Boba Milk Tea Mochi Recipe
Chewy cocoa-dusted mochi filled with creamy milk tea filling and bursting with boba pearls—this trendy dessert mash-up delivers nostalgic bubble tea flavors in every bite.
- Author: Maya
- Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus chilling)
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Total Time: 19 minutes + chilling
- Yield: 8 mochi treats 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Microwave, Refrigerate
- Cuisine: Asian Fusion
- Diet: Vegetarian
For the Mochi Shell:
- 1 cup glutinous rice flour (mochiko)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder (for dusting)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
For the Milk Tea Filling:
- 1/2 cup milk (dairy or non‑dairy)
- 1 tsp black tea leaves (strong brew or 1 black tea bag brewed and cooled)
- 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
For the Boba Pearls:
- 1/2 cup cooked tapioca pearls (prepared according to package)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar or honey (to coat pearls)
- Prepare boba: After cooking tapioca pearls, toss immediately in brown sugar or honey. Set aside.
- Make milk tea: Brew strong black tea, mix with milk and condensed milk, then chill completely.
- Cook mochi dough: In a bowl, whisk glutinous rice flour, sugar, and water until smooth. Microwave 1 min, stir, then 1 min more until thick and sticky.
- Shape mochi shells: Dust work surface generously with cocoa powder. Transfer dough, flatten to 1/4″ thickness. Cut into 8 circles.
- Fill mochi sandwiches: Place a spoonful of chilled milk tea filling and 3–4 boba pearls in center of each circle. Carefully pinch edges closed, sealing into a neat sphere.
- Dust and serve: Roll filled mochi in cocoa powder. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving for best texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mochi
- Calories: ~110 kcal
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