Description
Sweet and juicy watermelon-flavored popping boba pearls that burst in your mouth. Perfect for adding a fun texture to bubble tea, smoothies, or desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup watermelon juice (freshly blended and strained)
- 2 grams sodium alginate
- 500 ml water (divided)
- 5 grams calcium lactate
- 2 tablespoons sugar (optional, adjust sweetness)
Instructions
- In a blender, combine watermelon juice and sodium alginate. Blend until completely dissolved and no clumps remain. Let the mixture rest for 15 minutes to remove air bubbles.
- In a separate bowl, dissolve calcium lactate in 500 ml water to create the calcium bath.
- Using a syringe or dropper, carefully drop small spheres of the watermelon mixture into the calcium bath.
- Let the spheres sit for 1-2 minutes to form a thin gel skin.
- Remove the boba with a slotted spoon and rinse gently in clean water.
- Store the popping boba in a container with some watermelon juice or flavored syrup until ready to serve.
Notes
- Use fresh watermelon juice for best flavor.
- Adjust sugar based on the sweetness of the watermelon.
- Experiment with other fruit juices for different flavors.
- Keep boba refrigerated and use within 2 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Beverage Topping
- Method: Spherification
- Cuisine: Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 pearls
- Calories: 10 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg