Almond Milk Tea

Love bubble tea but are looking for a dairy free alternative? Then this almond milk tea recipe is for you.

Even if you aren’t lactose intolerant or looking for a dairy free bubble tea recipe, you can also enjoy this quick and easy drink.

Almond milk tea can be enjoyed both hot and cold, making it perfect to drink any time of the year.

What’s more, this dairy free almond boba tea recipe tastes just as good as boba you can buy.

Best Tea To Use

For this almond milk tea recipe, it is best to use a black tea. Types of black tea you could use include:

• English breakfast
• Assam
• Earl Grey
• Ceylon Black Tea

For this recipe, you could use either tea bags or loose-leaf tea.

The longer you brew your tea, the stronger the flavor it will have when you add it to the almond milk tea. Usually, it is best to brew your tea for 3 to 5 minutes.

If you don’t have black tea on hand, you could try this recipe using green tea with almond milk.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Almond milk tea is a perfect dairy free alternative to traditional dairy milk bubble teas.
• It’s a quick and easy drink you can make at home.
• Almond milk bubble tea can be enjoyed both hot and cold.
• Only 5 ingredients are used for this almond milk boba tea recipe.
• Use as much or as little tea, sweetener, and creamer that you want. This recipe is customizable to suit you and your tastes.
• A perfect refreshing after school or after work drink.

Ingredients

Please note that below is a guide for some of the ingredients we used in the recipe. The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.

• Black tea of choice, e.g. Assam, English breakfast, earl grey
• Water
• Tapioca (boba) pearls: Use quick cooking boba pearls.
• Dark brown sugar: Or sweetener of choice. If you don’t have dark brown sugar, you can use light brown sugar. Alternatively, you can use a brown sugar syrup to sweeten your drink.
• Unsweetened almond milk: If you use sweetened almond milk, you will need to adjust the overall sweetness of the drink.

Instructions

Step One: Brew the tea to your liking. The longer you brew your tea, the stronger the tea flavor you will have. I recommend brewing your tea for 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool.

Step Two: In a medium saucepan, cook the tapioca (boba) pearls according to packet instructions. Once cooked, drain and rinse the tapioca. Then mix through the sugar.

Step Three: In a tall serving glass, add half the tapioca pearls. Then add half of the brewed tea and then ½ of almond milk. If desired, add ice cubes. Stir.

Step Four: Repeat step 3 for the remaining ingredients. Serve.

Cost To Make

Estimated cost = $1.28 for 2 serves, or $0.66 per serve.

Substitutions / Variations

• Experiment with different types of tea if you don’t want to use black tea. You could try chai or even matcha green tea.
• If you don’t have dark brown sugar, you can substitute for a sweetener of your choice. For example, you could use maple syrup, artificial sweetener, or even honey.
• This recipe can be made with any kind of milk, both dairy or non-dairy.
• You can leave out the tapioca pearls if preferred.
• To sweeten your boba tea, you could use a brown sugar syrup for boba instead.

Storage

You can make this almond milk tea in advance; however, it is best to make the tapioca pearls on the day you want to drink it.

When you store almond milk tea, it is best to strain the tapioca pearls from the tea and store the almond milk tea in a bottle or sealed jar in the fridge for up to 7 days.

When you want to drink the tea, make fresh tapioca pearls. This is because the tapioca pearls become hard when not consumed straight away.

Likewise, if you keep them in the liquid, they can still become hard and swell up.

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