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A bowl of colorful homemade popping boba ready for desserts and beverages.
Recipe

How to Make Popping Boba at Home

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Materials

  • 1 cup fruit juice (strained, no pulp)
  • 1-2 Tbsp sugar or sweetener (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp sodium alginate
  • Optional: gel food coloring or flavored extracts
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 tsp calcium lactate or calcium chloride
  • Extra cold water for rinsing

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix your chosen fruit juice with sugar or sweetener until it’s dissolved.
  • Stir in sodium alginate until fully blended.
  • In another bowl, mix cold water with calcium lactate or calcium chloride for calcium bath.
  • Using a squeeze bottle or dropper, drop your juice mixture into the calcium bath.
  • Let them sit for a couple of minutes.
  • Scoop them out with a fine mesh strainer or slotted spoon and rinse in cold water.

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