Name: Ube Bubble Tea (Ube Boba)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 large glass (500 ml)
Cuisine: Filipino-Taiwanese
Ingredients: 50g black tapioca pearls (boba); 3 tbsp dark brown sugar; 3 tbsp water; 250 ml oat milk (or milk of choice); 1 heaped tsp Ube Nolia ube powder (~3g); 1 tsp maple syrup or sugar, to taste; Ice cubes

Question 1

What is ube bubble tea made of?

Accepted Answer

Black tapioca pearls in brown sugar syrup topped with creamy ube milk - milk whisked with real Ube Nolia ube powder. Add ice and drink straight away.

Question 2

Is ube bubble tea vegan?

Accepted Answer

Yes, easy to make 100% vegan with oat, soy, coconut or almond milk. Tapioca pearls and brown sugar are naturally vegan.

Question 3

Does ube bubble tea contain caffeine?

Accepted Answer

By default no. For a real ube milk tea, steep a bag of black or oolong tea in the warm milk before whisking in the ube powder.

Question 4

Ube boba vs taro milk tea?

Accepted Answer

Taro milk tea is beige-lilac, starchy, neutral. Ube bubble tea is deep natural purple, creamier and sweeter with vanilla and toasted hazelnut notes.

Question 5

How much ube powder per glass?

Accepted Answer

About 1 heaped tsp (3g) per 250 ml of milk. A 100g Ube Nolia pouch makes ~33 ube bubble teas.

UBE NOLIA® | Recette de Bubble Tea Ube (Boba)