Fusion Select Tapioca Pearl - Brown Sugar Flavor Quick Cook Tapioca, DIY Boba for Boba Tea Ready in 5 Minutes, Boba pearls, Bubble Tea Pearl s, Milk Tea Toppings (8 Ounce)

These tapioca pearls cook up easily and fast, and are the perfect size for homemade boba tea! TL;DR - Excellent for the price, they all stayed in tact during shipping and arrived fast, and the only additional step aside from cooking them is to make a simple syrup mixture for them to absorb some flavor and to sweeten your tea! The instructions say to cook on low once they float to the surface for 5-10 minutes; I did this for the full 10 minutes, uncovered. It then instructed to put the lid on the pan and let them sit for 10 more minutes, but mine were done by the 5 minute mark so I removed them at that point to put in cold water to stop the cooking. I recommend having a small cup with cold water nearby as you’re cooking so you can drop one in to cool it off to check the chewiness as you go. The taste of the tapioca pearls by themselves isn’t really that sweet or flavorful, so I made a simple syrup with 1/2 c white sugar, 1/2 c water, and 3 tablespoons honey, and added my pearls to that mixture after soaking in cold water for a few mins. If you prefer a brown sugar flavor (or if you’re making brown sugar boba tea), you can make the simple syrup with 3/4 c brown sugar and 1 c water instead. I recommend letting them sit in the simple syrup for an hour, but I couldn’t wait so mine were only in there for 15 mins. They have an excellent chew though, which is half the draw to boba tea for me! The simple syrup step should probably be added to the instructions on the package because the pearls without this simple syrup aren’t the best tasting tbh. I made taro boba tea with 1 teaspoon unsweetened taro powder dissolved in 1/2 c black tea, pouring over a cup full of ice, adding a few tablespoons of boba/simple syrup for sweetness, and topped with some lactose free whole milk until it turned medium purple in color. I’ll probably dial back the amount of black tea or try green tea in the future for a lighter flavor. I made my kids a non-caffeinated version by dissolving the taro in hot water (vs tea) and they loved it! Overall highly recommend, easy to make, and the only modification is needing a simple syrup mixture for these little bobas to swim in! Edit: One additional tip — if you make all the boba pearls ahead of time and refrigerate the leftovers in the simple syrup mixture, be sure to do a quick reheat before using! I plucked out however many boba pearls I wanted and put in a microwave safe glass, added enough water just to cover, and microwaved for 30 seconds (until they got the “chew” back). You can then mix any powder you’re using directly in with the warm liquid and bobas to dissolve the powder, and the. top off with ice and milk.

These were by far the easiest most convenient boba to make. The tapioca was nice and chewy and almost exactly replicates the boba you can get from the bubble tea cafes. However, you need to make a syrup to sweeten the boba or you will end up with flavorless, unsweetened pearls. This is not labeled on the package, so just be aware. You can make simple syrup, use honey or maple syrup or make brown sugar syrup (which tastes most like the one from the store). Hope this helps, very great and easy product overall :)

good taste but no real flavor. good texture though. also takes way longer then five minuets. its raw boba meaning you can flavor it when cooking if you want but in no way is it instant.

Easy to make it has the chewy texture I love. Don’t over cook. It takes 5 mins in boiling water. I bought the 2 pk this time because last time 8 oz only lasted a week.

I ended up having to do a lot of reading other articles online to understand the best way to cook it to get the right texture. (The instructions on the packaging were ok, but when it said things like "5-10 minutes", I didn't know which one to do.) The texture did come out good though. But then there were absolutely no instructions on how to actually sweeten it. I tried honey, but it didn't seem to work very well. I will have to keep experimenting, and hopeful I'll be able to get it right eventually.

Families love so much.

Amazing bobas 🙌👍

I was excited to be able to make bubble tea at home. There were several steps to prepare the tapioca and I am not one to spend time prepping. That being said, if I liked the taste then it would be worth it. It didn't taste that well and it had an odd consistency in texture. I am sure there are some out there that will enjoy it, it jut wasn't my taste.