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Recipe for Sweet potato matcha green tea mochi
Matcha green tea mochi with sweet potatoes filling, these cute Japanese dessert will surely be a treat for every one.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 45 minutes minutes
Servings 16
Author Victoria
Green tea mochi skin
- 200 grams glutinous rice flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 5 Tbsp warm water
- 1/2 Tbsp matcha green tea
Sweet potato filling
- 2 small sweet potato or 1 large any color
- 60 grams glutinous rice flour
- 60 grams sugar
- 3 Tbsp warm water
- 1 Tbsp honey
Coating
- Corn starch sesame seeds or coconut flake
- Food markers
Sweet potatoes filling
Steam, boil or bake sweet potatoes.
While they're still hot, remove skin and smash with a fork.
Add in glutinous rice flour, sugar and remaining filling ingredients.
Knead them good, add more water if needed. Knead and roll into long dough roll. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent drying.
Green tea mochi
Combine all ingredients except water to make green tea mochi skin into a large container.
Mix them good before slowly adding warm water.
Mix into dough, add more water if needed.
Rolling
Divide both the filling and skin into 16 equal parts.
Dust your work area with corn starch, then roll each part into ball shape.
Put 1 filling ball into 1 skin part, then pinch to close.
Space them apart on your steamer, and steam for 15 minutes or bring a pot of water to boil and steam the.
Scoop the steamed mochi out, and coat them with cornstarch, sesame seeds or coconut flake or your favorite sprinkles.
Decorate with color food markers