Coconut Mochi Made in the Microwave

coconut milk microwave mochi with black sesame filling

Coconut Mochi Made in the Microwave

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 3

Course Dessert

Cuisine Japanese

Servings mochi

Calories 214 kcal

Ingredients

Mochi Ingredients

½ cup mochiko flour, sweet rice or glutinous rice flour
1 Tbsp granulated sugar , or a sugar free alternative, such as granulated monk fruit sweetner
½ cup coconut milk , full fat or reduced fat
5 Tbsp Easy 3-Ingredient Black Sesame Paste for Mochi , or other mochi filling of choice (see notes*)
½ cup dried coconut flakes

Instructions

Prepare Filling

Prepare mochi filling by using a cookie scoop to portion about 1-2 Tablespoons of sweetened sweetened black sesame paste into balls. Keep in the fridge until ready to use. If you would like to eat the mochi plain, you can skip this step.

Make the Mochi Dough

In a microwaveable glass bowl (like Pyrex), mix the glutinous rice flour, sugar and coconut milk.
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 on top of the coconut flakes, 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 5 pieces using kitchen shears or scissors

Wrap with Filling

Use a small cookie scoop to portion out about 1-2 Tablespoon scoops of the black sesame paste and wrap the mochi dough around it, pinching the end of the dough with your fingers to seal.
Enjoy!

Notes

*You can 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: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 146mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 2mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 17g

Keyword coconut milk, microwave, mochi

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