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Three-Color Iced Tea Bowl

Chè ba màu reimagined as a vibrant layered bowl: sweet coconut milk, earthy mung beans, chewy tapioca, and crushed ice. Refreshing, nostalgic, totally TikTok.

Total time
15 min
Servings
2
Calories
385
Protein
4g
Three-Color Iced Tea Bowl
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Boil water in a saucepan. Stir in tapioca pearls and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent.

  2. Step 2

    Drain tapioca and set aside to cool. Drain and rinse mung beans; set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Pour coconut milk into a bowl. Stir in sugar, pandan extract, and salt until sugar dissolves.

  4. Step 4

    Fill two tall glasses halfway with crushed ice.

  5. Step 5

    Layer mung beans and cooled tapioca evenly into each glass, then pour coconut milk mixture on top.

  6. Step 6

    Stir before drinking, breaking up layers as you sip.

Tools you’ll need

  • saucepan
  • wooden spoon
  • colander
  • two tall glasses
  • small bowl

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