Popping Boba Recipe | DIY at Home Using Sodium Alginate

Step 1

Dissolve calcium lactate in distilled water. Let sit for 4 hours, or overnight. Strain after this time.

Step 2

Mix drinking water with sodium alginate. Stir until thickened and smooth. Then mix into fruit juice, add food colouring (optional) and stir until smooth.

Step 3

Store the juice in the fridge for up to 2 hours. Prepare a bowl of 2 cups of clean drinking water to rinse the pearls after preparation.

Step 4

Using a dropper or a syringe, drop the juice mixture drop by drop into the calcium lactate solution. Let it sit for ten minutes.

Step 5

Then rinse the pearls repeatedly in the clean drinking water and they are ready to use.

Step 6

Serve your popping boba as bubble tea topping or with a chill dessert!