This rose milk tea with boba is a fancy, yet budget friendly beverage made at home with simple ingredients. It takes less than 10 minutes to enjoy this creamy and floral bubble tea with the perfect chewiness in every sip. Serve it chilled over ice with a wide-mouthed boba straw.
Steep the tea bag and dried rose petals in hot water (180℉) for 5 minutes in a mason jar. Then use a spoon to scoop out the tea bag and discard it. Screw a lid over the mason jar and refrigerate the brewed tea along with the rose petals for at least an hour.Note: It is best to refrigerate the brewed tea overnight to let it infuse the rose petals longer.
Once the infused tea is completely chilled, strain it through a fine mesh sieve into a small jug and keep aside till ready to assemble.
To cook boba - In a saucepan, submerge tapioca pearls in boiling water. Cook for 3-4 minutes and until pearls float to the top. Scoop out one and taste test the texture to make sure they are ready before draining. Next drain and transfer into a bowl.
Immediately mix in the rose syrup to the boba pearls, and set aside.
2 ways to assemble:
1. Add boba along rose syrup to the bottom of the glass, followed by ice. Pour over the oat milk and give it a stir. Top it off with rose infused brewed tea.
2. Add boba along with rose syrup to the bottom of the glass, followed by ice. Pour over the rose infused brewed tea and give it a stir. Lastly, top it all off with oat milk. Note: I like to froth my milk using an electric milk frother before pouring it over.
Stir with a wide-mouthed bubble tea straw and garnish with dried rose petals before serving.
NOTES
Quality tea: Start with a high-quality black tea for the best flavor base.
Steeping time: Don’t oversteep black tea. You want it to be flavorful but not bitter!
Cook the boba properly: Make sure the boba is cooked through but still chewy. It shouldn’t be hard in the middle.
Serve immediately: Tapioca pearls don’t keep well, so assemble your rose milk tea boba as soon as they’re mixed with the simple syrup.