Years ago my husband I lived in Long Beach, CA. Â There was this little restaurant in a strip mall called Cha For Tea. Â I still crave that place. Â They had the most delicious blended drinks with boba. They also had these crispy dumplings that were to die for. Â When I was developing this recipe I kept thinking of Cha - and wanted to re-create what I used to order there.
The base of my drink is the Coconut Lime Rooibos from Takeya. Â I'm an herbal tea drinker, so this is right up my alley. Â I love keeping a pitcher of this stuff made up in the fridge. Â It keeps me away from the soda and is so refreshing in the afternoons.
The Takeya pitcher is honestly my favorite pitcher. Â I love that it is air tight and I can store it on its side. Â I also love that I can whip up iced tea or crystal light in record time. Â I've given many of these away as gifts and they are adored by the recipients.
In addition to brewing up a pitcher of the Coconut Lime Rooibos, I made a pineapple simple syrup and boiled my boba pearls. Â Boba pearls can be found in the asian aisle or your grocery store, in an asian market, or on-line.
My simple syrup was 2 cups sugar, 1 cup pineapple juice, and 1 cup water. Â Simmer until the sugar dissolves and cool.
I added a few cups of ice, some tea, and some pineapple syrup to my blender and blended until the ice was smooth. Â I placed some boba at the bottom of my glasses and filled them with my blended pineapple coconut tea.
I honestly felt like I was on vacation sipping a pina colada poolside. Â So dang good! Â So perfect for these hot summer days!
Takeya also has a line of glass bottles that are AMAZING. Â Let's be honest. Â Everything tastes better in glass. Â They come in the cutest colors and have a silicone sleeve to prevent any breaks if they are dropped. Â I'm a big straw user - so I looooove that these have a flip straw. Â They are perfect for taking your iced herbal tea on the go, and they are perfect for water. Â Especially if you like to add essential oils to your water - essential oils + plastic bottles = a no no.
To win one of these adorable bottles from Takeya head over to our instagram page where we are giving one away.
I hope you'll try out this recipe and some of Takeya's products. Â We are big Takeya fans here on Oh So. Â To check out some of our other Takeya inspired recipes click here.

Blended Coconut Pineapple Tea with Boba
Ingredients
- 2 cups ice
- 24 ounces Takeya Coconut Lime Rooibos Tea brewed and chilled
- 2/4 cup pineapple simple syrup
- 1 cup boba pearls cooked according to package directions
Pineapple Simple Syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup pineapple juice
Instructions
- In a blender combine ice, tea, and simple syrup.
- Blend until smooth.
- Divide boba pearls between 4 glasses.
- Divide blended drink between 4 glasses.
- Serve immediately.
Emily Kemp says
I've always wanted to try boba pearls in tea they look so good!