butter mochi - japanese sweet chewy dessert

(5 ratings)
Recipe by
Jo Anne Sugimoto
Kaneohe, HI

It is an island favorite and a request by someone who is homesick. My mom's recipe, and now it's mine. The keikis (children) also love this dessert as it is chewy and sweet. Mochi is a very popular dessert for the japanese families in Japan also.

(5 ratings)
yield 9 x 13 pan

Ingredients For butter mochi - japanese sweet chewy dessert

  • 1 lb
    mochiko - sweet rice flour (16 oz. box)
  • 1/3 c
    butter
  • 2 1/4 c
    granulated sugar
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 can
    evaporated milk (12.oz.)
  • 1 can
    coconut milk (13.5)

How To Make butter mochi - japanese sweet chewy dessert

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Cream butter and sugar together in a medium bowl.
  • 3
    To the evaporated milk add water to make 2 cups of liquid.
  • 4
    Add the liquid and the rest of the ingredients into the medium bowl and stir well till the batter is smooth.
  • 5
    Spray 9 x 13 pan and pour in the batter.
  • 6
    Bake for 1 hour. Cool and cut with a plastic knife so that the mochi won't stick.

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