Brown Sugar Boba Cold Brew

A creamy cold brew coffee with sweet brown sugar syrup and chewy boba pearls

Love bubble tea and coffee? This Brown Sugar Boba Cold Brew combines smooth cold brew coffee with chewy tapioca pearls and a rich brown sugar syrup that creates beautiful tiger-like stripes down the glass. It's the perfect mix of your favorite coffee shop and bubble tea house drinks!

This copycat recipe is surprisingly easy to make at home. Using your favorite cold brew coffee as the base, we'll add homemade brown sugar syrup and freshly cooked boba pearls. The result is a perfectly balanced drink that's both refreshing and satisfying - ideal for warm days or whenever you need a fun coffee fix.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Get ready to fall in love with this unique coffee drink!

Easy to customize the sweetness level
Fun to make and watch the brown sugar create tiger stripes
Perfect balance of coffee and chewy boba
Great alternative to regular iced coffee

Brown Sugar Boba Cold Brew

A creamy cold brew coffee with sweet brown sugar syrup and chewy boba pearls

Brown Sugar Boba, Cold Brew Coffee, Bubble Tea, Iced Coffee, Tapioca Pearls, Tiger Milk Tea

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Equipment

Saucepan
Tall glasses
Wide bubble tea straws
Measuring cups
Strainer

Ingredients

2 cups cold brew coffee
1/2 cup black tapioca pearls (boba)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oat milk or regular milk
Ice cubes

Instructions

Cook tapioca pearls according to package instructions (usually 15-20 minutes)
Make brown sugar syrup: combine brown sugar and water in a saucepan, simmer until sugar dissolves
Drain cooked boba and add to warm brown sugar syrup
In tall glasses, add brown sugar boba mixture along the sides to create tiger stripes
Fill glasses with ice cubes
Pour cold brew coffee over ice
Top with milk and serve immediately with wide bubble tea straws

Pro Tips

Cook the boba pearls just before serving - they're best fresh and warm
Use coarse-ground coffee for cold brew to avoid bitterness
Warm the brown sugar syrup slightly to create better 'tiger stripes'
Use extra-wide straws designed for bubble tea

Calories: 285kcal, Carbohydrates: 62g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 0.5g, Sodium: 55mg, Potassium: 180mg, Fiber: 0g, Sugar: 48g, Calcium: 85mg, Iron: 1.2mg

Iced

Beverage

Drink

Japanese