Description
These refreshing boba smoothies combine chewy tapioca pearls with creamy fruit smoothies in honeydew, strawberry, and mango flavors. Perfect for a fun and colorful chilled treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup tapioca pearls
- 6 cups water
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cups coconut milk, plus more if needed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 cups frozen honeydew, cut into small pieces
- 4 cups frozen strawberries
- 4 cups frozen mangos
Instructions
- Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add tapioca pearls and stir until all the pearls float to the top. Reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes, stirring every 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let the pearls sit for 25 minutes without opening the lid.
- Pour the pearls into a strainer and rinse with cold water until cool to the touch.
- Transfer the pearls to a bowl and stir in the brown sugar and honey until evenly coated.
- For the honeydew smoothie, blend the frozen honeydew, coconut milk, and sugar until smooth.
- Divide the sweetened boba evenly between 4 glasses and pour the honeydew smoothie over the top.
- For the strawberry smoothie, blend the frozen strawberries, coconut milk, and sugar until smooth.
- Divide the sweetened boba evenly between 4 glasses and pour the strawberry smoothie over the top.
- For the mango smoothie, blend the frozen mangos, coconut milk, and sugar until smooth.
- Divide the sweetened boba evenly between 4 glasses and pour the mango smoothie over the top.
Notes
- Add extra coconut milk if the smoothie is too thick for blending.
- Serve immediately for the best texture and flavor.
- Wide smoothie straws work best for drinking the boba pearls.
- You can swap coconut milk for almond milk or oat milk if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 82 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
