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• Method 2 of 4: Soaking in sugar water instead of boiling syrup
• Method 3 of 4: Traditional Milk Tea
• Method 4 of 4: Fruit Bubble Tea
• Tips
• Warnings

1 Pre-soak the balls for a few hours if you want them to be completely soft, not soft on the outside and firm like gummies on the inside (although this is what most people prefer).

2 Measure 7 parts water to 1 part tapioca balls. Bring the water to a high boil.

3 Add tapioca and stir to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.

4 When the balls float to the surface, cover the pot and let the water boil vigorously for 30 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes.

5 Remove from heat and let it brew for 30 minutes.

6 Rinse the tapioca balls with lukewarm or cold water.

7 Sweeten the tapioca to taste with honey or sugar syrup, which can be prepared as follows (it can also be used to sweeten the drink):

• In a saucepan, combine one cup of white sugar, one cup of brown sugar, and two cups of water.
• Bring to a boil, then immediately remove from heat.
• Let cool.

8 Use the balls right away, or cover them and refrigerate them for no more than 4 days (otherwise they will become mushy). When you decide to use them, boil a glass of water and place the tapioca balls in it for a few minutes to warm them up.

Method 2 of 4: Soaking in sugar water instead of boiling syrup

1. 1 Follow the directions from the previous method to boil tapioca balls. Rinse them out.
2. 2 Prepare sugar water. Mix 100 ml hot water and 100 g brown sugar (if you don't have brown sugar, you can use white sugar and honey).
3. 3 Stir until sugar dissolves. Then pour into a bowl.
4. 4 Soak tapioca balls in sugar water for 15 minutes.
5. 5 The tapioca is now ready to use.

Method 3 of 4: Traditional Milk Tea

1. 1 Make tea. Bubble tea is traditionally made with black tea, but you can use green tea, mate, or any other type of tea. Even coffee!
2. 2 In a shaker, mix 3/4 cup of tea with 2 tablespoons of cream and 1 tablespoon of sugar syrup (see above for how to make it). You can substitute soy milk, regular milk, sweetened condensed milk, or dairy-free cream substitute for cream.
3. 3 Add ice, cover with a shaker and shake until frothy. It is because of the bubbles that form when shaken that tea is called "bubble tea" - "tea with bubbles", although most people believe that this is because of the balls of tapioca, which look like bubbles.
4. 4 Place 3-4 tablespoons of cooked tapioca balls in a glass and pour over the mixture from a shaker cup.
5. 5 Stir and drink!

Method 4 of 4: Fruit Bubble Tea

1. 1 In a blender, combine ice, fresh fruit (or fruit juice), sweetener (such as sugar syrup), and cream (or a substitute) until smooth. Adjust the consistency and proportions to taste.
2. 2 Place 3-4 tablespoons of cooked tapioca balls in a glass and cover with the fruit mixture.
3. 3 Stir and drink!

Tips

• If you can find large diameter straws through which you can suck in tapioca balls, you will love bubble tea even more! However, he is good even without such a straw; just grab a spoon to scoop up the tapioca.
• If you want to sweeten the tapioca balls, you can soak them in brown sugar syrup for 5 minutes before serving.
• Tapioca balls are very high in calories! For an easier alternative, get coconut jelly (nata de coco) and cut it into small squares.
• Finding five-minute tapioca balls on the market will save you time and be able to make bubble tea spontaneously whenever you feel like it.
• There is a larger, darker, more stringy variety of bean balls (another name for tapioca) that can also be used for bubble tea, but is more difficult to find commercially.

Warnings

• Don't choke on the balls. Keep a close eye on the children when they are drinking bubble tea, as these balls easily pass through large-diameter straws.