Banana Milk Bubble Tea
For the pearls
- 3 tablespoons of dried tapioca pearls, for each serving
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
For the banana milk
- 3 medium bananas, ripe, unpeeled and frozen
- 3 cups + of whole milk, or plant based milk
- 3 generous scoops of vanilla ice cream, or plant based ice cream
- Ice cubes, if desired
Make the pearls
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and the water to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Remove from heat and allow to thicken and cool.
In a small saucepan, boil water. Add the dried tapioca pearls, and cook on medium heat for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally so pearls don’t stick to the pot.
Drain the pearls in a colander over the sink; let cool slightly.
Add the cooked pearls to the simple syrup, allowing them to soak up the syrup, about twenty minutes. I put mine in the fridge for this time period.
Make the banana milk
Place the ripe, frozen bananas, milk, ice cream and ice, if using, in a high powered blender and… BLEND!
Add more milk if you want a looser consistency, or more ice if you want a more slush-like consistency.
Spoon syrup-soaked pearls into the bottoms of three large cups.
Pour the banana milk on top, plunk in a reusable bubble tea straw and enjoy immediately!