How to Summer Delicious Easy Daifuku with Leftover Mochi!

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Easy Daifuku with Leftover Mochi!. With leftover uncut mochi dough, roll into a ball and then roll into a thin layer again and cut out into more circles and repeat the same wrapping step to yield more mochi. Daifuku Mochi is one of the most traditional but very popular Japanese sweets. Daifuku or Daifuku Mochi, is a type of wagashi, or Japanese sweet.

These daifuku taste just like the best ones I had in Japan.

They have the perfect combination of flavors and textures.

For those unfamiliar, Daifuku or Daifuku Mochi consists mochi (a Japanese rice cake made with glutinous rice flour) on the outside, and sweet red bean paste on the inside.

You can have Easy Daifuku with Leftover Mochi! using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Daifuku with Leftover Mochi!

1. Prepare 5 of Cut mochi.

2. Prepare 1 can of Boiled adzuki beans.

3. It’s 1 of Katakuriko.

4. It’s 1 tsp of Water.

5. Prepare 2 tsp of Sugar.

It's a type of wagashi (Japanese sweets), a popular delightful and cute Japanese treat.

Daifuku mochi is very popular in Japanese food culture.

This apple version gives a nod to American apple pie, making it a great fusion dessert dish to play with.

Enjoy our easy-to-follow recipe and video, and see below for more information and some cooking tips. 'Daifuku Mochi', or Daifuku, is a Japanese sweet consisting of a small round glutinous rice cake stuffed with most commonly sweet Azuki paste.

Easy Daifuku with Leftover Mochi! instructions

1. Spread the adzuki beans evenly in a microwave-safe dish and microwave uncovered at 600W for 5 minutes (until it looks like a honeycomb like in the picture above). Mix well to reduce excess moisture. If its still watery, microwave again. Separate into 6 parts..

2. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the cut mochi and teaspoon of water and microwave at 600W for 3 minutes (until it somewhat expands). Once the mochi is soft, add sugar, wet a rolling pin, and use it to pound the mochi in the bowl (in a motion as if folding the mochi at the bottom to the top)..

3. Continue this until it comes together in a ball..

4. Coat your hands lightly in katakuriko. Divide the mochi into 6 portions and roll into balls. Take one ball and flatten, then wrap around one portion of adzuki. (The one in the picture is a bit too thick.) Completely cover the bean paste and tightly squeeze the mochi so that it doesnt fall apart..

5. Serve before they harden. They should be fine up to about an hour. Of course, if they get too hard to eat, you can try baking them..

On the other day, I made 'Matcha & Azuki Roll Cake' and there was some leftover Azuki paste.

Daifuku (大福) is a Japanese sweet consisting of mochi wrapped around a red bean paste filling.

These delicious little dessert dumplings are made of a few simple ingredients, and make a delightful addition to any party or potluck (assuming you can resist devouring all of them on the spot).

Stuffed mochi is called daifuku which means something like "great luck." Daifuku mochi is usually filled with sweet red bean paste, but it can also contain, for example, strawberry or ice cream!

You can fill them with sweet black sesame paste or mango, chocolate and then roll through the sesame seeds.