Brown Sugar Boba Pearls

Name: Brown Sugar Boba Pearls
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 50 g dark brown sugar (¼ cup); 60 g water (¼ cup); 100 g tapioca starch (sifted, for brown sugar version); 5 g dark cocoa powder; 95 g tapioca starch (sifted, for the black colored version); 50 g white sugar (¼ cup); 5 g culinary grade matcha powder (or butterfly pea powder); 95 g tapioca starch (sifted, for the matcha version); 240 g water (1 cup); 150 g dark brown sugar; Cold milk (substitute with a plant based milk to keep it vegan); Ice

Instructions

Prep:3hCook:50min

Learn how to make homemade boba pearls (tapioca pearls). Easy recipe and better than store-bought, and makes the best brown sugar bubble tea or any kind of bubble tea! EASY - This is an easy recipe. However, shaping the boba pearls can be time consuming. One batch makes about 1 cup of uncooked boba pearls. Each batch is enough for 6 drinks.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:10 GMT