Blueberry Mochi
It’s amazing the things you can do with mochiko. Mochiko Chicken, An mochi, this here is a take on custard mochi, but with an added kick - blueberries! It’s crunchy, chewy and oh so delicious. Taken from the book Hawaii’s Best Mochi Recipes by Jean Watanabe Hee.
ingredients:
1 pound mochiko (1 box)
1 cup butter, melted
2 cups sugar
1 can evaporated milk
4 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
12 oz frozen blueberries (or 1 can blueberry pie filling)
The original recipe says to use blueberry pie filling, but for some reason that grosses me out, so I just got a bag of frozen blueberries (about 12 oz) . I think it gives a better consistency…
Stir sugar in the melted butter. Add milk and mix well. Add eggs and mix. Stir in baking powder, mochiko and vanilla. If you don’t know what mochiko is - you definitely need it in your pantry. It’s a white rice flour and it’s very fine.
If you know my other recipes you know that I never flour the pan, I only brush it with melted butter. But hey, do what you want.
After the batter is mixed, I folded in my thawed blueberries. THEN poured it into my greased pan. 
The book, however, tells you to put the batter in the pan, then pour blueberry pie filling (YUCK), on top and swirl it in. I think my method’s better, but you decide. The blueberries will tint the batter a little, don’t mix too much or it will look gray. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until the toothpick tests clean.
Isn’t it a lovely golden brown! Delish!
on 09 May 2007 at 10:58 am 1.drea said …
This is one of the best recipes ever! People were surprised that it was actually a mochi cake and not blueberry bread! You can check out my version in the link above. Thanks for showing everything step by step and great pointers, Jenn!
on 03 Oct 2007 at 1:56 pm 2.myra said …
5 stars! Everyone loved it. I really think the frozen blueberries make the difference too. Can pie filling would be too sweet.
on 22 Dec 2007 at 5:33 pm 3.justJenn Recipes: Free Recipes | » Pumpkin Mochi said …
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on 18 Feb 2008 at 10:05 pm 4.Marty said …
6 stars!! Everyone loves the texture, and the blueberries were such a good idea. everything about it is just super!