How to Make Mochi Ice Cream

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Mochi ice cream is the perfect, compact dessert to grab and eat on a hot summer day. The traditional Japanese treat involves wrapping your favorite flavor of ice cream with mochi, which is a sweet rice flour dough. You do not have to go all the way to Japan to experience this glorious round dessert.

Instead, make it yourself. Grab an ice cream flavor of your choice, rice flour, and a cupcake tin to get started.

Ice cream flavor of your choice—at least 2 cups (300 g)
¾ cup (90 g) of shiratamako or glutinous rice flour
¼ cup (50 g) of superfine sugar

1 Choose an ice cream with a thick consistency to use for the mochi balls. Thick ice cream will harden nicely inside of the mochi balls and won’t melt as quickly. The flavor, brand, or type of ice cream you use is entirely up to you and your preferences. Use a single flavor of ice cream, or use a different flavor for each mochi ball.^[1]
- You will need at least 2-3 cups (300-450 g)…