Taro Milk Tea from Scratch Recipe
Rich, creamy taro milk tea made entirely from scratch with homemade taro boba. Made from real taro root and coconut milk, this taro bubble tea tastes even better than store bought tea! This taro bubble tea taste sweet, with an earthy vanilla flavour.
Ingredients
Taro Paste
- 2 ½ cups taro root, peeled and cubed (300 grams)
- ⅓ cup plain sugar (70 grams)
- ¼ cup coconut cream or milk (50 grams)
Homemade Taro Boba Pearls
- ¾ cup tapioca starch (100 grams)
- ¼ cup taro paste (60 grams)
- 2 tablespoons plain sugar (25 grams)
- 2 tablespoons water (30 grams)
- 1-2 drops purple food colouring
Sugar Syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed (170 grams)
- 1 cup water (230 grams)
Taro Milk Tea
- 2-3 tablespoons taro paste
- ¾ cup water, boiling (200 grams)
- ½ cup coconut milk (100 grams)
Instructions
Taro Paste
- Check my post on How to Make Taro Paste for detailed steps.
- Peel, wash and cube fresh taro root. Steam for 30 minutes or until soft.
- Use a fork to mash the steamed taro into a puree, then mix with coconut milk. Pass through a sieve to remove larger chunks of taro and get a smooth paste.
Homemade Taro Boba Pearls
- In a medium saucepan combine taro paste, water, purple food colouring and sugar. Cook over medium heat until the mixture starts to boil.
- Add the tapioca starch, then mix well to form a firm dough. Knead the dough for 5 minutes or until it looks elastic like Play-doh.
- Roll out the dough to ¼ inch (0.5 cm) thickness using a rolling pin. Cut out ½ inch thin strips. Cut each strip into ½ x ½ inch squares.
- Roll each piece between both palms to shape into little balls. Roll the tapioca pearls through more starch to prevent them from sticking together.
- Fill a medium saucepan with water and set to boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook the tapioca pearls for 4-5 minutes. Once the pearls rise to the surface they are cooked.
- Transfer the cooked boba pearls into ice-cold water to preserve their chewiness.
Sugar Syrup
- Pour the water and sugar into a small saucepan. Cook over high heat until the mixture starts to boil.
- Reduce heat to medium, then cook until the mixture becomes sticky and thicker.
- Drain the taro boba pearls, then place them into the hot sugar syrup.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, then cook for another 2-3 minutes. Use the pearls immediately for best results.
Taro Milk Tea
- Place 1-2 teaspoons of taro paste into a glass, then pour boiling water over it. Mix well to combine.
- Add a little sugar syrup into the milk tea, then mix to combine. Add 1-2 teaspoons of tapioca pearls into the mixture, adding more sugar syrup if desired.
- Slowly pour some coconut milk or cream over the top of the taro tea.
- Serve immediately with a bubble tea straw.
Notes
- Sugar can be adjusted according to personal preference.
- Nutritional value is estimative and is calculated per serving with minimal sugar syrup (this recipe makes 2 large servings).
- Use taro boba pearls immediately after cooking them.
Nutrition
Calories: 520kcal
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