Go Back
–+ servings
Okinawa milk tea in a glass with a spoon.

Okinawa Milk Tea

Emily
Rich, velvety, and creamy Okinawa milk tea. A perfect winter warmer when served hot, and a refreshing summer drink when served cold.
5 from 1 vote
PRINT RECIPE PIN RECIPE
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
ESTIMATED COST : $1.25
Course Drinks
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 1 serve
Calories 188 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tea bag black tea of choice e.g. Assam, earl grey, English breakfast
  • ¾ cup (200 ml) water to brew your tea
  • 2 ½ tablespoons tapioca pearls (boba) or more to your liking
  • 2 ½ teaspoons Okinawa brown sugar (kokuto) or more to taste
  • ½ cup (120 ml) milk plant based milk can be used

Instructions
 

  • Brew tea in hot boiling water to your liking.
  • Cook tapioca pearls (boba) to packet instructions. If using quick cooking boba, bring a small pot of water to boil.
    Then add the boba and reduce the heat to a simmer. Place a lid on the pot and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
  • Once boba is cooked, rinse in cold water and then mix through the sugar.
  • Place boba in a drinking glass or mug, pour tea and then add the milk (see note 1). Mix until combined. Serve hot or cold.

Notes

  1. If you are using a drinking glass, make sure your tea has cooled down before adding it to the glass. Otherwise you may crack the glass with the heat of the tea.
  • If you don’t have kokuto sugar, you can substitute dark muscovado sugar, regular brown sugar, or demerara sugar.
  • The stronger the tea is brewed, the nicer flavor it gives to the milk tea.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serveCalories: 188kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 184mgSugar: 14g
Nutrition Disclosure
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it went!