Wintermelon Bubble Tea - The Elusive Healthy Boba Drink

Wintermelon Melon Bubble Tea

Wintermelon Bubble Tea is a drink that I have seen a lot of people searching for. Making this beverage at home, is a little tricky, because the ingredients to make it are a bit elusive. Wintermelon is produced mainly in the Asian providence, and is very difficult to find in America. It takes more than 3 months to grow, and even Asian supermarkets in the U.S. don't always have the organic wintermelon.

Hopefully, you would be glad to know that I have the place where you can get the seeds, and the syrup to make wintermelon boba tea at home, or for your boba shop! The link for the syrup is here:

 

2 to 3 tablespoons of syrup should be sufficient for every 16 ounces of fluid to give the wintermelon flavor. Syrup is better some cases than powders, because they mix easier.

 

It is recommended to check out the information on sweetening the tapioca pearls for the boba drink, since wintermelon isn't sweet. Of course, this will include more sugars, but tapioca balls can be made without it.

 

 

Calories

With tapioca pearls

• 16 ounce drink - 303 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 363 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 425 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 531 Calories
   

Without tapioca pearls

• 16 ounce drink - 120 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 144 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 168 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 210 Calories
   

With tapioca pearls and milk

• 16 ounce drink - 405 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 486 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 568 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 710 Calories

With boba jelly

• 16 ounce drink - 193 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 231 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 271 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 338 Calories

With boba jelly and milk

• 16 ounce drink - 295 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 354 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 414 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 517 Calories

With popping boba

• 16 ounce drink - 183 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 219 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 257 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 321 Calories

With popping boba and milk

• 16 ounce drink - 285 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 342 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 400 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 500 Calories

With non dairy creamer

• 16 ounce drink - 210 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 252 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 294 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 368 Calories

With non dairy creamer and tapioca pearls

• 16 ounce drink - 393 Calories
• 20 ounce drink - 471 Calories
• 24 ounce drink - 551 Calories
• 32 ounce drink - 689 Calories

 

 

Boba Shop Help: Basic Ingredients for Making Wintermelon Bubble Tea

 

These are the basic ingredients needed to make the wintermelon bubble tea at home, or for your boba shop if you need help as a barista.

1. Make your tea. The tea should be 2 teaspoons of the tea leaf flavor of your choice for every 16 ounces of water. Here are the tea leaf flavors for bubble tea.
2. Place 5 to 6 ounces of cooked tapioca pearls per 16 ounces into the bottom of the cup.
3. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of wintermelon syrup flavoring to the drink for every 16 ounces.
   
4. Pour the tea, along with the milk (if you are making a milk tea) into the cup and shake, or mix it together.
   
5. If you are adding milk to create a wintermelon milk tea, then add 4 to 6 tablespoons of the milk tea powder mix, or use 7 to 8 ounces of milk with 8 ounces of tea.
   
6. Add ice as needed.

 

Please refer to the guide to making the perfect tapioca pearls, and cooking tapioca pearls to ensure that your bubble tea drink has good flavor and texture.

Since this is a veggie vegen boba drink, I would highly recommend checking the canned toppings located in the 30 plus boba options guide for toppings. It will include the taro lump, sweet red beans, green beans, and oats to along along with the wintermelon drink.

Making the wintermelon milk tea tea is a bit different, so check the guide on how to make milk tea for more advice, and to grab the pre-mix for milk tea. The different tea leaves would mix very well with cucumber taste, giving a more healthy beverage overall. Check the tea section to see more options! The Oolong, black tea, and green tea are all great options, along with the tumeric golden leaves.

The other names for wintermelon (name known for it in the United States) is ash gourd, white pumpkin, and wax gourd. The name 'wintermelon' I think fits best for it, because the inside, when cut open horizontally, looks like a snow flake. The juice from the vegetable is murky whitish in color. Also, the outer layer of the veggie (some call this a fruit, but I'm being a rebel and calling it a veggie) is covered in white, which gives it a more snowy look. The entire thing looks like it is forever frozen from the harsh cold outdoors, even though they actually grow best right after winter has passed. Looks like a frozen water melon.

The name 'ash gourd' comes from the white substance left on the hands after touching it, that looks like ash. The substance is wax-like, giving it the name, 'wax gourd', which is used by the plant as a natural defense. It is said that the material can be made into actual candles, but I'm a little iffy on that one. It is called 'white pumpkin', as the texture of the melons outer layer is quite tough, like a pumpkin. It is definitely harder than a watermelon.

The taste of wintermelon boba is often compared to cucumbers, as it has no sweetness on its own, from the actual vegetable, but the syrup does contain sugar to sweeten it up. The health benefits of wintermelon has been widely discussed on YouTube, ranging from a keto diet drink, to anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and weight loss.

The seeds contain even more minerals and nutrients, just like the pumpkin seeds, and the watermelon seeds, which can also be eaten. However the seeds can be bitter in taste. Normally, the seeds and outer layer are disposed of, and the softer inside is consumed, just like a watermelon.

The actual plant is quite elusive in the market, so the seeds are given here, if you are interested in them:

The seeds are completely different than watermelons in how they look. They are beige and flat. Wintermelon is used to cook stew and soups as well, but the seeds can be roasted like pumpkin seeds.

Growing a wintermelon isn't too hard, it just requires patience and a sharp knife to cut it open when it is ready. However, it should be noted that they can grow up to 100 pounds in some cases. The size varies, but in most cases it can be carried by hand, and no bigger than your head.