Brown Sugar Syrup for Boba

5 from 1 vote

This delicious brown sugar syrup for boba needs only 2 simple ingredients. It's easy and quick and can be prepared in under 5 minutes.

Cook Time5

Total Time5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: drinks

Calories: 96.4kcal

Measure water into a small saucepan or pot.
Add in the brown sugar.
Turn on the flame to a medium heat and cook the syrup. Stir to expedite the sugar dissolving process.
Once the sugar dissolves, let the syrup cook until the sides start to bubble. Do not let the syrup cook beyond this point.
Remove the syrup from heat. Add the vanilla extract if using.
The syrup can be used immediately. Otherwise, let the syrup cool down to room temperature before pouring into a clean airtight bottle or jar and store in the refrigerator for later use.
This quantity of syrup can be used for 2 cups of boba pearls (uncooked).

Cooking the boba pearls

Fill up 2 liters of water in a medium saucepan. As a general guide, you can use 1 liter of water (4 cups of water) for every cup of dry boba pearls.
Bring the water to a boil.
Add 2 cups of dry boba pearls and stir to avoid them from sticking.
Within few minutes of cooking, the boba pearls will float to the top. Let them cook this way for about 15 minutes (adjust the timing accordingly based on the instructions on your boba packaging).
Once the 15 minutes time is up, test the pearls. If they are still hard, continue for another 5 or 10 minutes. Ideally, the texture should be chewy and should not be hard in the center.
Turn off the heat and let the boba pearls continue to soak in the hot water for another 15 minutes before straining.
Add them to a bowl or saucepan and mix with the brown sugar syrup. Mix them well. The boba pearls are best used when they are warm.

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