Mochi filled with Nutella
For my big New Year’s Day party I make about 20 dishes but the most popular is always the sweet An (sweet red bean) mochi. Some people turn their noses up at the idea of red bean filling being a sweet dessert, so this time I played around with a bunch of different fillings.
When you think of popular desserts, chocolate always comes to mind and if you’re going for pure decadence, it’s Nutella, which really should be the filling for everything on Earth.
These were a huge hit, because you can’t deny the allure of mochi and chocolately goodness.
Mochi filled with Nutella
Ingredients:
ingredients:
3-1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
a few drops of food coloring
1 box mochiko
potato starch, for dusting
1 cup Nutella
Instructions:
Step 1: Ready a large clean surface by sprinkling liberally with potato starch.
Step 2: In a large pot, boil the water and the sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add the food coloring and stir.
Step 3: Pour in the mochiko and stir rapidly. Work fast, stirring constantly. The mochi will become stiff. Once the mochi is smooth, remove and place onto the potato starch prepped surface. Be careful as the mixture is very hot and very sticky. Sprinkle with more potato starch.
*photo by: the Food Librarian
Step 4: Pull off golf ball-sized pieces, flatten out, then add a heaping teaspoon of Nutella to the center. Pull up the corners, pinching to close. Continue until all the mochi is used.
Step 5: Mochi should be served immediately, will keep for only 1-2 days.
Ohhhh that sounds yummy, thanks for sharing that idea. That’s one I’ve got to try.
I really should make it a goal for 2011 to try Nutella. I’m curious about it.
O wow, I must try to find a shop that sell mochiko
I really want to try this
“heaven” – yes, I whole heartedly agree. I made these for New Years. Warm is the absolute best!
So, in the 2 MOCHI recipes of yours that I’ve read, they call for 1 can/bag an (prepared sweet red beans), but I don’t see where/when I need to add this?
Newly found fan,
Eva
Sorry Eva, because this is a basic mochi recipe, I copied over the ingredients. Sorry about that!
when you say one box of mochiko, can you tell me how many gram is that?
@Fania
16 ounces, one pound.
So, about how many can we expect this to make?
@Jessica A TON. It will make a whole lot of small sized mochi. Make sure you invite people over to help you eat them.
I tried this but my mochi came out way too dry and just crumbled instead of wrapping nicely around the Nutella. 🙁
Mine was way too sticky and wouldn’t firm up at all. It sort of just glopped around. 🙁 But nice recipe.
You should submit your photo to the favorite Nutella foods! I bought some to make it but have no photo to submit yet.
http://nutellausa.tumblr.com/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=phdsearch
Try chilling the Nutella first to make scoop balls and then freeze before putting into the Center of your slightly cooled mochi?
i tried to make this mochi but came out horifficaly wrong i tried it twice never worked i guess this just doesnt work for me however nice recipie