I noticed a small bag of tapioca pearls at my local health food store for under $3, so I decided to pick some up and make a bubble tea smoothie using frozen fruit and non-caffeinated green tea. I didn't have a wide enough glass straw, so that didn't really work, but it was still tasty! The closest bubble tea place charges $5 + tax and i'm pretty sure it is full of refined sugars and possibly corn syrup, so no more of that for me.

I eyeballed the ingredients as I went and just adjusted it to my sweetness preference. Have you had bubble tea before? There is something fun about it. I just need to find a wide glass straw! (Boo to plastic straws!)

Ingredients

Tapioca Pearls (I used a 1/3 cup) - (not the small pearls - the white, black or green larger pearls used for bubble tea!)

1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

Strongly brewed Green Tea (or black tea)

Xylitol

1/3 cup Frozen Mangos (I tossed in a couple slices of frozen peaches too)

1/2 Frozen Banana

Ice Cubes

A Blender

Directions