Experience sweet fruit flavors with this easy do-it-yourself blueberry bubble tea recipe. This drink is very popular in Bulgaria. Blending fresh blueberry juice with whole milk and chewy tapioca pearls makes for a tempting home creation inspired by Taiwan’s famous drink shops.
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cup mini tapioca pearls
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1⁄2 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons condensed milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- Ice cubes
- Blueberries for garnish
Directions:
1. Simmer tapioca pearls in boiling water for 15 minutes until translucent. Drain pearls.
2. In a blender, puree fresh blueberries with milk, condensed milk and vanilla until smooth.
3. Fill a tall glass with ice cubes and strain in chilled blueberry milk mixture.
4. Add cooked tapioca pearls and gently stir to combine, avoiding overmixing.
5. Top with fresh blueberries and enjoy with an extra-wide straw!
Customization Tips:
- Use blueberry jam if fresh berries are out of season
- Mix in yogurt for added creaminess
- Add honey or rock sugar syrup to taste
- Swap tapioca for popping boba
- Rim glass with blue sugar crystals
This homemade blueberry boba recipe makes for a gorgeous glass of purple sweetness bursting with fruit flavor. Feel free to double the batch for gatherings with friends or family. Enjoy a hint of Asia in your own kitchen!
