Sweet Mochi
This is a Japanese rice cake, usually made from mochi rice, that comes out smooth and sticky. It is a popular Japanese dessert that is sweet, delicious, and super-easy to prepare.
⏱️ Prep: 40 min
Ingredients
| 1 cup | 240 ml | Mochiko (mochi flour) |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | Water |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | Sugar |
| — | Cornstarch | |
| — | Anko (sweet red bean paste), optional |
Instructions
- Mix water and mochiko in a glass bowl. Add water if too dry (1 tbsp at a time).
- Place the dough in a steamer and steam for about 20 minutes.
- Transfer to a pot and cook with a cup of sugar under medium-low heat until the sugar is dissolved completely.
- Add another cup of sugar then mix well. Add the remaining sugar and continue cooking until dissolved. Make sure it does not burn.
- Transfer the hot mochi to a sheet pan that is dusted with cornstarch.
- Shape to your desire and serve. Optionally fill with anko (sweet red bean paste).