Green Tea Mochi
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Soft and chewy green tea mochi skin filled with a sweet white chocolate- matcha ganache, these matcha mochi are a game changer!
- Author: Catherine Zhang
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 Mochi 1x
- Category: Mochi
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Japanese
Mochi
- 150g Glutinous rice flour (1 cup)
- 48g Granulated sugar (¼ cup)
- 22g Cornstarch (3 tbsp)
- 7g Matcha powder (1 tbsp)
- 240ml Whole milk (1 cup)
- 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
Matcha Ganache
- 225g White chocolate (7.9oz), roughly chopped
- 14g Matcha powder (2 tbsp)
- 75ml Heavy cream (1/4 cup 1 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp Whole milk
Assembly
- Matcha powder, for dusting
Matcha Ganache
- Combine the chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl and heat in the microwave or over a double boiler until melted
- Sift in the matcha and mix until well combined
- Stir in the milk and mix until completely smooth
- Cover with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours or until completely firm
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Divide the ganache into 8 portions and roll them into balls
- Place the balls on the lined baking tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm
Mochi
- Combine the glutinous rice flour, sugar, matcha powder, and cornstarch in a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, and whisk to combine
- Pour the milk into the dry ingredients, and whisk until smooth
- Cover the mochi mixture with plastic wrap and microwave for 2 minutes on high
- Uncover and stir
- Then re-cover and microwave for another 2 minutes, the mochi dough should be semi-translucent
- If the mochi is still slightly liquidy/milky re-cover it and microwave at 1-minute intervals until cooked through
- Allow the mochi to cool enough to handle
- Add the vegetable oil and using gloved or oiled hands knead until smooth
- Prepare a baking tray lined with baking paper
- Divide the mochi into 8 equal portions and place on the baking sheet.
Assembly
- Put the matcha powder in a shallow bowl
- Flatten a ball of mochi in your palms
- Add a ball of ganache in the center and pull the sides of the mochi over it to enclose the ganache, pinch to close
- Roll the assembled mochi in the matcha powder
- Repeat until all the mochi and ganache have been used