Homemade strawberry mochi recipe on a black plate with fresh strawberries

Easy Strawberry Mochi Recipe

This Strawberry Mochi Recipe combines chewy rice flour dough with fresh, juicy strawberries and a sweet filling for a Japanese-inspired dessert that’s fun to make and delicious to eat.

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: Best strawberry mochi recipe, Simple strawberry mochi recipe, Strawberry mochi Ingredients

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 3

Resting Time: 30

Total Time: 48

Servings: servings

Calories: 160kcal

Cost: $7

Equipment

Microwave-safe bowl Glass or ceramic preferred
Silicone spatula Helps with sticky dough
Kitchen scale For consistent portions
Baking sheet Lined with parchment paper
Small cookie scoop Optional, for portioning
Silicone baking mat Optional, instead of parchment paper
Offset spatula Optional, helps with transferring formed mochi

Ingredients

1 cup Glutinous rice flour Also called mochiko or sweet rice flour
¼ cup Granulated sugar Adjust to taste
¾ cup Water Room temperature
1 teaspoon Strawberry extract Optional for extra flavor
1 drop Pink food coloring Optional for color
8 Fresh strawberries Similar in size hulled
½ cup Red bean paste Or substitute with custard Nutella, etc.
2 tablespoon Condensed milk Optional drizzle for extra sweetness
As needed Cornstarch For dusting
As needed Powdered sugar Mix 3:1 with cornstarch to reduce stickiness and add flavor

Instructions

Wash and prep strawberries, remove stems
Mix rice flour, sugar, and water in microwave-safe bowl
Microwave in intervals until translucent and sticky
Wrap strawberries with red bean paste
Flatten mochi dough into disks
Wrap strawberries with mochi dough
Seal and roll gently into balls
Dust with cornstarch mixture
Let rest 30 minutes at room temperature

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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