If you enjoy milk tea, I’m sure you know bubble tea. If you are looking for something healthier than regular bubble tea, but still fun to drink, Bubble Tea (without tea) is what you want. This kid-friendly version is made purely from the plant-based milk of your choice. Simply add your favorite fruits, boba, and some sweetener into it, this healthy Bubble Tea (without tea) will easily become a great dessert!

Living in Taiwan for a year, Bubble tea is no stranger to us. It’s a fun drink, refreshing, and undoubtedly tasty. Unfortunately, most of it made from powdered-premixed-flavored-tea, dairy milk. It’s also way too sweet, with so much syrup (which that I don’t know what it’s made from).

Since it’s rather unhealthy, we feel guilty most of the time we drink it. However, we don’t want to give up drinking it entirely, so I came up with my own recipe. With only simple and healthy ingredients, this Bubble Tea (without tea) is a much better choice for anyone.

Despite cutting out all unnecessary ingredients, we don’t feel we’re missing anything. In fact, we feel better knowing we aren’t putting any unknown ingredients into our bodies.

I feel good offering this healthy snack to any young kids, and of course, to my own daughter.

If you want to change the way you drink bubble tea, try this recipe–it’s healthier.

Here’s what you need to make Bubble Tea (without tea):

1. ¾ (96 g) cup of boba (big tapioca pearls)
2. About 3 cups (720 ml) water to cook the boba.
3. Plant-based milk of your choice. I’m using sprouted soy milk I make on my own.
4. Maple syrup.
5. A few kinds of your favorite fruits.

Note: This makes about 3-4 servings. Just cook the amount of boba pearls you want to eat at a time. They don’t keep well as they can turn hard in the fridge, and reheating them doesn’t taste good.

How:

1. In a small pot, bring water to a boil.
2. Add the boba pearls and boil them until they turn black and soft.
3. Rinse them thoroughly with cold water until the water runs clear. Keep them covered with water, and set aside.
4. Prepare your favorite fruits. Cut them into small pieces that are easy to eat.
5. Put the fruits and boba in a glass, and add some maple syrup. (how sweet you want it is up to you).
6. Pour the milk over and mix well. Done!

Have you tried making Bubble Tea without Tea? Please share it with me, I’d like to hear about it!.