Making your own bubble tea is easy and inexpensive. Made with just a few ingredients, this Lavender Bubble Tea is sweet with a floral note.
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This Lavender Bubble Tea takes regular black tea to a whole new level. It's fun to drink, and is a lot cheaper than buying at your local café.
You just need an oversized boba straw to suck up the chewy tapioca pearls. It's the perfect pick-me-up.
Other bubble tea recipes are my Vegan Bubble Tea and Vegan Chocolate Bubble Tea.
Other recipes with lavender simple syrup are my Vegan Lavender Latte and Vegan Iced Lavender Matcha Latte.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- It is much cheaper than bubble tea from your local café.
- It's fun to drink and with a wonderful floral note, it takes tea to whole other level.
- It's easy to make and is perfect for entertaining.
🧾 Ingredients
- Tapioca boba: Tapioca balls are the common type of topping for boba tea. You could use another type.
- Black tea: I drink black tea daily so I used that. You could also use green tea.
- Soy milk: I used soy milk because that's what I happened to have on hand, but you could use oat milk or any non-dairy milk you like.
- Lavender simple syrup: To soak the boba in and add lavender flavor. Rose simple syrup or elderflower simple syrup would also taste great.
- Water
To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
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🔪 Instructions
Step 1: Add water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then add tapioca boba.
Step 2: Cook 30 minutes, stirring constantly.
Step 3: Strain tapioca boba into a bowl. Add lavender simple syrup and let sit 15-20 minutes. Set aside.
Step 4: Add water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and add black tea bags. Steep 5-7 minutes and remove tea bag. To serve scoop ¼ cup tapioca boba into a glass. Top with tea, soy milk, and extra lavender simple syrup.
🥡 Storage
If you don't use all the cooked boba, store it in the lavender simple syrup mixture for up to 3 days. The lavender bubble tea will last 24 hours in the fridge.
Can I Freeze Tapioca Balls?
Yes, according to Bubble Tea Supply, you can freeze the balls in a zip lock bag, laid flat. When you're ready to use them, place the boba in boiling water for a few minutes.
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📋 Recipe
Lavender Bubble Tea
Ingredients
- ¼ cup lavender simple syrup
Tea
- 1 black tea bag
- 1 cup water
Boba
- ¼ cup tapioca boba
- 1 ½ cups water
For Serving
- ¼-1/2 cup soy milk
Instructions
Boba
- Add water to a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then add tapioca boba. Cook 30 minutes, stirring constantly. (Cooking time will vary depending on the type of boba you get - check directions on package.)
- Turn off the heat. Pour boba through a strainer into a bowl. Add lavender simple syrup. Let marinate 15-20 minutes.
Tea
- Add water to a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add tea bag. Let steep 5-7 minutes.
For Serving
- Scoop ¼ cup tapioca boba into a glass. Top with tea, soy milk, and a little lavender simple syrup, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
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*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
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