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Korean Banana Milk Boba

Channel your inner bobarista with this deliciously creamy banana drink! Made moments before serving, each sip of this Korean Banana Milk Boba drink will make you feel like you're at a cafe!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time (boba) 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American, Asian, Korean
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Banana Milk
  • 1 overripe banana
  • 1⅓ cup milk of choice (1%, skim, almond, oat)
  • ⅛ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp dark brown sugar
Maple Boba
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • ½ cup uncooked boba pearls
Assembly
  • ice cubes

Equipment

  • Ninja Blender
  • 2 boba straw(s)
  • 2 boba cup
  • ice cube tray with bin

Method
 

Make Maple Boba
  1. Cook boba pearls according to package instructions. Rinse with cold water.
  2. Mix together maple syrup and cooked boba. Set aside.
Make Banana Milk
  1. Blend all banana milk ingredients together.
Assembly
  1. Fill two glasses with boba. Add ice. Pour in banana milk and give it a quick stir. Enjoy!

Video

Notes

  • The consistency of the final drink should be thin and creamy. Therefore, we recommend using milks with less fat (1%, skim, almond, oat, etc.). If you use thicker milk (soy, 2%, whole, etc.), you can add up to 1/4 cup water to get the desired consistency.
  • Boba pearls can be found in most Asian Markets, near the tea and instant coffees. We recommend purchasing normal boba pearls over fast-cook bobas (ie. "ready in 5 minutes" or ones that claim "no cooking is required") because they don't turn out very soft and chewy.
  • In general, you can expect most store-bought pearls to take about 40 minutes to prep (about 20 minutes for boiling, then 20 minutes of resting before use).