Easiest Way to Easy At Home Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings

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This Japanese dessert recipe is quick to make at home and perfect for celebrating the spring season or other special occasions.

Sakura mochi is a Japanese dessert that is pink, just like the sakura (cherry blossom flowers) and is made of sweet glutinous rice and filled with a sweet red bean paste.

It is wrapped in a pickled sakura leaf which is edible.

You can have Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings using 7 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings

1. You need 300 grams of Domyojiko.

2. You need 30 grams of Sugar.

3. Prepare 500 grams of Boiling water.

4. It’s 1 of Red food colouring.

5. It’s 500 grams of Koshi-an.

6. Prepare 1 of Water (to moisten your hands).

7. Prepare 1 of Sugar (for the water to moisten your hands).

Place water and cherry blossom leaves in a bowl for at least one hour prior to cooking to remove extra salt.

Place rice flour in a bowl, pour in the sugar water, and mix well.

Cover the rice mixture and let sit for one to two hours.

Let's celebrate the beautiful Sakura cherry blossom spring season in Japan right now with this pretty Japanese confectionery Sakura Mochi.

Easy Sakura-mochi for Cherry Blossom Viewings instructions

1. Soak the preserved cherry leaves in water for about 30 minutes to remove the saltiness. Pat dry..

2. Add the red food colouring to the boiling water with sugar to your liking. A paler pink tends to look more elegant..

3. Put the domyojiko in a heatproof dish and add the Step 2 water. Stir well..

4. Cover the dish with cling film and leave it to stand for about 15 minutes..

5. Microwave it for 3 minutes and take it out of the microwave. Stir the mixture to distribute the moisture evenly..

6. Microwave it for a further 3 minutes. Adjust the heating time from 1 to 4 minutes according to the amount used..

7. Leave to stand for about 15 minutes to steam in residual heat..

8. Divide the koshi-an into 20 g portions. Shape into slightly oblong balls..

9. Before you start wrapping the mochi, melt the sugar in water to make a simple syrup..

10. The simple syrup prevents the mochi surface from drying and hardening. The mochi will stay soft even the next day..

11. Divide the mochi dough into 25 to 30 g portions. Wrap the portioned anko with the mochi dough..

12. Wrap the mochi with the prepared cherry leaves!!.

13. Homemade koshi-an is better, but you can substitute with moderately sweetened store-bought quality..

14. Adjust the heating time to your microwave according to the amount of the domyojiko and water. After the first round of cooking, check the texture and adjust the time for the second heating..

This mochi is so pretty in pink matching the cherry blossom flower color and it is wrapped with a cherry blossom leaf.

Let's make two different Sakura Mochi!

Decorate the mochi with cherry blossom on top.

Sakura Mochi has a nice balance of the taste between the salty pickled leaves and sweet red bean paste.

The texture of the chewy sweet glutinous rice with sweet Anko filling is simply delectable.