Description
Mochi Ice Cream is a delightful treat made with sweet rice dough and filled with ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour such as mochiko or shiratamako)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 cup water
- Food coloring (optional)
- Cornstarch or potato starch (for dusting)
- Ice cream (any flavor)
Instructions
- Freeze ice cream balls. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Scoop tightly packed ice cream balls with a flat base. Freeze for 1 hour.
- Make the mochi dough. In a microwave-safe bowl, mix rice flour, sugar, powdered sugar, and water until smooth. Cover and microwave for 1 minute. Wet a spatula and fold the dough. Cover and microwave another 1 minute. Fold again. Microwave 30 seconds more (or until dough looks slightly shiny).
- Roll the dough. Dust parchment paper with cornstarch. Transfer the hot dough onto it. Dust the top with more starch and roll to about ¼-inch thickness. Refrigerate the rolled dough for 30 minutes.
- Prepare wrapping squares. Cut squares of plastic wrap for each mochi piece.
- Fill the dough. Cut 3-inch circles from the chilled dough. Brush off excess starch. Place one frozen ice cream ball in the center of each circle. Gently stretch and pinch the dough around the ice cream to seal. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, twisting at the top.
- Freeze. Place wrapped mochi back in the freezer, seam-side down. Freeze at least 1 hour before serving. Store wrapped mochi in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Let sit at room temperature briefly before eating.
Notes
- Works with any ice cream or sorbet flavor.
- Alternative fillings: chocolate spread, peanut butter, strawberries, or sweet red bean paste.
- Flavor the dough before cooking with cocoa powder, matcha, vanilla, coconut milk, or peanut butter.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Microwave
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
Keywords: Mochi Ice Cream, Japanese dessert, sweet treat