Description
Soft, chewy, and filled with bright tropical flavor, this Homemade Mango Mochi is an easy recipe that feels both fun and elegant. It is a wonderful homemade dessert for tea time, party trays, sweet snack cravings, and food ideas when you want something different from the usual baked treat. With its tender mochi wrapper and juicy mango center, this easy dessert recipe brings together fresh fruit flavor, soft texture, and simple steps for one of those dessert ideas you will want to make again.
Ingredients
1 cup glutinous rice flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup mango puree
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/2 cup cornstarch or potato starch for dusting
1 large ripe mango cut into small cubes
2 tablespoons powdered sugar optional for finishing
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the glutinous rice flour, granulated sugar, milk, and mango puree until smooth and lump free.
2. Pour the mixture into a heatproof bowl and steam for 20 to 25 minutes, or microwave in short intervals, stirring between each interval, until the dough becomes thick, glossy, and stretchy.
3. Add the unsalted butter to the warm dough and fold until fully incorporated and smooth.
4. Dust a tray or plate generously with cornstarch or potato starch, transfer the dough onto it, and let it cool.
5. Chill the dough for 20 to 30 minutes until easier to handle.
6. Peel and cut the ripe mango into small cubes, keeping the pieces small enough to fit inside each mochi.
7. Dust your hands and work surface with more starch, then divide the dough into 8 equal portions.
8. Flatten each portion into a round wrapper, keeping the center slightly thicker than the edges.
9. Place a piece or spoonful of mango in the center of each wrapper.
10. Gather the edges, pinch to seal, and gently roll into a smooth ball with the seam underneath.
11. Lightly dust the finished mochi with more starch or powdered sugar if desired.
12. Serve slightly chilled or at cool room temperature.
Notes
Use ripe but firm mango so the filling stays juicy without turning mushy.
Dust generously with starch at every shaping stage because mochi dough is naturally very sticky.
For the best texture, enjoy the mochi within 1 to 2 days and keep it stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Steamed or Microwave Mochi
- Cuisine: Japanese Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mochi
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 18mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 8mg