Butter Mochi Recipe for a Chewy Delight

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By Lynne on Could 2, 2026 » Depart a overview

My Butter Mochi Recipe makes a traditional Hawaiian deal with that’s completely chewy, barely sticky, with a delicate coconut taste! It’s made with candy rice flour and infused with creamy coconut milk, then topped with shredded coconut. You’ll love getting just a little style of Hawaii on this wealthy, buttery, gluten-free dessert!

This scrumptious Hawaiian mochi is really easy to make. It’s just a little bit decadent, completely candy, and is prepared in underneath 90 minutes! It’s neither a cake nor a conventional mochi, falling someplace in between. However when you’ve had it for the primary time, you’ll perceive why it’s so standard! When you love chewy desserts, this has your title written throughout it. It actually does mine!

I really like this dessert much more the day after I bake it, because it corporations up just a little and the flavors proceed to develop. I eat it at room temperature, however should you prefer it heat and just a bit gooey, you may warmth it up within the microwave for about 10 seconds. Serve it with vanilla ice cream for an additional deal with!

Elements for Butter Mochi

Whereas I don’t normally hold all of those components available, they’re all straightforward to seek out at your native grocery retailer. If yours doesn’t have Mochiko flour, you may verify native Asian grocery shops, Amazon (affiliate hyperlink beneath), and even Walmart may need it.
Right here’s what’s on my record after I pull out my Butter Mochi recipe:

Butter
Mochiko rice flour (additionally known as candy rice flour or glutinous rice flour)
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Kosher salt
Giant eggs
Milk
Pure vanilla extract
Unsweetened canned coconut milk
Shredded coconut (you need to use sweetened or unsweetened)
Maldon sea salt, for ending (you’ve got purchased some to make the Cornmeal Cookies, bear in mind? 😉)

You’ll discover a full record of ingredient quantities within the printable recipe card on the finish of the publish, so be sure you learn all the way in which to the tip!

Process photos for making Hawaiian Butter Mochi.

Methods to Make My Butter Mochi Recipe

First, I put together every thing by ensuring my baking rack is within the heart of my oven, after which I preheat the oven to 350 levels F. I additionally put together a 9×13-inch baking dish by buttering it. This ensures you get some good, crispy edges, which is certainly the most effective half for my part, variety like brownie edges!
Subsequent, I soften the butter in a small microwaveable bowl. I begin with 30 seconds, after which further 10-second increments till absolutely melted. It’s also possible to soften the butter on the stovetop.
In a big bowl, I whisk collectively the Mochiko flour, sugar, baking powder, and kosher salt.
In a separate massive mixing bowl, I evenly beat the eggs, then add the milk and vanilla and stir till mixed. I pour the moist components into the flour combination and stir with a rubber spatula or wood spoon till nicely mixed.
Subsequent, I add the melted butter and unsweetened coconut milk, ensuring to shake up the can so it’s utterly blended earlier than I pour it. I combine every thing collectively till it’s mixed and easy.
Then I gently pour the batter into my ready pan. I like to softly bang the pan in opposition to the counter to eliminate any air bubbles. I evenly distribute the shredded coconut excessive of the batter, then sprinkle your complete prime with just a little little bit of Maldon salt.
I rigorously place the pan within the oven so I don’t disturb any of the coconut on the highest. I bake the butter mochi for 60-70 minutes, till the highest is golden brown and the mochi is ready within the heart.
I place the baking dish on a wire rack to chill utterly (about an hour). I slice it into 20 items utilizing a plastic knife, which helps get clear cuts. Typically I would like so as to add just a little butter to the knife as nicely to cut back the sticking.

A pan of baked Hawaiian Mochi on a cooling rack.

Recipe Ideas

This Butter Mochi is so good, you’ll must cease your self from consuming an excessive amount of directly!

Use a steel pan for a superbly chewy mochi with a baked custard-like heart. A glass pan will cook dinner quicker, so you could want to cut back the bake time by a couple of minutes. If you’d like your butter mochi to be firmer, add a couple of minutes to the bake time.
Butter mochi isn’t sometimes served with toppings, however it’s scrumptious with ice cream!

Two slices of a Hawaiian sticky rice and coconut dessert on plates

FAQs

Is that this Butter Mochi Recipe gluten-free?

Sure, it’s! Double-check your shredded coconut, as generally they make it in a facility the place cross-contamination happens, however the components themselves are gluten-free.

How do I retailer Butter Mochi?

Retailer it in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 3 days. It may be refrigerated, however could harden. Set it again out at room temperature earlier than serving.

Sliced Butter Sticky Rice Recipe in a pan.

Can I freeze Hawaiian Butter Mochi Cake?

Sure, it freezes nicely. Wrap particular person items in plastic wrap and retailer them in a freezer bag. Let it come to room temperature earlier than serving, or reheat.

Is Butter Mochi the identical as Japanese Mochi?

No, there are some variations. Each use rice as a major ingredient, however the texture, components, taste, and many others., are a bit totally different!

Can I make totally different flavors?

Sure, you may! Add extracts or purees to the moist components, or add powders to the dry components earlier than mixing. Any mix-ins will be added simply earlier than pouring the batter into the baking pan.

These are some standard, totally different variations of butter mochi: ube, ardour fruit, matcha, mango, strawberry, peanut butter, and chocolate. The sky is the restrict!

Slices of a sticky rice dessert in front of a dessert pan.

Favored Butter Mochi? Attempt These Rice Desserts Subsequent Time

When you like making an attempt recipes apart from the same old desserts and cookies, you may like these candy treats:

Skip the takeout tonight and make your individual Mochi, or Japanese rice desserts, at dwelling! This straightforward do-it-yourself model is made with rice flour, sugar, and coconut milk for a pleasant deal with that can fulfill your candy tooth. Whip up a batch for your complete household to get pleasure from immediately!
This candy Italian Rice Pie is a wealthy and creamy dessert that’s good on your Easter vacation desk. With a luscious, creamy filling made with rice, ricotta cheese, and the fruity taste of pineapple, this rice pie is a twist on the normal Italian dessert that can turn out to be a brand new household recipe you’ll serve yearly!
This do-it-yourself Creamy Rice Pudding is made with evaporated milk and is extremely creamy and evenly spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon. Learn to make good old school rice pudding on the stovetop with this straightforward recipe!

Extra Coconut Recipes

I like to make use of the remainder of the coconut to bake one in all these scrumptious desserts:

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Created by: Lynne Feifer