Ingredients

The following ingredients have 1 Servings
  • 6 cups water
  • 12 black tea bags 
  • 1 cup black tapioca pearls 
  • 6 cups water
  • 4 cups white sugar
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 250 g ube, peeled
  • 2 cups + 2 tbsp water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup black tea, chilled
  • 2 tbsp ube paste or ready-made ube jam
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp cream
  • ½ cup tapioca pearls, cooked
  • ½ cup ice
  • sugar syrup, to taste

Instruction

  • Place 2 cups water and ube in pot, bring to a boil then simmer for 30-40 minutes or until the ube is soft, drain. Place ube, sugar and 2 tbsp water in a food processor then process until it becomes a smooth paste. Set it aside.
  • In a pot combine all black tea ingredients together, bring it to a boil, once it starts to boil turn heat off then let it cool to room temperature. Place in a container, keep in the refrigerator until needed.
  • In a pot boil 6 cups of water, add tapioca pearls and cook until soft. It will take around 25 minutes. Drain tapioca pearls, rinse with running cold water then set it aside.
  • Make your syrup, combine hot water and white sugar, mix well until sugar is totally dissolved.
  • Soak tapioca pearls in this mixture for 30 minutes. Drain reserving the syrup.
  • Using a hand blender, per serving pour black tea in a large glass together with the ube paste then blend until mixed. Place the tapioca pearls, then pour the milk, cream and sugar syrup then top it with ice. Serve.