Crystal Boba Recipe (Agar boba)
Crystal boba, also known as white pearl, is a soft and sweet bubble tea topping. We can easily make crystal boba at home with agar agar powder and juice within 20 minutes. Although, crystal boba is less chewier than tapioca boba, you will still enjoy its fruity flavor and crispy jelly-like texture.
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- saucepan
- Mini round silicone mold
- scraper
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sprite (Or juice)
- 1 tsp agar agar powder
- 1 tsp gelatin powder (Adding some gelatin powder can make the crystal bobas softer and more elastic. But it's optional. You can still successfully make crystal boba if you skip the gelatin powder.)
Instructions
- Add 1 cup of Sprite (or fruit juice), 1 tsp of agar agar powder, and 1 tsp of gelatin powder (optional) to a small saucepan. Stir with a whisk until fully dissolved.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, keep simmering over medium low heat for 5 minutes, stir regularly to prevent burning or spilling.
- Place a mini round silicone mold on a large baking pan to prevent spilling. Pour the hot liquid to the silicone mold, use a scraper to evenly distribute the liquid to each slot, scrape away the excess liquid into the baking pan. (The agar agar liquid turns firm quickly, so make sure you scrape it fast before it gets cooled.)
- Leave the crystal boba liquid undisturbed under room temperature for about 10 minutes until fully set. Unmold crystal boba to a plate.
- Serve the crystal boba with iced latte (it's my favorite combination), iced fruit tea, or over ice cream or frozen yogurt.
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Notes
Storage: In an air tight container, add 2 tbsps of sugar and ¾ cup of cold potable water, stir until fully dissolved. Soak any leftover crystal boba in this sugar water, close the lid, store under room temperature for up to 24 hours.
The crystal bobas will turn hard in the refrigerator, and it only takes 20 minutes to make some fresh crystal bobas, so only make what you will eat and finish them within 24 hours.