Boba ice cream bars are a frozen dessert of an

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with

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, otherwise known as boba, throughout. The

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is usually made from dairy products, and can be flavored with other ingredients, such as

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. The boba is made out of

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starch, becoming gelatinous when cooked. The bars are sold commercially in both Japan and the United States, and are typically kept frozen and defrosted slightly before eating.

History

The idea of boba ice cream bars came from the Taiwanese drink of

bubble tea Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba; zh, t=珍珠奶茶, p=zhēnzhū nǎichá, zh, t=波霸奶茶, p=bōbà nǎichá, labels=no) is a tea-based drink most often containing chewy tapio ...

; that is, tea served with tapioca pearls.

Process

Boba ice cream bars consist of ice cream and boba. A mixture of whole milk, heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, and any additional flavors are mixed in a bowl until the mixture is homogeneous. Once

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, the mixture is poured into an ice cream maker. Boba typically consists of

starch, sweet rice flour (mochiko), brown sugar, and water. The dough is rolled into tiny spheres. The spheres are cooked in boiling water. When done, it is cooled in an ice bath so that they do not stick together. The boba is then mixed in with the ice cream. The boba and ice cream mixture is then put into popsicle molds and put into the freezer until the popsicles are hardened. Boba bar process

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