Pink Pitaya Bubble Tea

Floral yet fruity, this refreshing and healthy green bubble tea recipe will have you dreaming of Summer!

Created by @Littlekalegirl.

Ingredients

• 1 Pink Pitaya fruit
• 3 Strawberries
• 1 ½ cups tapioca starch
• 2 cups chilled green tea
• 5 Tablespoon maple syrup
• Ice to serve

Directions to make pink pitaya tapioca balls

1. Place in your Vitamix blending bowl: ¾ pink pitaya fruit and 2 tablespoons maple syrup
2. Blend it all together.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of Tapioca starch to the blended pink pitaya and mix it all together.
4. Warm up the mixture on a low heat, continuously stirring until jelly texture forms.
5. Let the jelly cool down for 5 minutes then gradually add 1 cup Tapioca powder.
   (Add more tapioca starch if required mixture should not stick to your hands)
6. Roll balls with the mixture
7. Boil the balls for 15 minutes and let them sit in hot water for another 15 minutes.
8. Rinse cooked balls in cold water.
9. Add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup to the rinsed cooked balls.

Directions to make the strawberry green tea drink

1. Add 2 cups of chilled green tea to your Vitamix blending cup
2. Add 3 fresh strawberries, 2 tablespoons maple syrup and small slice of pink pitaya fruit and blend it all together.
3. To serve the drink add tapioca balls, ice and strawberry green tea.