Strawberry Lychee Milk Tea
Super tasty and refreshing milk tea for summer with fresh fruits, green tea and lychee boba pearls
Servings: 1
Equipment
- Saucepan + lid
- Kitchen strainer
- Kettle
- Serving glass
- cup
Ingredients
Strawberry lychee syrup
- 5 large strawberries
- 3 lychees
- 2-4 teaspoons sugar
- 100 ml water
For cooking boba pearls
- 20 grams lychee boba pearls
- ½ litre water
For making green tea
- 220 ml freshly boiled water, 85°C or 185°F
- 2 heaped teaspoons green tea – zhen mei or similar tea
For assembling the drink
- 1 teaspoon coffee creamer
- Glass of ice
- sugar optional, if you need more sweetness
Instructions
Strawberry lychee syrup
- Wash and slice strawberries and add them to a small saucepan.
- Peel lychee and remove pits. Add lychee to a saucepan togther with strawberries.
- Add sugar and 100 ml of water and simmer on medium-low heat for 15-20 minutes with occasional stirring.
- Strain the syrup into a small glass or a cup. If you want to remove all the fruit bits, use a cheesecloth. Otherwise, regular strainer will be fine. If you are using a cheesecloth, let it cool down first to prevent burning yourself.
For cooking boba pearls
- In a small saucepan, bring about ½ litre of water to a boil.
- Add tapioca pearls and wait until they float to the surface.
- Cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Wash them with cold water immediately and coat with homemade strawberry syrup.
For making green tea
- In a kettle, bring water to a boil. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Steep 2 teaspoons of tea leaves in a cup of water (220 ml) for 5 minutes.
For assembling the drink
- Fill the large glass with ice.
- Strain the tea into a glass.
- Stir in cooked boba pearls together with a homemade strawberry syrup.
- Add one or two teaspoons of coffee creamer.
- Serve with a large straw or a latte spoon.