Creamy Mochi

Homemade mochi rice cakes are easy to make at home by cooking a mix of mochiko, milk, water, sugar, and vanilla extract in the microwave.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 75 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup water
• 1 cup mochiko (sweet rice flour)
• 2 tablespoons kinako (roasted soybean powder), or to taste, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine mochiko and sugar in a large microwave-safe bowl. Stir in milk, water, and vanilla extract until smooth.

Step 2

Cook in the microwave at 1-minute intervals, stirring after interval, until mochiko mixture turns gelatinous, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Dust a loaf pan with 1 tablespoon kinako; pour in mochiko mixture. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.

Step 4

Cut loaf into 16 pieces. Dust pieces with remaining 1 tablespoon kinako.