Due to the ongoing Brown Sugar Boba Pearls trends, I though of why don’t I make my own Boba Pearls at home rather than spending so much for a cup of Brown Sugar Boba Pearls drinks? Boba pearls drinks has become easily available everywhere. From night markets to shop-lots to shopping malls. Brown Sugar Boba Pearls is the improve version of the original boba pearls, read on to learn how to make boba pearls at home!
最新的饮品潮流是波霸奶茶! 超级有嚼劲的波巴珍珠!
Boba rose to fame in Taiwan – Here is what happened
In Chinese, the word “波巴” pronounced as boba, is a combination of bubble and big which is a Taiwanese sland for “big breasts” or “buxom lady”.
It all started from one small tea shop owner in an attemtp to make his tea stall stands out than the rest, so he made his tapioca pearls double in size to as what we enjoyed, now everywhere, naming his pearls boba. Out of the blue, this become a common term used to desribe the drink, hence, Boba Pearls Milk Tea was created.
Homemade Boba Pearls VS Commercial Boba Pearls
The commercially produce boba pearls for chain businesses contain a lots of additives, to name a few;
- Sulfuric Acid – a blenching agent and helps in speeding up the process of making flour.
- Aluminium Sulfate – to increase the viscosity of the flour.
- Sulfur Dioxide – to separate the starch from unwanted substances and also regulate the microbial and enzymatic reactions.
- Chlorine – to disinfect the flour for a purer form of flour as well as bleaching properties.
Why add additives to boba pearls?
- Be able to have a long shelf-life
- Keep in room temperature enviroment
- Stable, quick and easy to be use
- Lower the risk of food contamination
Whereas Homemade Boba Pearls Recipe are made with just a few simple ingredients
They are sugar and tapioca starch. Yes, only these two. Imagine a lot lesser addictive (which also means toxic) into your body. The only single reason and also the valid reason that everyone should make their own Boba Pearls at home!
作者想说
Now it comes the era of Boba Pearl Milk drink after the Cheese Tea craze in China. Boba simply stands for the pearls that are made with dark brown sugar and what makes it differ than the regular pearls is that they are much chewier and the sweetness kicks from the dark brown sugar make them really addictive! And guys, here is how you can make your own boba pearls at home! Super super easy!
There is also Colorful Boba Pearls made of Fruits!
资源 ： 维基百科
How to make Boba Pearls Recipe from Scratch!
配料
Raw Boba Pearls Dough
- 1 杯 水 (hot)
- 1 杯 Dark Brown Sugar
- 2 & 1/2 杯 木薯粉
To Braise Boba Pearls
- 4 杯 水 (hot)
- 1 & 1/2 杯 Dark Brown Sugar
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步骤
Make Raw Boba Pearls
- 用干净的锅，加入开水和黑红糖放入。
- 用搅拌的方式将黑红糖融化。
- 融化后，加入木薯淀粉，搅拌至没有块状物为止。
- 融化后，加入木薯淀粉，搅拌至没有块状物为止。
- 煮至混合物全部粘在一起形成类似于面团的形状。
- 将面团转移到干净的工作面上，刮去锅和锅铲上所有的粘性碎屑。
- The dough would be quite warm but still workable with your hands.
- Knead the dough as you fold it those tiny bits. Knead until the dough is smooth.
- 彻底卷成细长的形状。
- 把它切成几块。用湿布盖在上面。
- 取一块面团，卷成直径 1厘米的面团。
- 然后切成 1厘米的长度。
- Roll them between your palms into round shape and you have raw boba pearls.
- 大方地将木薯淀粉撒入干净的容器中，将所有的生波霸珍珠全部转移到容器中，并在波霸珍珠上涂上木薯淀粉。
- 重复步骤 (11) 到步骤 (14)，直到所有的面团块都完成。
煮波霸珍珠
- 将一锅 4升水烧开。
- 将生波巴珍珠放入沸水中，煮沸后再转小火烧开。
- 小火煮 15 minutes.
- 15分钟后，将煮好的波霸珍珠转移到冰水中。
煮波霸珍珠
- In a pot, add boiling water and dark brown sugar.
- Bring to a boil and stir occasionally to prevent bottom from sticking and burn.
- 煮开后，将煮好的波巴珍珠全部加入糖水中。
- Once its reached a full boil, reduce to a simmer and simmer for 20 分钟.
- Then remove from heat and let it chill for 15 minutes.
- 配上你喜欢的饮料。
Can i store the raw boba pearls?
Yes, I believe u can freeze them. And simply blanch them whenever u want to cook them
Do we need to braise again after blanching?
Yes need to braise
I’m so happy! These came out so well! I think I used the wrong kind of sugar because the boba pearls came out a light brown in the end but these are delicious! I like them more than the prepackaged kind! I absolutely will be making these again! It was kind of difficult to make the dough since it was very sticky for me ?. Rolling the boba pearls also took a bit but it was worth every minute. I ended up braising the boba in a honey water sugar mixture instead and they were delicious! Thank you so much for this recipe!
I m happy to know about this! ??
Hi. I’m wanting to sell uncooked boba pearls in packet. How can I keep its shape? Any suggestion?
Just roll it into the shape that u want. And to packed them and selling it would require more extensive research to find out the moisture composition of the pearls. Since they are uncooked and kept in room temperature, they are more prone to spoilage.
You will need to do more research and test to find out on this.
Hi, im student from food technology and we just make an experiment about the uncooked bobba. you just need to put the bobba in freezer after you finish make a bobba. Before you put in a freezer, make sure you coated the bobba with the tapioca starch so the bobba will not stick to each other. We have been frozen the bobba for a two weeks and when we want to boil it, it turned out very well and chewable like original.
how about putting them at room temperature? any suggestion it will not rotten/spoilt?
thanks
they will spoil quicker in room temp, at least keep them in the fridge
Can i use white sugar instead of brown sugar?
Yes u may, but the taste wouldn’t be good
Hi! Am i able to use palm sugar instead of brown sugar? Thanks! 🙂
Hey Renee! Yes, you can do so. But i am not very sure about the sweetness. You will need to find out yourself.
not only sugar, you also can use fresh fruits to make boba. I tried it, work like a charm, and here is the link for you;
https://3thanwong.com/colorful-boba-pearl-from-scratch-failsafe-revised-recipe/
Hey! Yes of course.
can i use cornstarch instead of tapioca flour? thanks!
Hey, unfortunately no. Only tapioca flour can produce such texture.
Hello! I did test this out with glutinous rice flour, and it worked like a charm! It tasted a bit stale, but it cooked very quickly and wasn’t too bad.
Hey
How long will the braised boba pearls lasted if keep in the fridge?
Does it need to be braised?
Many thanks
Braised boba pearls can last about 5 days in yr fridge. Uncooked boba pearls if kept frozen can last a few months
How do I apply this if I plan on using them for commercial purposes? And can I use muscovado sugar for this? Thanks!
Hey! U can use any sort of sugar to substitute the brown sugar. As to commercialize them, is either u reduce their moisture content to 5% which allow you to store them in room temperature conditions or you add preservative to prevent mould growth.
Another way is to freeze those uncooked boba pearl but frozen products will require most cost in storage and delivery.
If you’re gonna ask next how to reduce the moisture content or which preservatives to use, I have not idea on that, that would require a great deal of research and test to find out.
I hope what I know could give u a head start to your plans.
Hi Ethan! I tried this Recipe and I find it the best ever tried for boba! I think that if some have to sticky dough that they haven’t let the mixture long enough on the heat. Mine was a little bit sticky but with some starch on my working place and hands the dough became beautiful. Never had such an amazing consistency before. Unfortunately the dark brown sugar sold here in Italy doesn’t leave my pearls black but brown instead. But the taste and texture is amazing. Now I’ll try the fruity ones next time!
Thank you so much for this recipe
Good to know!
hello! I have a problem with my boba dough. The dough would not form, instead it starts hardening and crumble. What have I done wrong? D:
Hello! I believe this is because the dough was left out for too long. If it is exposed to air with no water for too long it will dry up. I suggest covering the dough with a slightly wet cloth when you aren’t working with it. If it’s already crumbling, add a bit of water and reshape the balls.
After it is cooked, should it be put in a bowl filled with ice? Can i just put in a water without ice?
yes, you can. you can change the water a few times to reduce the temperature
Hi Ethan, which ingredients determine the chewiness texture of the boba? is it the amount of the tapioca flour or the water?
thanks!!
Hi Bruce,
Tapioca flour it is
Hi good day Chef Ethan..
I do follow ur recipe n step 2make tis boba ,i facing a difficulty
1st..tapioca flour is difficult 2form a dough like urs video
2nd..my boba hv middle part hard aft cooling or aft adding cold milk n ice? could u plssss advise wat i did wrong n btw wat brand of tapioca flour 2use???
To answer your questions;
1) tapioca flour not forming is due to not cooked enough to form into a dough
2) the middle part still raw is due to not braising enough, you can braise longer to make sure the middle part is cooked through
Apologies for the much late reply
This is an incredible article!! For those that have the same problem, I overcooked the dough the first time (thought it had to be cooked until it was no longer runny at all) and got a weird consistency that was both wet, yet powdery and broke apart with touch. Not really a good dough, but I forced them into balls and cooked them anyway and its still worked!
Made another batch taking the dough out when it was still sticky, and it made a MUCH BETTER dough- the taste was similar both methods, although my girlfriend says she can taste the difference haha.
Very nice!
Can you share the brand of tapioca flour you used? I tried one from the chinese market and the dough texture didn’t turn out right? it was too dry and crumbly :/
erm, Malaysia’s brand
Cap Kapal ABC
Tepung Ubi Kayu
Did you ever have an issue where the boba lost its shape once it went back into the hot water to cook? Mine flattened once I threw them in the boiling water
Never happened to mine before.
I think that you didn’t cook then enough for the dough to hold their shape.
Hello.. Can the boba be stored? For how long and at which stage can it be stored(eg rolled into 1cm balls and coated with flour, cooked and braised etc)?
Hey Amy, yes the boba can be stored, coated with flour.
you can freeze them and probably keep them for months.
When u wanna use them, simply boil them and then braise.