Thursday, Jul 3, 2025

Boba Milk Tea

This boba milk tea recipe is really the most classic and simple bubble tea. So, if you’ve never tried boba tea before or you’re looking for a simple order (think vanilla latte—simple but good), I recommend trying this. With only four ingredients, this refreshing iced drink is easy to make at home and sure to please!

This drink is sweetened only with sweetened condensed milk. I’ve added my recommendation for the amount in the recipe card below, but feel free to adjust this to your preferences. You could also swap the black tea for jasmine or green, or even a fruity or flavored herbal tea if you want! As with most simple recipes, there are endless ways to customize this to your liking.

Related: Learn to prepare boba pearls at home with this simple tutorial.


Boba Milk Tea

Ingredients

  • Boba pearls
  • Black tea – or you could use jasmine or green
  • Milk – dairy or a milk alternative like soy or oat milk
  • Sweetened condensed milk

Boba Milk Tea

Directions

First, use this boba pearl recipe to prepare the bubbles, or tapioca pearls that go in this drink.

Brew the tea and allow to cool. Add the tea to the milk and stir to combine.

In a glass, add your boba pearls, ice and then drizzle the sweetened condensed milk along the sides. Alternatively you could also mix it in with the milk tea, but I like to drizzle it along the sides and mix it with my straw and I drink.

Then pour the milk tea over the ice and enjoy chilled.


Boba Milk Tea

Tips & Substitutions

  • If you want add a little more flavor, you could sprinkle on a little cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, or cardamom.
  • You will want to use a bubble tea straw for this drink. A standard straw will not be large enough for the boba pearls to pass through.
  • If you want or need to make this dairy free, you can swap the dairy milk for an alternative you prefer and omit the sweetened condensed milk. Add a teaspoon or more of another sweetener like simple syrup or honey.

Boba Milk Tea

More Iced Drink Recipes

  • Pink Drink
  • Paradise Drink
  • Mango Dragon Fruit Refresher
  • Strawberry Acai Refresher
  • Pink Lemonade
  • Thai Tea with Boba
  • Iced Chai Latte

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the milk tea in boba made of?

Milk tea is typically made of black, jasmine, green or oolong tea and some kind of milk.

What is the difference between boba tea and bubble tea?

Nothing. Boba tea and bubble tea are the same thing, just different names. The boba pearls are the “bubbles” in bubble tea.


Boba Milk Tea

Boba Milk Tea
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Boba Milk Tea

A creamy, sweet iced drink with boba pearls, milk tea and sweetened condensed milk over ice.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Asian
Keyword boba tea
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 411kcal
Author Emma Chapman

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup boba pearls
  • 1 black tea bag
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

  • First, use this boba pearl recipe to prepare the bubbles, or tapioca pearls that go in this drink.
  • Brew the tea and allow to cool.
  • Add the tea to the milk and stir to combine.
  • In a glass, add your boba pearls, ice and then drizzle the sweetened condensed milk along the sides.
  • Then pour the milk tea over the ice and enjoy chilled.

Notes

If you want add a little more flavor, you could sprinkle on a little cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, or cardamom.
You will want to use a bubble tea straw for this drink. A standard straw will not be large enough for the boba pearls to pass through.
If you want or need to make this dairy free, you can swap the dairy milk for an alternative you prefer and omit the sweetened condensed milk. Add a teaspoon or more of another sweetener like simple syrup or honey.
Instead of black tea, you could use jasmine, green, or oolong. 

Nutrition

Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 519mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 502IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 423mg | Iron: 1mg

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By: Emma Chapman
Title: Boba Milk Tea
Sourced From: abeautifulmess.com/boba-milk-tea/
Published Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:08:00 +0000

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