Milk Tea Pudding With Brown Sugar Boba

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Start by roasting loose black tea leaves with sugar in a saucepan.
  2. 2Stir the tea leaves and sugar until the sugar caramelizes.
  3. 3Pour milk into the saucepan with the caramelized tea leaves.
  4. 4Stir the milk and tea leaves and let them steep on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
  5. 5Bloom gelatin powder in cold water in a bowl.
  6. 6Turn off the heat once the tea is done steeping.
  7. 7Strain out most of the tea leaves from the milk tea mixture.
  8. 8Stir in the bloomed gelatin into the milk tea until it dissolves.
  9. 9Add heavy cream to the mixture and stir to combine.
  10. 10Let the mixture cool slightly.
  11. 11Strain the milk tea mixture again before pouring it into dessert cups.
  12. 12Place the dessert cups into the fridge to set overnight.
  13. 13Cook the boba according to their instructions.
  14. 14Make a homemade brown sugar syrup by heating brown sugar in a saucepan.
  15. 15Coat the cooked boba in the brown sugar syrup.
  16. 16Let the boba with syrup cool slightly.
  17. 17Top the milk tea pudding cups with the glossy boba pearls.

Ingredients

  • 18 g black tea leaves
  • 65 g sugar
  • 650 ml milk
  • 350 ml heavy cream
  • 2 envelopes gelatin
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 150 g boba
  • 75 g brown sugar

Equipment

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Tips

  • The caramelization of sugar with tea leaves gives the tea a deeper and toastier flavor.
  • Coat the boba in a homemade brown sugar syrup for best results.