A cup of fresh matcha milk tea with chewy black sugar pearls, rich and delicious, will be a unique drink that you can treat yourself to and invite friends over on the weekend. Let’s join TasteVN get into the kitchen and learn the simple recipe to make this milk tea!
1. Black sugar pearls
Preparation
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Black sugar pearls Serves 4
Tapioca flour 150 gr Rice flour 10 gr Cocoa powder 5 gr Brown sugar 100 gr
What is cocoa powder?
- Cocoa powder is usually produced by grinding cocoa beans, and it typically has a dark brown color.
- When smelled, it has a distinctive aroma, especially, pure cocoa powder usually has a bitter and slightly sour taste.
- Cocoa powder contains quite a lot of minerals beneficial to our health such as magnesium, calcium, zinc,…
Differentiating cocoa powder and chocolate powder
- The first sign to distinguish between cocoa powder and chocolate powder is the color. Cocoa powder usually has a slightly dark brown color, while chocolate powder can come in many different colors depending on whether it is dark, white, or brown chocolate.
- At the same time, you can taste to differentiate; cocoa powder stands out with a light bitter and slightly sour taste, while chocolate powder usually has a dominant sweet flavor, mixed with a very light bitterness.
Utensils needed
How to make Black Sugar Tapioca Pearls
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Mixing and kneading the dough
Pour 150g of tapioca flour, 10g of rice flour, 5g of cocoa powder, and 30g of brown sugar into a bowl and use a whisk to mix the ingredients evenly.
Next, pour in 120ml of boiling water and continue to stir well. After about 5 minutes, the tapioca dough will gradually stick together.
Then, pour the entire dough onto a table. Divide the dough into 4 portions and roll each portion into a long cylinder with a diameter of about 1 cm. After that, cut into small pieces about 1/2 the length of a finger and shape each piece into a round ball.
Dust a thin layer of tapioca flour over the surface to prevent the tapioca pearls from sticking together. Once you have finished making all the tapioca pearls, transfer them to a sieve to remove excess tapioca flour.
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Making black sugar pearls
Place a pot on the stove, pour in 500ml of water, wait for the water to boil, add all the tapioca pearls, adjust to medium heat and cook for 25 minutes.
After 25 minutes, turn off the heat, remove the pearls and soak them in cold water immediately. After 2 minutes, take them out to drain.
Continue by placing a pan on the stove, add 70g of brown sugar and 50ml of water, and bring this mixture to a boil. While waiting for this mixture to boil, use a spoon to stir well so that the brown sugar completely dissolves in the water.
After 5 minutes, add the pearls and cook for another 7 minutes. Stir constantly to ensure the pearls cook evenly and do not burn.
Once the pearls are cooked and the black sugar has thickened, turn off the heat and let it cool for 30 minutes.
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Finished product
The black sugar pearls have an attractive jet black color, and when enjoyed, they provide a chewy texture that blends with the mild sweetness of black sugar.
You can combine them with milk tea or fresh milk for an even more delightful experience!
2. Fresh milk matcha black sugar tapioca pearls
Preparation
5 minutes
Cooking
5 minutes
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Fresh milk matcha black sugar tapioca pearls For 1 person
Black sugar tapioca pearls 200 gr Matcha powder 1.5 tablespoons Unsweetened fresh milk 200 ml (or preferred plant-based milk) Ice cubes A little
How to distinguish matcha powder and green tea powder
- Matcha powder is made from 100% young buds of the green tea plant, while green tea powder is ground from 30% tea buds and 70% young tea leaves.
- Matcha powder has a bright green color, is fine and smooth, while green tea powder has a dark green color, sometimes slightly yellowish, lumpy, and not uniformly fine.
- Matcha powder has a bitter taste at the tip of the tongue but leaves a sweet aftertaste when tasted, while green tea powder has a bitter astringent taste, with no sweet aftertaste.
How to Make Fresh Milk Matcha with Black Sugar Tapioca
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Prepare the green tea powder
You should add 1.5 spoons of matcha powder into a small bowl, then add 20ml of warm water and stir until the powder is completely dissolved.
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Prepare the milk tea
You prepare a glass and add a bit of black sugar tapioca, adjusting the amount according to your preference.
Next, you coat the inside of the glass with a layer of black sugar syrup from the tapioca, then add some ice cubes and pour in 200ml of unsweetened fresh milk until the glass is nearly full.
Finally, you pour the dissolved matcha mixture in and stir well with a spoon, and you can enjoy it right away.
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Final Product
Fresh matcha milk with black sugar pearls is rich and creamy yet still retains a light, refreshing aroma that prevents it from being overwhelming.
The chewy pearls combined with the slightly bitter, mild astringency of matcha and the sweet richness of the black sugar syrup create a unique flavor that you will instantly love once you try it!
So TasteVN has shared with you a very simple recipe to make fresh milk matcha with black sugar pearls that is incredibly fragrant, rich, and sweet. I hope this article will be helpful and give you one more ideal refreshing drink!
