Chewy Matcha Mochi Bites
These matcha mochi bites are delightfully chewy, mildly sweet, and incredibly easy to make. Enjoy them with a hot cuppa tea of coffee for a simple breakfast, afternoon pick-me-up, or dessert! A dusting of powdered sugar or a drizzle of melted chocolate adds a delicious layer of flavor and fanciness!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 125 grams glutinous rice flour ((see Recipe Notes 1 below))
- 1 tablespoon matcha powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Unsalted butter for greasing muffin tin
- 1/2 cup whole milk ((see Recipe Notes 3 below))
- 1/4 cup honey ((see Recipe Notes 4 below))
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, (melted)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 squares dark chocolate
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven 325F/165C.
- 2
Grease 6 cups in a muffin tin with room temperature unsalted butter. Set aside.
- 3
Combine glutinous rice flour, matcha powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and whisk together.
- 4
In a medium mixing bowl or 1-quart measuring cup, whisk together milk, egg, honey, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
- 5
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk well until smooth. The consistency should be thick, but runny, like a syrup. Add more milk, a tablespoon a time, to achieve the proper consistency, if needed.
- 6
Divide the matcha mixture equally among the 6 muffin cups.
- 7
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- 8
Let cool 10 minutes in the pan before carefully removing the bites to a cooling rack to cool completely. Mochi bites come out of the oven puffy, but will sink as they cool.
- 9
Dust with icing sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.
- 10
Store in a sealed container at room temperature for 2-3 days max for best results.