Jasmine Bubble Tea
on Apr 16, 2025
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Jasmine Bubble Tea
Jasmine bubble tea is a green tea drink with tapioca balls, milk, and sugar. This drink is also called jasmine milk tea or jasmine green bubble tea.
The drink has a light floral taste from the jasmine green tea, which is a scented tea usually made by combining jasmine petals with green tea leaves.
Note from Jee
My trick to making amazing bubble tea at home is to use hot (but not burn-your-mouth-hot) tapioca balls. The texture of tapioca balls are perfectly chewy and soft, like mochi, when they’re hot.
I had bubble tea in Korea years ago and I couldn’t believe how good it was, and it was due to the texture of the tapioca balls.
Recipe Summary
- If you can boil water, you can make this! The “hardest” part of this recipe is cooking the store-bought tapioca balls in water for a few minutes until they are nice and chewy.
- The secret to making amazing bubble tea is using very warm tapioca balls.
- There is caffeine in green tea, so there is caffeine in this drink.
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Ingredient Notes
- Jasmine green tea: Jasmine tea gives the drink a light floral flavor. I used tea sachets but you can use loose tea or tea bags.
- Tapioca balls: They’re sold dried so you just need to cook them in water to make them plump and soft.
- Sugar: I used granulated white sugar but you can use any kind of sugar you have.
- Whole milk: Any kind of milk can be used, but whole milk will make the drink creamier.
- Water: Use filtered water if possible for a better tasting bubble tea.
- Ice: Make ice using filtered water if you can.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
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Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Steep tea in hot water. Discard tea sachets. Stir sugar into the hot tea, and set aside to cool.
Step 2: Make tapioca balls. Follow directions on package but all that’s involved is cooking tapioca balls in hot water for a few minutes.
Step 3: Put hot, but not too hot, tapioca balls into a cup. Add ice and cooled down tea.
Step 4: Add milk. Use an extra wide straw to drink. Make sure to chew the tapioca balls.
Expert Tips
- If you prefer weaker tea, use 1 tea sachet instead of two.
- Bubble tea is best when it’s made and served immediately when the tapioca balls are still quite warm. Once the tapioca balls start to cool down, they’ll harden.
- The jasmine green tea can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
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Related
- Jasmine Iced Tea
- Brown Sugar Milk Tea
- Matcha Bubble Tea
- Thai Iced Tea with Boba
- Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte Copycat
- Starbucks Iced Chai Tea Latte Copycat
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Jasmine Bubble Tea
Ingredients
Jasmine Green Milk Tea
- 3 jasmine green tea sachets
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup ice
- ⅓ cup whole milk
Tapioca Balls
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup tapioca balls
Instructions
- Make tea. Boil 1 cup of water.If using an electric kettle with a temperature setting, set the water to 175°F. Use filtered water if possible.
- Steep tea sachets in hot water for 4 minutes. Discard tea sachets and stir in sugar. Let tea cool.
- Make tapioca balls. Boil water and add tapioca balls.Boil water in a saucepan on the stovetop then add tapioca balls. Cook on medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Tapioca balls should be soft all the way through.(Follow directions on your tapioca ball packaging if you're using a different brand than the one I’m using.)
- Strain tapioca balls.
- Assemble the drink. Put tapioca balls into a cup. Add ice, tea, and milk.Use an extra wide straw to drink.
Notes
- The jasmine green tea can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Bubble tea is best when it’s made and served immediately when the tapioca balls are still quite warm. Once the tapioca balls start to cool down, they’ll harden.
- If you prefer weaker tea, use 1 tea sachet instead of two.
- Bubble tea is served with a wide straw so that each sip you’ll get tapioca balls and the tea.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
