Classic Pearl Milk Tea Recipe
Black tea, creamer and chewy tapioca pearls. Follow the recipe for one 700 ml cup, then choose your ingredient packs.
Prepare black tea, cook 60 g raw tapioca pearls, mix 300 ml tea with 40 g creamer and 20 g fructose, then shake with ice and serve over the pearls.
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Ingredients & quantities
For one 700 ml cup.
| Ingredient | Recipe amount | Cost / cup |
|---|---|---|
| Signature Black Tea (600g) | 300 ml brewed black tea (100 g tea leaves makes 4,000 ml tea) | A$0.2 |
| Premium Creamer 1kg | 40 g creamer (adjust to 35–40 g to taste) | A$0.3 |
| Fructose (25kg) | 20 g fructose (adjust to 15–25 g to taste) | < A$0.1 |
| Tapioca Pearl (2.3) (3kg) | 60 g tapioca pearls, weighed before cooking | < A$0.1 |
| Ice | Add to fill the 700 ml cup | Not costed |
| Estimated base ingredient cost | A$0.6 | |
Indicative ingredient costs for one 700 ml drink, based on UTea's standard recipe quantities and supplied cost figures. Your actual cost may vary with the quantities you use and your purchase prices. The base total excludes optional toppings. Ice, water, cups, lids and straws are not costed here. These are recipe cost estimates, not product pack prices. Displayed costs are rounded to one decimal place; totals use unrounded amounts. Costs below A$0.1 are shown as < A$0.1.
Before you start
Have a measuring jug, scales, a shaker and a 700 ml serving cup ready. Prepare the tea and cook the pearls using the selected product's instructions.
How to make it
Prepare the tea
Use 100 g Signature Black Tea leaves to prepare 4,000 ml of tea. Follow the tea product instructions for brewing temperature and steeping time. Measure 300 ml of the brewed tea for one drink.
Prepare the pearls
Weigh 60 g of raw tapioca pearls before cooking. Cook according to the pearl product instructions; the pearls become heavier after cooking.
Mix & shake
Mix 300 ml brewed black tea with 40 g creamer and 20 g fructose until combined. Adjust creamer to 35–40 g and fructose to 15–25 g to taste, then shake with ice.
Build the drink
Place the cooked pearls in a 700 ml serving cup. Pour in the milk tea and add ice to fill the cup.
Choose your packs
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