Description
Mochi ice cream is not only delicious, but it is also easy to make! It is made from a thin layer of mochi and filled with ice cream. The best part is you can choose your favorite flavor if ice cream to fill these up!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (115g) – sweet glutinous rice flour, I used the Mochiko brand
- 1/4 cup (52g) – sugar
- 3/4 cup (177ml) – water
- Vegan Ice cream of your choice
- Potato starch or cornstarch for dusting
Equipment:
- cookie scooper, I used the OXO Medium Cookie Scooper
- cupcake pan/silicone cupcake mold
- rolling pin
- parchment paper
- 3 ¾ – 4 inch – round cookie cutter
Instructions
- First, you are going to pre-scoop your ice cream. Line a cupcake pan with plastic wrap and place your ice cream in the molds. If you are using a silicone cupcake mold, you can skip lining it with plastic wrap. Place it in the fridge for 2 hours to set.
- Next, in a medium-size microwaveable bowl, whisk together the sweet glutinous rice flour and sugar. Slowly pour in the water while whisking at the same time. Mix until fully combined. Clean the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and microwave for 1 minute. Remove from the microwave and stir it with a whisk. Clean the sides of the bowl again with a wet rubber spatula. Cover and microwave it again for 1 minute. This time, take a wet rubber spatula to stir the mixture together. Cover again and microwave for 30 seconds to finish cooking. The color of the mochi should change from white to almost translucent.
- On a work surface, take a large piece of parchment paper and liberally dust it with corn starch (this is very sticky and the cornstarch will prevent it from sticking). Place your mochi on top of the dusted parchment paper. Also, dust the top of the mochi and your rolling pin.
- Roll out the mochi to a ¼ inch thick, making sure to dust with cornstarch if it starts sticking. Carefully transfer the mochi to a baking pan and chill it in the fridge for 15 minutes until the mochi is set. While you wait, cut out 8 pieces of plastic wrap and set aside. Remove the mochi from the fridge and with a cookie cutter, cut out 8 pieces.
- For this part, you will have to work with one mochi ice cream at a time. The ice cream must be frozen before working with it. Take one round of mochi and dust off the cornstarch. Then take 1 ball of ice cream and place it in the center of the round. Fold all the sides over and quickly cover with plastic wrap and twist to close. Place the mochi back into the mold and freeze it for a few hours. Before serving, allow the mochi ice cream to soften a bit. Enjoy!
Keywords: mochi, ice cream, japanese, recipe, vegan