Vegan Bubble Tea Recipe
This vegan bubble tea recipe is inspired by Dubai's favorite hot drink, Karak tea! You only need Karaktea mix and tapioca pearls to make the best cold karak boba tea!
Equipment
- pot
- Strainer
Ingredients
Ingredients to make Karak tea mix
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoon Red Lable tea leaves
- ½ tablespoon fresh ginger roughly chopped
- 1½ tablespoon cardamom pods slightly crushed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 1 cup Nature's Charm sweetened condensed coconut milk
Ingredients to me Karak Boba Tea
- ½ cup tapioca pearls see note
- 5 cups water
- 1½ cups Oatly Barista oat milk
- ¾ cup Karak tea mix
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Add water to a pan or big teapot. When the water bubbles, add tea leaves, ginger, cardamom pods, and cinnamon powder.
- Let it simmer for two minutes. Add condensed coconut milk and stir
- Let the tea simmer for another 1 – 2 minutes. Strain the tea leaves and place them in the fridge to cool.
- Add water to a pan and bring to a boil. Add the pearls and stir to prevent them from sticking to the pan.
- After all the pearls come to the surface, switch to medium heat and cook for 25 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let it stand for 25 minutes. Drain the pearls and start assembling the bubble tea.
- Add the tapioca pearls to the bottom of your glass cup. Next, add the ice cubes, then milk, and pour karak tea. Enjoy!
Notes
These are the instructions to prepare the tapioca pearls I got from Amazon. Follow the instructions on the package of the tapioca pearls you have.