Sweet, creamy and vibrant, this Ube Milk Tea is a refreshing drink, perfect for summer! Add tapioca pearls to make delicious Ube Bubble Tea!EASY - This recipe is easy to make. However you do require a specialty ingredient - Ube and ube extract which can be found in Asian stores (or Filipino stores)
2cupsof chilled milkyou can also use a plant-based milk
A few ice cubes
Honeyoptional
Instructions
Ube base
Place all the ingredients (except for the ube extract and evaporated milk) in a saucepan.
226 g frozen ube, thawed, 1 cup coconut milk, ½ cup sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Cook the mixture while stirring frequently, and bring it to a boil.
Continue to stir more frequently while cooking, until the mixture becomes thick. The consistency at this stage should be such that when you stir it with a spatula, it should leave a trail in the mixture. Stir in the ube extract at this point.
1 tbsp ube extract
Add about ½ cup of evaporated milk to get the mixture to a thick but pourable consistency. Add more if needed. Heat through for 1 – 2 minutes.
½ - 1 cup milk or evaporated milk
Place the ube base in a jar and store in the fridge for up to 4 – 5 days.
Let the cooked boba pearls soak in warm water (just for a few minutes) until you get the drink ready. Alternatively, mix the drained tapioca pearls with some honey to keep them from sticking to each other.
Place the ube base in a blender, along with the ice and milk. Blend until the mixture is smooth and the base has mixed in well.
½ cup of the ube base, 2 cups of chilled milk, A few ice cubes
Add honey if you like your drink to be sweeter.
Honey
Divide the tapioca pearls into two glasses (at least 10 oz capacity).
Optional - Create some purple streaks with the ube base along the wall of the glass (see pictures in the post). If the ube base is too thick the following day, take a small portion of it and heat it gently in the microwave to make it more spreadable.
Pour the ube milk into the two glasses and serve with boba straws.