Crunchy Peanut Butter Mochi Made in the Microwave

Easy Chinese-Styled Peanut Butter Mochi Recipe made in the microwave

Crunchy Peanut Butter Mochi Made in the Microwave

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 3

Course Dessert

Cuisine Japanese

Servings mochi

Calories 190 kcal

Ingredients

Mochi Ingredients

1 cup mochiko flour, sweet rice or glutinous rice flour about 145 g
3 Tbsp granulated sugar , or a sugar free alternative, such as granulated monk fruit sweetner
1 cup almond milk, regular milk or water
¼ cup creamy peanut butter , 64g

Filling

½ cup crunchy peanut butter , or make your own by mixing ¼ cup of creamy peanut butter with ¼ cup of chopped roasted peanuts (read notes*)

Instructions

Make the Mochi Dough

In a microwaveable glass bowl (like Pyrex), mix the glutinous rice flour, sugar and almond milk. Add the creamy peanut butter.
Microwave the mochi mixture for 90 seconds
Use a SOLID METAL spoon (wooden spoons might break!) to stir the cooked mochi so that the cooked and uncooked parts are evenly mixed
Microwave the mochi mixture again, this time for 60 seconds
Pour the cooked mochi onto the baking pan lightly greased with oil, and flatten using the palm of your hands once it cools enough to handle.
The mochi dough will be HOT. Either use gloved hands, or wait until it cools enough to handle.
Cut the mochi into 10 pieces using kitchen shears or scissors

Wrap with Filling

Use a small cookie scoop to portion out about 1-2 Tablespoon portions of the mochi filling and wrap the mochi dough around it, pinching the end of the dough with your fingers to seal.
TIP: Use a small cookie scoop to easily portion out the filling to be used in the mochi
Enjoy!

Notes

*For softer mochi fillings like peanut butter, it helps to keep the filling in the freezer for 1-2 hours before use. The frozen filling is easier to handle and will keep your hands mess-free.

You can also use any mochi filling of choice, such as store-bought red bean paste or white bean paste (shiro an). Here is a useful list of 10+ mochi filling ideas you can try.

Nutrition

Calories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 6gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 123mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gCalcium: 41mgIron: 0.4mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 19g

Keyword microwave, mochi, peanut butter

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