Steam them! Fill up steamer with water and bring to a boil. Put day old pearls/boba on a plate/bowl and add it to the steaming rack. Steam for a few minutes until pearls become warm and soft. Let pearls cool down for a bit and add them back to your drink.
Fill a small-medium saucepan with 10 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add 1 cup of dried tapioca pearls to the boiling water. At medium heat, wait until the tapioca floats to the surface of the water (2-3 minutes), then cover and cook at a low simmer for 2-3 minutes for a total cooking time of 2-6 minutes.
Tapioca pearls are okay to eat for even several weeks after they are made. The problem with storing them for this long is that they will quickly lose their texture and quality. While they will still technically be okay to eat after a few weeks, you will probably no longer enjoy them.
✅ NO COOKING NEEDED - Spend more time enjoying your boba tea and less time cooking tapioca pearls. Just place this pack of boba pearls in the microwave for a 25 seconds and you are all set!
The process to store the cooked boba tapioca pearls is quite simple. They can be left at room temperature for 4 hours or placed in simple sugar syrup and after that be refrigerated for 72 hours. Besides, you can extend the lifespan of boba tapioca pearls by freezing.
After cooking the tapioca pearls, put them in a container and coat with sugar or sugar syrup. This should be kept at room temperature or a bit warmer, but do not put in the refrigerator or freezer. The cooked tapioca pearls should be consumed within 8-10 hours.
If you bought bubble tea from your local boba cafe, you can store it in the fridge for 1–2 days. Keep in mind though, the boba pearls or tapioca pearls that is in the drink will become hardened. Not rock hard, but it will definitely be unsatisfying compared to fresh bubble tea.
These delicious fruit or tea infusions can be served either piping hot or iced cold, making a delicious and ever-so-quirky drink and snack.
Often served as teas, fruit juices and sometimes slushies, “boba tea” conceptually can be any drink, hot or cold, as long as those black tapioca pearls, or other jelly-like “toppings” are present. The drink was popularized and brought Stateside via California in the '90s with Wonderful Foods Co.
You can keep the pearls soft by storing them in simple syrup; just make sure to use them within a few days before they start to naturally harden.
The tea will last for about 1–2 days in the fridge, but the pearls will only keep its consistency for around 3–6 hours. However, if you do not add pearls into your tea and like to add jellies, popping boba, or fruit bits instead, the tea should be good for about 2–3 days. As long as you can keep milk.
Tapioca will go bad faster after it has been cooked.
Boba pearls, when kept in a sealed container, can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours.
Because the nature of starch makes tapioca pearls turn soft and mushy eventually, we recommend using them within four hours after cooking.
You should always chew your boba pearls when drinking your bubble tea. Chewing your boba pearls is the best way to help your body digest them and unlock the delicious flavors of the boba pearls. Swallowing too many boba pearls whole may cause an upset stomach.
Use A Wide Boba Straw
For that reason, boba teas are served with fat straws with an angled end that is wide enough to suck up the boba balls. Just sip your drink and suck the chewy tapioca bubbles from the bottom of your cup. When you get a tapioca pearl in your mouth, just chew it up and swallow!
Unfortunately, boba itself provides very few health benefits, though its calories and carbohydrates can provide you with a boost in energy. In most cases, boba tea contains high levels of sugar, which is linked to long-term health conditions like diabetes and obesity.
However, recent research confirmed that a few cups of caffeinated beverages every day does not have a dehydrating effect. You can think of caffeinated drinks like bubble tea as an additional source of water. And no! Bonus hydration wouldn't hurt!
The texture should be chewy, but slightly al dente. You want to remove the boba from the pot before it gets too soft and begins to degrade. The boba will also continue to cook slightly after removing them from the water, too, so keep that in mind.
Tapioca Boba (aka pearls/bubbles) is a traditional drink addition that is chewy and can be sweetened with sugar and honey. As it is made from tapioca, it has very little flavor when eaten by itself without sweetener. The sweetness and chewy texture may also vary depending on each store and how they cook it.
ICE. If you ask for no ice, be ready for the drink to be not filled to the top. If you like to drink your boba tea slowly, opt for no ice so that the drink doesn't get too diluted over time.
Boba can only be prepared up to 24 hours in advance, although it is best when served within 12 hours of making the pearls. So only make as much as you'll consume. Two cups is plenty for a small get-together— about 6-7 drinks. 2.
They have to be cooked at the correct times. Your boba pearls should be able to float in the water that they are placed in. Atleast 50% of the pot should be water; the more the better. This is one of the most common reasons why your boba isn't chewy.
Cooking and boiling the tapioca pearls make a huge difference in texture. If it is too burnt or stale, you can taste the bitter taste of raw or overcooked tapioca pearls. Tapioca pearls are unseasoned. By that, I mean it tastes nothing.
Providing your bubble tea has been refrigerated overnight then yes - you can drink bubble tea the next day. However keep in mind that your bubble tea should be consumed within 24 hours of being refrigerated and if it contains dairy, may not keep as well.
Boba pearls are made of tapioca starch that comes from the cassava root, so compassionate customers can rest easy knowing that gelatin is not used in the making of these tiny balls of deliciousness.