tea flavor the world has to offer or you've just now learning about the bubble tea craze, these bubble tea recipes are bound to make your Summer a bit more interesting. Who knows? Maybe once you've nailed these bubble tea recipes, you'll want to try more unique bubble tea flavors instead of ordering your usual drink. Either way, you'll have some new recipes to take back to school to impress your friends at the start of the semester.