Here’s one mochi ice cream recipe that is better and healthier! This mochi recipe uses banana instead of sugar, and is a delicious, healthy treat for kids and adults alike. It’s also dairy free & vegan friendly, since I use a diary free ice cream made from coconut milk
Ingredients Used to Make Banana Chocolate Mochi
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Banana – any kind, preferably ripe
- Glutinous Rice Flour – this goes by many names. You’ll see Glutinous Rice Flour and Mochiko Flour (my favorite brand) in Asian grocery stores, and Sweet White Rice Flour in most other stores. ***Please note that regular white rice flour or brown rice flour is NOT the same thing as glutinous rice flour!!!
Cocoa powder
Cornstarch – for dusting the mochi
Ice cream filling – dairy or dairy free, any flavor you like. I used a vegan/ dairy free kind made from coconut milk, below:
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How to Make
Banana Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream
STEP 1
Prepare ice cream filling: place a scoop of ice cream into a piece of plastic clear wrap
STEP 2
wrap the ice cream scoop with the plastic wrap
STEP 3
freeze the pre-scooped ice cream until ready to use
STEP 4
Mash bananas
STEP 5
In a microwave-safe bowl (preferably glass, like pyrex), mix the sweet rice flour with the mashed bananas and cocoa powder.
STEP 6
Microwave the combined dough in the microwave for 2 minutes. Use a solid metal spoon to stir the cooked mochi mixture. Return to microwave and heat for additional 1 minute. You’ll know when it is ready when the dough is glossy and slightly translucent
STEP 7
Drop the hot mochi dough onto a surface floured with corn starch. Flatten, and use kitchen shears/ scissors to cut the mochi into 5 to 6 pieces. ***Handle with care, or use vinyl gloves, as the mochi dough will be HOT***
STEP 8
Let the mochi cool to room temperature before wrapping the mochi dough around the prepared ice cream filling
For a thinner mochi wrapping “skin,” use a rolling pin to thin out the mochi dough before wrapping the ice cream.
STEP 9
Pinch the end together to close
STEP 10
Wrap the finished mochi in the plastic wrap (from wrapping the scoop of ice cream before) and freeze for about 30-60 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
OPTIONAL: I brushed away the corn starch (that we used to keep the mochi from sticking to our hands in the previous step) with a clean wet paper towel so that the color of the mochi comes through.
More mochi filling ideas
How to Store Mochi Ice Cream
- Keep the mochi ice cream frozen, and defrost for about 5-10 minutes in room temperature before eating.
- The mochi ice cream can be kept in the freezer in a a plastic freezer bag or an airtight container up to 3-4 weeks.
Final Tips
- When making the mochi skin, use a solid metal spoon (wooden spoons might break!) to stir the cooked mochi mixture so that the cooked and uncooked parts are evenly mixed
- Use a microwave-safe bowl, preferably glass like pyrex
- Let the mochi ice cream defrost for about 5-10 minutes in room temperature before eating.
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Banana Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream
Ingredients
Mochi Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed bananas preferably ripe
- 1 cup mochiko flour, sweet rice or glutinous rice flour about 140 g
- 1-2 Tbsp cocoa powder
Other Ingredients
- 1/4 cup corn, potato or tapioca starch
- 6 scoops ice cream of choice
Instructions
Prepare the filling (optional)
- Prepare mochi filling by placing a scoop of ice cream into a piece of plastic clear wrap.
- Wrap the ice cream scoop with the plastic wrap
- Freeze the pre-scooped ice cream until ready to use
Make the Mochi
- In a microwave-safe bowl (preferably glass, like pyrex), mix the sweet rice flour with the mashed bananas. Add cocoa powder
- Microwave the combined dough in the microwave for 2 minutes.
- Use a SOLID METAL spoon (wooden spoons might break!) to stir the cooked mochi so that the cooked and uncooked parts are evenly mixed
- Return to microwave and heat for additional 1 minute. You’ll know when it is ready when the dough is slightly translucent
- Scrape the cooked mochi onto the baking pan sprinkled with starch, and allow to cool to room temperature
- Cut the mochi into 6 pieces using scissors
- Wrap the mochi dough around the prepared ice cream filling
- For best results, wrap the finished mochi in the plastic wrap (from wrapping the scoop of ice cream before) and freeze for about 30-60 minutes before serving.
- To enjoy later, keep the chocolate mochi ice cream frozen, and defrost for about 5-10 minutes in room temperature before eating.
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