Tangerine Bubble Tea
Tangerine Bubble Tea
I remember the first time I had a bubble tea. I was in Denver on vacation to partake in legal marijuana and had a cocktail of products. As I was off into space, I stumbled into a hole in the wall ramen restaurant down the street from my favorite dispensary, Euphlora. I had a bowl of tonkatsu ramen. It was good. I decided to try a bubble tea for the first time, and grabbed one for the walk back to my hotel. So let me be very clear: I had absolutely no clue what a bubble tea was. So I was walking down the street and took a sip through a giant straw, and then – sloop. What the hell was that? I took another sip. Sloop. Sloop. This is weird, but I kinda like it. Sloop. Sloop. Sloop. As I marveled at this fruity drink with what I learned were tapioca pearls that are soft, slightly gummy, that are in the bottom of the cup that you suck up through that giant straw and chew, I got lost in the downtown and couldn’t find my hotel. This was before I had a smartphone with google maps. I didn’t even care, honestly. I was stoned, filled with ramen, and sloopin’ my bubble tea down the 16th Street Mall. There are several types of bubble teas: plain ice tea, milk and tea with a sweetener, and fruit and milk blended with crushed ice; all with tapioca pearls floating on the bottom. Making bubble teas at home is extremely easy and costs a fraction of what you pay at a restaurant. You can purchase tapioca pearls at any Asian market. I like to use the instant pearls. They cook in less than 10 minutes. Other pearls can take up to 40 minutes to boil. Cool them in water, then cover in honey. This particular recipe is for the fruit smoothie bubble tea. I used some honey tangerines that I thought would be great. You can really use just about any fruit. Blend your fruit of choice with milk, ice, and honey, then pour in a tall glass with the tapioca pearls on the bottom. You will need to purchase bubble tea straws to suck the pearls through. Sloop.
Servings: 1
Equipment
- blender
- bubble tea straw
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup instant tapioca pearls
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 cup tangerines; or any other fruit peeled and seeded
- 1 cup whole milk or almond milk
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add in the tapioca pearls and boil for 3 minutes. Once the pearls float to the top, cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Turn off the heat. Let sit for 3 more minutes.
- Cool under cold water.
- Place the tapioca pearls in a bowl and cover with 1 tbsp of honey.
- Place the fruit, milk, ice, and 1 tbsp of honey in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Place the tapioca pearls in the bottom of a tall glass.
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