Cookies and Cream Boba

Cookies and Cream Boba is SO ADDICTING. It’s filled with Oreo chunks, brown sugar syrup, black tea, and sweet milk! You don’t want to miss this recipe!

Course Beverage, Dessert

Cuisine Thai-Inspired

Keyword Cookies and cream boba, oreo boba milk tea, PSL Boba Milk Tea

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings person

Calories 148kcal

Ingredients

FOR THE BROWN SUGAR SYRUP

1 cup water
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

FOR THE COOKIES AND CREAM BOBA

¼ cup of boba cooked according to package directions
¼ cup of brown sugar syrup
2 Oreo cookies crushed
¼ cup brewed black tea cooled
¼ cup milk

Instructions

FOR THE BROWN SUGAR SYRUP

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine water and brown sugar.
Bring it to a simmer and whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
Remove it from the heat and add the vanilla extract.
Allow it to cool to room temperature and then store it in a mason jar or airtight container.

FOR THE COOKIES AND CREAM BOBA

Rinse the cooked boba under cold water (to wash away excess starch) and toss them into ¼ cup of brown sugar syrup.
Crush 2 Oreo cookies and add the boba mixture to soften them up.
Add that mixture to the bottom of a glass, then add ice, brewed black tea, and milk.
Garnish with whipped cream and Oreo crumbs, if desired.

Notes

A note about cooking boba pearls: the quick cooking variety are what I recommend using. After cooking the boba pearls, rinse them under cold water and add them to the brown sugar syrup immediately, so that they don’t stick together in one big clump.

Make ahead: Other than brewing the tea and prepping the brown sugar syrup, you cannot make this ahead of time. The boba must be made fresh and used immediately. Because they’re basically just starch balls, they’ll get hard and won’t be edible after 2-3 hours. Plus, they’re best enjoyed warm.

Leftover Brown Sugar Syrup: There will be plenty of leftover brown sugar syrup. It'll keep in the fridge for up to a month and it's perfect for sweetening coffee, tea and hot chocolate in addition to making more boba.

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