Mochi is one of the most versatile treats you can make. From soft fruit-filled daifuku to baked butter mochi, chewy mochi donuts and mochi ice cream, this guide brings together every mochi recipe on the blog in one place, organised by type so you can find exactly what you are craving. New to mochi? Start with the explainers, then dive into a recipe.
What Is Mochi? Start Here
Mochi is a chewy Japanese treat made from glutinous rice flour. It comes in many forms, from soft filled balls to baked cakes and ice cream. These guides explain the main types before you pick a recipe.
Filled and Fruit Mochi (Daifuku Style)
Soft mochi wrapped around a sweet centre. This is the classic daifuku format, and it takes flavours beautifully, from fresh fruit to Nutella.
- Easy Mochi (4 Ingredients)
- Strawberry Mochi
- Mango Mochi
- Blueberry Mochi
- Banana Mochi
- Peach Mochi
- Watermelon Mochi
- Mandarin Mochi
- Durian Mochi
- Chocolate Mochi
- Nutella Mochi
- Biscoff Mochi
- Oreo Mochi
- Milo Mochi
- Boba Milk Tea Mochi
- Dubai Chocolate Mochi
- Ube Mochi
- Sweet Potato Mochi
- Green Tea Mochi
- Sugar-Free Mochi
Butter Mochi (Hawaiian Baked Mochi Cake)
Butter mochi is a baked, buttery mochi cake with crispy edges and a chewy centre. A Hawaiian favourite that is easy to flavour.
- Butter Mochi
- Butter Mochi Cupcakes
- Matcha Butter Mochi
- Ube Butter Mochi
- Pumpkin Butter Mochi
- Butter Mochi vs Mochi Cake
- Butter Mochi Cupcakes vs Ube Butter Mochi
Mochi Ice Cream
Little scoops of ice cream wrapped in a thin mochi shell. Cold, chewy and easier to make at home than you think.
Mochi Donuts
Chewy, bouncy donuts with that signature pon de ring pull. Fried or baked.
Mochi Cookies and Brownies
Baked treats that borrow mochi’s chewy, stretchy texture.
Traditional and Regional Rice Cakes
Mochi and its cousins from across Asia, from jiggly warabimochi to Korean tteok and Chinese sesame balls.
- Warabimochi (Japanese Jiggly Mochi)
- Mitarashi Dango
- Injeolmi (Roasted Soybean Mochi)
- Butter Tteok
- Red Bean Sesame Balls (Jian Dui)
- Snow Skin Mooncakes
