The Sweet and Chewy Delight of Green Tea Mochi

Green Tea Mochi

Green Tea Mochi

Nio Teas

Servings

15

Cook Time

30 minutes

Calories

40

Cuisine

Japanese

Category

Desserts

Green tea mochi is the perfect treat for combining the chewy texture of mochi with the exotic flavors of green tea. In this green tea mochi recipe, we will show you how to make a delicious green tea flavored treat. We'll also show you how to make the ultimate mochi green tea pairing. Let's get started!

Ingredients

  • 2 Teaspoons Latte Matcha Powder

  • 1 cup glutinous rice flour

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 2/3 cup water

  • Potato starch (for dusting)

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  • 1/2 cup sweetened red bean paste (anko)

  • 1-2 teaspoons matcha green tea powder

Directions

  1. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine glutinous rice flour, sugar, and 1-2 teaspoons of matcha green tea powder.

  2. Mix in the water until you have a smooth, uniform mixture.

  3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, leaving a small vent for steam to escape. Microwave the mixture on high for 1-2 minutes, or until it becomes translucent and gooey.

  4. Stir the matcha mochi mixture until smooth and turn it out onto a surface dusted with potato starch to prevent sticking.

  5. Knead the matcha mochi until it becomes soft, smooth, and pliable, generously dusting your hands and the surface with potato starch to prevent sticking.

  6. Roll the matcha mochi into a long rope, about 1 inch in diameter.

  7. Cut the matcha mochi rope into small pieces, approximately 1-1.5 inches in length. Dust the pieces with potato starch to prevent sticking.

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  1. Take one matcha mochi piece and flatten it in your hand.

  2. Place a small amount (about 1 teaspoon) of sweetened red bean paste or green tea filling for mochi, mixed with 1-2 teaspoons of matcha green tea powder.

  3. Carefully fold the matcha mochi over the Green tea filling for mochi, sealing it well to form a small, filled matcha mochi ball.

  4. Repeat the process until each green tea mochi is filled with green tea filling for mochi

Perfect Mochi Green Tea Pairing

If you're looking for the best green tea mochi pairing, you have come to the right place! To make the pairing mochi green tea pairing, we recommend using these 3 teas.

If you liked this recipe, make sure to checkout the frozen version of this recipe 👉 Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream

Matcha

 

Ceremonial matcha is the perfect Japanese green tea for food pairings.

This is the tea used in the Japanese tea ceremony, and it is traditionally paired with a sweet or "wagashi".

 

If you want to conduct your own Japanese tea ceremony at home, you will want to find the perfect sweet to serve alongside your bowl of matcha and this green tea mochi is perfect!

 

Sencha

 

Sencha tea is the most popular type of green tea in Japan, and it has a unique flavor that makes it perfect for food pairings like this. The flavor of sencha is sweet, vegetal, fresh and slightly bitter.

 

Instead of adding sugar to it to smooth out the bitterness, it's better to eat a sweet alongside of the tea, which is why the mochi green tea makes the perfect pair.

 

Genmaicha

 

Genmaicha is a delicious green tea that is made by combining tea leaves with toasted rice.

The toasted rice imparts a warm nutty flavor onto the tea which makes it perfect to pair with sweets like the green tea mochi.

 

 

Does green tea mochi have caffeine

So now that we've gone through the green tea mochi recipe, let's answer the question does green tea mochi have caffeine?

The latte grade matcha used in this recipe has 34mg of caffeine per teaspoon and there are 4 teaspoons used in this recipe. In total, there will be 8mg of caffeine per green tea mochi.

 

Calories in green tea mochi

So how many calories in green tea mochi? The calorie measurement in this recipe is for 1 serving or for one green tea mochi. As a result, you can expect to find about 40 calories in each green tea mochi.

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