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Close-up of multiple pieces of green tea mochi ice cream, some cut in half to show the green ice cream filling. The mochi pieces are resting on a wooden surface.
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The Best Mochi Ice Cream Recipe

Prep Time30 minutes
WORK TIME30 minutes
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 12 yields

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 160g Glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour)
  • ¼ cup 50g Sugar
  • 1 cup 240ml Water
  • ½ cup Cornstarch/Potato starch for dusting
  • Ice cream of your choice

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out about 12 scoops of ice cream (about 15-20 grams each) onto baking tray lined with parchment paper or muffin tin lined with plastic wrap. Freeze while making the mochi.
    2. In a microwave safe bowl, mix rice flour and sugar. Add water and stir until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute. Stir the mixture using a wet spatula, then microwave for another minute. Take the bowl out of the microwave, stir with a wet spatula and microwave for another 30 seconds.
    3. Dust your working surface with the starch, using a wet spatula, scrape the dough onto the cornstarch and dust the top of the dough with more starch.
    4. Roll the dough into 1/4-inch (1/2 cm) thick. place the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
    5. Take the dough out of the fridge and cut 3.5-inch (8-9 cm) circles. Make sure your circles are big enough to pinch the dough around the ice cream.
    6. Take one circle of dough and brush off the excess starch from both sides. Lay the circle on a piece of plastic warp, place one ball of ice cream in the middle, pinch the mochi around the ice cream, then use the plastic warp the shape a ball as shown in the video.
    7. Freeze mochi ice cream for at least 2 hours.
    8. When ready to serve, keep them outside for a few minutes.
     
    Notes:
    WHAT IS MOCHI ICE CREAM?
    Mochi is a popular Japanese treat that is made of sweet rice flour that was pounded into a soft and chewy layer. This chewy layer is wrapped around ice cream ball. Although it is easy to explain what a mochi is, it is difficult to explain how does it tastes, you will have to prepare and taste it

    WHICH RICE FLOUR SHOULD WE USE TO MAKE THE BEST MOCHI?

    To make homemade mochi you need to use Glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour). Do not use regular rice flour, it will not work. You can buy it here: Sweet Rice Flour
    WHAT IS THE BEST ICE CREAM TO USE FOR MOCHI?
    The beauty of this recipe, is that you can use any ice cream that you like. Here are some homemade ice cream recipes that will help you decide: https://www.thecookingfoodie.com/recipe/7-Easy-Ice-Cream-Recipes
    HOW TO STORE MOCHI ICE CREAM?
    Keep mochi ice cream, wrapped with plastic in the freezer up to 2-3 weeks.

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