How to Make Homemade Tapioca Pearls for Bubble Tea｜自製珍珠奶茶珍珠

自製珍珠奶茶珍珠

Making tapioca pearls at home is easier than you might think. With just tapioca starch and a hot liquid, you can make fresh, chewy pearls for your own bubble tea.

在家做珍珠其實比想像中簡單。只需要樹薯粉和滾燙的液體，就可以做出新鮮、有嚼勁的珍珠，搭配自己喜歡的珍珠奶茶。

Ingredients
食材

The basic amount is 15 g of tapioca starch per person.

基本份量是每人 15 克樹薯粉。

• 1 serving: 15 g tapioca starch + 15 ml liquid
  1 人份：15 克樹薯粉 + 15 ml 液體
• 2 servings: 30 g tapioca starch + 30 ml liquid
  2 人份：30 克樹薯粉 + 30 ml 液體
• 4 servings: 60 g tapioca starch + 60 ml liquid
  4 人份：60 克樹薯粉 + 60 ml 液體

Tapioca starch : Liquid = 1 : 1
樹薯粉：液體 = 1：1

For the liquid, you can use water, brown sugar water, or fruit juice.

液體可以使用水、黑糖水或果汁。也可以試試葡萄汁、柳橙汁、百香果汁等，做出不同風味與顏色的珍珠。

How to Make the Pearls
做法

1. Bring the Liquid to a Boil
將液體煮滾

Bring your water, brown sugar water, or fruit juice to a full boil.

將水、黑糖水或果汁加熱至完全沸騰。

2. Pour the Boiling Liquid into the Tapioca Starch
將滾燙液體倒入樹薯粉

Pour the boiling hot liquid directly into the tapioca starch.

將滾燙的液體直接倒入樹薯粉中。

Wait for 5 seconds — don't stir yet!
先等待 5 秒鐘，不要馬上攪拌！

After 5 seconds, quickly mix the tapioca starch and hot liquid together until they start to form a dough.

5 秒後，再快速將樹薯粉與液體攪拌均勻，直到開始形成麵團。

Tip: The liquid needs to be very hot. This helps the tapioca starch come together and is important for creating a chewy texture.

小提醒：液體一定要夠燙，這能幫助樹薯粉成團，也是做出 Q 彈珍珠的重要關鍵。

3. Knead the Dough
揉成麵團

When the dough is cool enough to touch, knead it with your hands until smooth.

等溫度降低到可以用手碰之後，把麵團揉到表面光滑。

If the dough feels too dry, add a tiny amount of liquid. If it is too sticky, add a little more tapioca starch.

如果太乾，可以加一點點液體；如果太黏，可以再補少量樹薯粉。

4. Shape the Pearls
搓珍珠

Roll the dough into thin strips and cut it into small pieces. Roll each piece between your palms to make small round pearls.

將麵團搓成細長條，再切成小塊，接著用手將每一小塊搓成圓形珍珠。

Sprinkle a little tapioca starch over the pearls so they do not stick together.

最後撒上一點樹薯粉，避免珍珠互相黏在一起。

5. Cook the Pearls
煮珍珠

Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the pearls. Cook until the pearls float to the surface and become chewy.

煮一鍋滾水，再放入珍珠。煮到珍珠浮起，口感變得有彈性即可。

After cooking, place them in cold water for a short time.

煮好後可以放入冷水中稍微降溫。

Brown Sugar Tapioca Pearls
黑糖珍珠

For a classic Taiwanese bubble tea flavor, mix the cooked pearls with brown sugar or brown sugar syrup. Let them sit in the syrup for a few minutes to absorb the sweetness.

如果想做經典台灣珍珠奶茶的味道，可以把煮好的珍珠拌入黑糖或黑糖糖漿，再浸泡幾分鐘，讓珍珠吸收黑糖的香氣與甜味。

Fruit-Flavored Tapioca Pearls
水果珍珠

You can replace the water with fruit juice. The juice gives the pearls a natural color and a light fruity flavor.

你也可以直接把水換成果汁，讓珍珠帶有自然的顏色和淡淡的水果香氣。試試不同的果汁，做出屬於自己的珍珠奶茶吧！

Patricia's Tip
Patricia 的小提醒

Remember this simple formula:
15 g tapioca starch + 15 ml liquid = 1 serving

只要記住這個簡單公式：
15 克樹薯粉 + 15 ml 液體 = 1 人份

Homemade tapioca pearls are best enjoyed fresh, so make only the amount you plan to eat.

自製珍珠最好現做現吃，因此建議依照人數準備需要的份量。