Oh my goodness! This stuff is sooo tasty, but that is because of how much sugar it contains. Every since Cafe 88 opened up right next to campus, I have gone there at least once a week to order a bubble tea and sometimes something to eat, but mainly for the bubble tea. Anyhow, if you do not know what bubble tea is allow me to explain. It is black or green tea mixed with milk/cream or fruit flavors and spiked with tapioca pearls which are nice and chewy. This place also offer "jellies", which are multi-colored tangy-sweet jello-like pieces. Once I realized how much sugar is in this concoction (I haven't actually looked it up) I decided I would try and make the drink myself to save myself some calories and help keep my teeth from rotting in the future.
So this is my modified version of bubble tea. I added pureed fruit for some texture as well as flavor, along with 1 tablespoon of sugar, about 1/4 cup tapioca pearls, ice, and topped everything off with a nice black tea. Here is the result.
You can see the blueberry pieces floating at the top with the ice. I thought the tea was very tasty, however J. didn't like the pieces of fruit in his so he decided to strain the drink. His drink still tasted like blueberries since the tea was hot when we mixed everything together. Tasty stuff. And since I've decided I will make most of my drinks this way (I say most) I have ended up drinking fewer all together just because it takes a little bit of effort and planning to make the tapioca and tea and puree the fruit and strain the drink and actually drink it... which is probably better for me overall. :) Cheers!
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