{"id":29612,"date":"2023-08-15T08:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T00:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinasichuanfood.com\/?p=29612"},"modified":"2024-11-26T09:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T01:22:07","slug":"how-to-make-popping-boba-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinasichuanfood.com\/how-to-make-popping-boba-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make popping boba at home – Lovely Brusting Boba DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you love boba or bubble tea, you may be familiar with three types of boba pearls popular recently, popping boba, crystal boba or agar boba, and regular tapioca boba.  Popping boba is also known as bursting boba<\/strong>, usually flavored with fruit juice or coconut.  I have introduced how to make tapioca boba previous and let\u2019s cover how to make popping boba this time.   Keep reading to learn how to make popping pearls in various flavors and how to transform them into homemade bubble tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What<\/strong>\u2019<\/strong>s popping boba?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Popping boba (also known as popping pearls<\/strong>, bursting boba, <\/strong>or popping bubbles) is both a bubble tea drink and the boba used in the drink. Traditional bubble teas use tapioca pearls<\/a>, but popping boba is a little bit different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popping boba has different flavors based on the fruit juice used and the most popular two types are mango popping boba and strawberry popping boba<\/strong>. We will learn how to make popping boba from fresh fruits. Besides, I also make a coffee boba, which is first published by Starbucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popping boba is less chewy than traditional tapioca pearls. When you bite into them, they \u201cpop\u201d and you get a burst of delicious fruit flavor.<\/strong> That’s why they are named popping. It can be used as a substitute for regular plain tapioca pearls and it is one of my new bubbles. We also have some awesome bubble tea recipes<\/a> if you want to make some boba tea at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is popping boba made of?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Popping boba is traditionally made from three main ingredients: fruit juice, sodium alginate, and calcium lactate<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some recipes will include sugar, salt, seaweed extract, artificial colors, and artificial flavors. But for this homemade popping boba recipe, we\u2019re keeping things simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How is popping boba made? <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Popping boba is part of a new cooking trend called molecular gastronomy. As you\u2019ll see in the video, it\u2019s really cool seeing the boba being made. It is actually very simple, including two main steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, combine the fresh fruit juice with sodium alginate to get a thick consistent mixture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then In a separate bowl, you have cold water and calcium lactate. Each drop of the sodium alginate\/fruit juice solution into the calcium instantly forms a small pearl with a thin and flexible skin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spherification is a culinary technique used to shape liquids into small, round spheres that can usually bring bursting flavors. This spherification process<\/strong> is a chemical reaction between sodium and calcium<\/strong> to form calcium chloride. The popping boba will have a firmer shell and juicy inside. Then you simply scoop them out of the calcium and you have popping boba. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best popping boba flavors<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Popping boba has lots of flavors. Most of them are fruit flavor based. Here are some of our favorite popping bubble tea drinks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Mango popping boba: <\/strong>if you want to feel like you\u2019re on a tropical vacation while enjoying your boba, go for mango. Mango juice also gives a super lovely dark yellow color to the popping boba. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Strawberry popping boba: <\/strong>this is a classic flavor and a great starter option. I love this too because of the lovely pink color. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lychee popping boba: <\/strong>on a hot summer\u2019s day, there\u2019s no flavor quite as refreshing as lychee bubble tea.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Yogurt popping boba: <\/strong>this is the opposite of lychee, with a rich creamy yogurt flavor. It\u2019s a great dessert option.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Passionfruit popping boba: <\/strong>this has a really unique sweet and tart taste as well as a lovely deeper yellow color.  <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Blueberry popping boba: <\/strong>This is another classic flavor and one we think your kids will love!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    We will cover three flavors- watermelon for the red ones (you can also use strawberry), mango popping boba for the yellow ones (passion fruit can create similar color too), and coffee boba for the brown ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Tools and equipment<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    We will need a few essential tools in addition to the ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. an electric mixer or blender: <\/strong>we will need a blender to mix the fruit juice with sodium alginate because it is hard to combine the two together well with your hands. But don\u2019t over mix as the process may produce lots of bubbles inside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. large bowls: <\/strong>I recommend using large bowls with a wider opening so it is much easier for dropping and transferring the well-made popping boba.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. a syringe <\/strong>or you can also use a squeeze bottle<\/strong>: We use either a syringe or squeeze bottle to create small drops of the fruit juice mixture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. filtered water: <\/strong>using filtered water to guarantee the best result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      We tried both methods of using a syringe and squeeze bottle. The squeeze bottle method is much quicker. If you want to use a squeeze bottle, get yourself a funnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      How long to soak the popping boba in calcium lactate base<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The recommended time to soak popping boba in a calcium lactate base is around 1 minute. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Since the dropping process may take you some time, I suggest you scoop the popping boba out after 2 or 3 batches. If you soak them too long in the calcium lactate base, the shell becomes too thick to burst, so the boba is not popping or bursting at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Insufficient soaking time makes<\/em> the shell too easy to break and the ball form is not well shaped yet. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      How to make popping boba<\/h2>\n\t\t
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      Learn how to make popping boba at home with three flavors, watermelon, mango and coffee <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t
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