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    Published: Aug 28, 2017 · Modified: Sep 15, 2022 by Karla · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    Hawaiian Butter Mochi

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    Butter Mochi Recipe | A simple recipe for a coconut filled dessert with a unique texture. www.thesurferskitchen.com

    Every morning in Hawaii, Auntie Cathy left a pan of butter mochi out on the counter for us to enjoy.  Some days, it was cocoa mochi, some days it was blueberry mochi but my favorite was the regular butter mochi.

    If you haven't tried butter mochi, you are missing out.  Traditional mochi is a Japanese treat that is made from pounded rice.  It is soft and chewy and usually served stuffed with sweet beans (it is actually really good!), ice cream, and topped with flavors such as sesame.

    This recipe isn't like the regular mochi--instead of using mochi, it uses rice flour (Mochiko is my favorite brand).  The rice flour gives it a chewy texture and makes it gluten free!  In Hawaii, because of the Japanese influence, you see mochi used in a lot of things--mochi donuts, mochiko chicken, and, of course variations of butter mochi.

    Cathy gave me a little Hawaiian cookbook so that I could continue to experiment with mochi at home.

    I brought this to my office the other day with just a little note on it that read, "Gluten free but loaded with coconut, butter and eggs".  Throughout the day, I watched people sneak by to grab more.  I gather from how quickly the plate was emptied that they liked it.

    Butter Mochi Recipe | A simple recipe for a coconut filled dessert with a unique texture. www.thesurferskitchen.com

    For this recipe, I added chocolate chips to half of the pan and not the other.  I think chocolate chips are good on everything.  And the mochi topped with coconut was super good too.  Go crazy and top the mochi with both chocolate chips and coconut!

    Butter Mochi Recipe | A simple recipe for a coconut filled dessert with a unique texture. www.thesurferskitchen.com

    Hawaiian Butter Mochi

    A Hawaiian treat with a unique texture and filled with coconuty goodness.  Made from simple ingredients. Gluten free.
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    Author: Karla

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound of mochiko flour rice flour, 16 ounces
    • 3 cups of sugar
    • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
    • ½ cup butter
    • 5 eggs beaten
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 can full fat coconut milk (12 ounces)
    • ½ cup chocolate chips optional
    • ¼ cup coconut flakes optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a 9 X 13 inch pan with parchment paper.
    • Melt butter and set aside to cool.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
    • Mix with spoon until batter is smooth.
    • Pour into pan and sprinkle with coconut flakes, chocolate chips, or both.
    • Bake for 45-55 minutes.
    • Enjoy either warm or cooled!

    Notes

    Recipe from Jean Watanabe Hee, Tastes and Flavors of Hawaiian Mochi
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    1. Dan says

      November 10, 2018 at 6:59 pm

      Awesome tried this recipe

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    2. Thomas J Leimbach says

      March 13, 2018 at 10:37 pm

      How long to keep in oven?

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