Hawaii Butter Mochi Recipe (Local Style) (2024)

FAQs

What is Hawaiian mochi made of? ›

Many families pride themselves on having “the best” butter mochi recipe, and while recipes vary slightly from family to family, the base ingredients are pretty standard: a box of mochiko (glutinous or sweet rice flour), butter, coconut milk, some kind of other milk (evaporated, whole, skim, etc.), eggs, baking soda, ...

Regular rice flour will not give you a chewy texture, so your butter mochi will not be mochi-ee. So make sure to use glutinous rice flour. It really is the most important ingredient for this recipe. You can find this kind of flour in most East Asian stores.

Butter mochi is probably a descendant of bibingka, a Filipino cake that marks celebrations and is also borne from the magic of rice flour and coconut milk (though sometimes it's casava), butter mochi is now firmly, of Hawaii. In Hawaii, butter mochi is more popular than brownies, though it's baked into similar tins.

Butter mochi can last for up to three days left at room temperature. A week in the fridge, or if frozen up to a month. If you freeze the butter mochi to consume simply take them out and put them in the microwave for a minute to defrost.

Mochi is made of mochigome, a Japanese variety of sweet glutinous rice, that is soaked overnight, steamed, pounded into dough and molded into various shapes. Some sweet mochi confections contain fillings such as bean paste, ice cream or fresh fruit.

Mochi was brought to Hawaii by Japanese plantation workers in the mid-1800's. To ring in the New Year, family and friends come together for the mochitsuki ceremony, pounding mochi to bring peace, prosperity, good health, and happiness.

Take the mochi ice cream out of the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for 2-5 minutes. This will let the mochi dough on the outside soften back to its regular state and the ice cream on the inside will start to melt so it's easier to cut or bite through.

Mochi is a versatile and healthy snack, and was popular amongst rice farmers and Samurai for increasing stamina and for its convenient format. Mochi is one of the few carbohydrate sources that is packed with protein, and is free from cholesterol.

Many recipes forget to mention to toast the glutinous rice flour, which makes the mochi bitter. Toasting the glutinous rice flour not only makes it easier to work with the mochi, preventing it from sticking to everything, but it also adds a subtle sweet and nutty flavor.

Pineapple upside down cakes

Possibly one of the best party dessert from Hawaii and always popular at any potluck is the Pineapple upside down cake. Everyone always associates this cake as a classic Hawaiian dessert made on the islands.

Does mochi need to be refrigerated? ›

Fresh mochi and homemade mochi can get hard/go bad quickly. It's best to consume it within 1-2 days if you leave it at room temperature. Otherwise, you can extend its life by storing mochi in the fridge.

Mochi (もち, 餅) [motɕi] is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome (もち米), a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The steamed rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape.

Yes, you can freeze Hawaiian butter mochi. It's best to wrap the gluten free butter mochi in individual-sized pieces with plastic wrap. Then, place it in a freezer bag or other airtight container.

Very, very carefully, remove the aluminum foil, and check the consistency of the mochi with your fingers. Steam should escape from the mochi as you remove the foil, so be careful not to burn yourself! The mochi should be sticky but firm.

How long does this last for? It will last up to 3 days stored in an airtight container at room temperature and up to a week in the fridge. I like to reheat mine in a toaster oven at 350 F (3-5 minutes) or microwave (30 seconds) until it's warm.

One of the earliest iterations of mochi donuts can be traced to the development of "poi mochi" by Charmaine Ocasek in Hawaii in 1992. This iteration is a fusion of American donuts and Japanese mochi and "consisted of deep-fried balls of mashed taro and mochiko, a Japanese short-grain sweet rice flour".

Mochi is made up of a sweet, chewy rice dough and premium ice cream. The temperature and viscosity of both ice cream and the dough itself needs to be altered in order for it to work, but once they're altered, it's one of the most delicious foods on Earth.

Strawbery Mochi, or strawberry daif*cku, is a delicious Japanese dessert.