Earl Grey Milk Tea

Earl Grey Milk Tea is delicious and fun to drink! Chewy tapioca boba pearls at the bottom of delicious, milky tea is the perfect morning or afternoon treat.

Course Appetizer, Beverage

Cuisine Thai, Thai-Inspired

Keyword Earl Grey Boba Tea, Earl Grey Bubble Tea, Earl Grey Milk, Earl Grey Milk Tea

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings person

Calories 73kcal

Ingredients

1 cup strong Earl Grey tea just brew 2 tea bags in 1 cup boiling water
1 ½ cups water
3 tbsp quick-cooking boba/tapioca pearls
2 tbsp brown sugar syrup store-bought or make your own *see notes
½ cup milk whole milk, 2%, or plant-based

Instructions

First, brew the Earl Grey tea, just pour 1 cup of boiling water over 2 Earl Grey tea bags. Set it aside to steep and cool while you make the boba.
To make the boba, boil 1 ½ cups of water and add the quick cooking boba to the boiling water. Boil for 7 minutes (or according to package directions), drain, and then rinse them under cold water. Add them to a bowl with 3 tbsp of brown sugar syrup so that they can absorb some of the flavor and to prevent them from sticking together.
Add the boba and the brown sugar syrup to a glass.
Then add the brewed Earl Grey tea.
Top with milk.
You CAN add ice if you’d like, if not, drink it as is! I personally like mine a little on the warm side. Enjoy!

Notes

You can use store bought brown sugar syrup (or simple syrup) or you can make your own at home by following the recipe below.

Brown sugar syrup ingredients:

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

METHOD

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.

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