Boba drinks are now one of the favorite dishes of many people, especially young people and teenagers. Chewy boba does make the taste of the drink more delicious. However, boba usually contains quite high sugar or calories, so it is not good for health.
Reported from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, one serving of boba drink usually contains 229 calories and 38 grams of sugar. Not to mention, boba sold on the market may contain preservatives or dyes that are less safe for the body.
So, so you can eat healthier boba, you can follow the method for making boba from TikTok account user @lenaseats. After all, apart from being made from healthy ingredients, this boba creation is still sweet even without sugar, you know.
So, the first ingredient you have to prepare is fruit. Yup, this boba is made from fruit as the main ingredient, so it is healthier. The owner of the TikTok account @lenaseats makes boba from three types of fruit, namely apples, blueberries, and pineapples.
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Put the fruit in a blender. Before blending, you can add honey as a natural sweetener instead of sugar, so it is healthier. However, you can also do without honey at all if you want to get the natural sweetness from the fruit only. Then, blend until the fruit is smooth.
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Transfer the pureed fruit into a bowl, then mix with enough tapioca flour. Stir and make sure the texture of the dough is thick enough.
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Next, cook the boba dough on a teflon using only low heat. The function of cooking this dough is so that the texture is denser and easier to shape later. Make sure the teflon you use is non-stick so that the dough does not crumble. After cooking, let the dough cool first. Then, knead it slowly, cut it into pieces, and shape the dough into boba with the size you want. "Form into boba balls and coat in more tapioca (Form into boba balls and coat with tapioca flour)," said the owner of the TikTok account @lenaseats, quoted by BrilioFood on Thursday (22/8).
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After that, cook the boba in boiling water for a few moments. Wait until the boba floats in the water, then lift it and put it in ice water for a moment to stop the cooking process.
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Then, transfer the boba into a bowl and mix it with a little honey, just to keep the boba from sticking together. Finally, the boba is ready to be served with your favorite cold drink. How about it, isn't this healthy boba trick really interesting?