• ¼ cup large quick-cooking tapioca pearls
• 1¾ cups water
• 1¾ oz simple syrup (sugar dissolved in equal amount of water)
• prepared black tea
• 1½ oz half & half

Special Equipment

• cocktail shaker
• bubble tea fat straws

1. Make a pot of regular black tea and set aside to cool
2. In the meantime, bring a saucepan of 1¾ cups of water to a boil
3. Add ¼ cup tapioca pearls. Stir gently so tapioca doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan
4. Boil for 5 minutes, then strain. The tapioca will increase in size and become soft
5. Lightly coat the tapioca pearls with simple syrup and gently mix
6. Fill a glass ⅔ full with prepared tea. Add half & half and stir
7. Add 1¾ oz simple syrup (or to taste)
8. Add 2 tbsp of cooked tapioca pearls per serving
9. Add ice and pour tea mixture into a cocktail shaker. Shake well and pour into a glass
10. Serve with a bubble tea fat straw