Brown sugar boba milk tea is one of the UK's most-ordered bubble teas — sweet, creamy and packed with chewy tapioca pearls. Here's a simple, café-ready recipe using Boba Tea Company wholesale ingredients.
Ingredients (per serving)
- 60g black tapioca pearls
- 30–40ml brown sugar syrup
- 15–30ml fructose (to taste)
- 120ml brewed black tea (e.g. Assam), cooled
- 120ml milk (dairy or plant-based)
- Ice
Method
- Cook the tapioca pearls in boiling water following the pack instructions, then leave to rest and drain.
- Toss the warm pearls in brown sugar syrup and leave to soak for 5–10 minutes.
- Brew a strong black tea and let it cool.
- Spoon the syrup-soaked pearls into the cup and swirl the syrup up the sides.
- Add 15–30ml fructose to taste for the right sweetness.
- Add ice, then pour in the cooled tea and milk.
- Stir well and serve with a wide boba straw.
Pro tips for cafés
- Soak a batch of pearls in brown sugar syrup at the start of service and use within a few hours for the best texture.
- Adjust sweetness with fructose — start at 15ml and taste.
- Brew the tea double-strength to allow for ice melt.
Shop the ingredients: black tapioca pearls, brown sugar syrup, fructose and black tea are available wholesale at bobateacompany.co.uk.