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March 17, 2022

10+ Different Mochi Fillings, Recipes & Ideas for More Homemade Mochi

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Looking for new ways to enjoy mochi? Nowadays there are many varieties of mochi that come with different flavors, colors and filings. The sticky sweet rice dough is a perfect canvas for both savory and sweet add ins. Plus, you can also easily switch up its flavors and colors with mashed fruits, powders, or food coloring. 

While the most popular types of mochi fillings are bean-based, such as sweetened red bean paste, white bean paste (shiro an) and mung bean paste – there are tons of different and unique types of mochi fillings that can be used to make healthy and delicious mochi. Here are 10+ different mochi fillings ideas to get you started.

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1. The Classic: Sweetened Red Bean Paste

Sweetened Red Bean Paste (a.k.a. Koshi An) is a classic filling that goes inside East Asian desserts. Red Bean Paste is essentially Asian red beans that’s been cooked with sugar until it becomes a sweet and thick paste. Not only is it used for mochi, it’s a versatile ingredient that can be stuffed inside sweet breads, pancakes, cookies and more.

I usually purchase my red bean paste from my local Asian grocery store, but you can also buy them on Amazon, here

  • How to Buy: Koshi An (Amazon)
  • How to Make: Here’s a recipe by Just One Cookbook, as well as a Pressure Cooker Bean Paste Recipe by Chopstick Chronicles
making mochi from scratch using a microwave with sweetened bean paste filling
Go to Recipe: How to Make Tofu Mochi from Scratch in the Microwave

2. Sweetened White Bean Paste (a.k.a Shiro An)

Fudgy and sweet, white bean paste is a perfect filling for mooncakes. It’s a hugely popular ingredient in East Asia and widely used in Asian confectionary and desserts like mochi, sweetbreads, cookies as well as mooncakes. Unfortunately, it’s not always stocked in most Asian grocery stores. Here’s one brand you can purchase on Amazon (here).

  • How to Buy: Shiro An (Amazon)
  • How to Make: Here’s a Shortcut White Bean Paste Recipe I make when I’ve run out of Shiro An
How to Make Healthy Strawberry Mochi at Home (Made in the Microwave)
Go to Recipe: How to Make Healthy Strawberry Mochi at Home (Made in the Microwave)

3. Nuts

I love the crunch and added texture of the walnuts in the red bean paste filling. To make, mix walnuts and red bean paste in a 1:1 ratio. Roll them into balls, and use them as your filling!

  • How to Make: Here’s my recipe for the Walnut Bean Paste Filling
easy microwave mugwort mochi recipe with sweet red bean filling
Go to Recipe: How to Make Microwave Mugwort Mochi (3 Different Ways)

4. Black Sesame Paste

Nutty and sweet, black sesame is a delicious filling that can be used in many different types of desserts and snacks, including mochi and mooncakes. It’s also a healthy and nutritious ingredient because of its high calcium content and antioxidants and is also an excellent source of protein, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin E and B6. Try making your own black sesame filling for your next mochi filling!

  • How to Make: Easy 3-Ingredient Black Sesame Paste for Mochi and Mooncake Fillings
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Go to Recipe: Easy 3-Ingredient Black Sesame Paste for Mochi and Mooncake Fillings

5. Coffee Bean Paste

Coffee Bean Paste is a delicious twist on the sweet white bean paste that you can make at home! Sweet, bitter and rich, this smooth coffee-flavored paste is made of sweetened white beans and coffee extract. Coffee lovers are sure to love this versatile recipe — it can be used for spreads, stuffings, and mochi filling.

  • How to Make: Here’s my recipe for the 2-Ingredient Coffee Bean Paste (커피앙금) for Spreads and Mochi Filling
applesauce mochi using the microwave filled with sweetened white beans
Go to Recipe: Easy 10-Minute Applesauce Mochi with Coffee Bean Paste Filling

6. Almond Paste

If you don’t know what Almond paste is, you’ll love it by the time you try them with mochi!

Almond paste is a sweet, chewy and delicious ingredient that is made from blanched almonds, sugar, and water. It can be used for many purposes, such as filling for cookies or as a stuffing for other baked goods. It is commonly found in the baking aisle of most grocery stores. It’s usually sold in small boxed packages, but it can also come packaged in tubes.

  • How to Make: almond paste filling recipe here 
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Go to Recipe: Quick & Easy 3-Ingredient Almond Milk Mochi (Vegan)

7. Fresh Fruit

From fresh strawberries, and mandarin oranges to bananas, you can fill your mochi with fresh fruit that’s been wrapped with sweetened bean paste.

strawberry daifuku mochi
Go to Recipe: Strawberry Daifuku (Fresh Strawberry Stuffed Mochi)

8. Ice Cream

Mochi ice cream has to be one of the most popular mochi fillings today. If you make the mochi ice cream from home, you can choose any type or flavor of ice cream you want. Can’t do dairy? Go for an oat-milk ice cream filling. Want low fat? Try frozen yogurt. If vanilla isn’t your favorite, you can use other ice cream flavors, too, like chocolate, green tea, strawberry, or even cookies and cream.

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Here are some mochi ice cream recipes below!

  • Healthier Sweet Potato Mochi Ice Cream
  • Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream
  • Vegan Blueberry Mochi Ice Cream
  • Applesauce Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream
  • Banana Chocolate Mochi Ice Cream
  • Homemade Black Sesame Mochi Ice Cream

9. Chickpea Cookie Dough

Sometimes I want my mochi healthy, and these filling recipes help me do just that. These mochis are filled with a sweetened chickpea filling. Just like the traditional sweetened bean paste, chickpeas give a creamy and thick body to the filling, and the addition of chocolate chips make it sweet enough to have a mouthfeel of a traditional mochi filling.

  • How to Make : Quick & Easy Chickpea Cookie Dough (Just 5 ingredients!)
Brown Rice Mochi with chickpea chocolate chip cookie dough filling
Go to Recipe: Brown Rice Mochi Filled with Healthy Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Here’s a Matcha Chickpea Cookie Dough, below!

eating matcha brown rice mochi
Go to Recipe: Matcha Chickpea Cookie Dough Stuffed Mochi

10. Mung Bean Paste

Mung beans have a mildly sweet flavor that can be used in both savory dishes and in desserts, and they pair perfectly with mochi.

Unfortunately, mung beans are not commonly sold in stores in paste form, so, you do have to start from the dried beans—but I think it’s worth the extra time and effort. Homemade mung bean paste is easy to make and so much healthier than storebought bean pastes or lotus pastes since the homemade kind uses less sugar and is also free from preservatives and other additives.

  • How to Buy: the dried mung beans are sold on Amazon, here
  • How to Make: Here’s my recipe for the 2-ingredient sweet mung bean paste (link to recipe)!
mugwort mochi pancakes with sweet mung bean paste filling
Go to Recipe: Mugwort Mochi Pancakes with Mung Bean Paste

11. Cheesecake

If you love biting into a dessert and finding the surprise of a soft and creamy cheesecake filling, here’s a basic, easy cheesecake filling recipe that you can use to enhance your favorite mochi (or mooncake) recipe!

  • How to Make: Here’s the recipe for the cheesecake filling. If you’re looking for a vegan version, go to this post here.
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Go to Recipe: How to Make Easy Cheesecake Filling for Mooncakes and Mochi (Just 3 Ingredients!)

12. Mashed Sweet Potato

Just as you can fill mochi with bean paste, you can also fill them with sweet potatoes, too. While the orange sweet potatoes work as well, purple sweet potatoes are a great alternative to the classic orange variety. They have a similar texture and taste, but with more nutrients and antioxidants.

  • How to Make: sweet potato filling recipe here
purple sweet potato mochi filling

Need More Ideas?

As you can see, the possibilities are endless when it comes to mochi filling variations, but here are more ideas to get your mochi cravings started ♥︎

  • Oreo cream cheese – Whipped cream cheese mixed with crushed oreo cookies and sweetened with a dash of honey or maple syrup.
  • Nutella paste: a scoop of Nutella, or if you want a lighter chocolate flavor, 1/2 cup Shiro-an mixed with 1 Tbsp Nutella (or Nutiva).

And the list goes on!

See All my Mochi Recipes (HERE)

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Here are 10+ Different mooncake Fillings Ideas & Recipes that prove that there are so many different ways to enjoy mochi. Below are the recipe links
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Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese

Ingredients
  

  • 1 SWEET RED BEAN PASTE FILLING*
  • 1 SWEET WHITE BEAN PASTE FILLING** click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 CHOPPED NUTS FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 BLACK SESAME FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 COFFEE BEAN PASTE click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 ALMOND PASTE FILLING*** click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 STRAWBERRY FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 ICE CREAM FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 CHICKPEA COOKIE DOUGH click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 MUNG BEAN PASTE FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 MATCHA MUNG BEAN PASTE FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 CHEESECAKE FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 MASHED SWEET POTATO FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe
  • 1 OREO CREAM CHEESE FILLING click on the link to go to the recipe

Instructions
 

  • The list of fillings above in the ingredients list is actually the recipe link to the fillings! Click to get to the recipe pages.

Notes

*red bean paste can be purchased on Amazon, here
**white bean paste can be purchased on Amazon, here
***almond paste can be purchased on Amazon, here
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