MOCHI DONUTS


177 responses to “MOCHI DONUTS”

  1. You can roll the holes into balls, then slightly wet them and form them into a ring shape, allowing them to touch. Rest for about 5-10 minutes and they should stick together. Fry as normal. // Pro-tip: cut out individual squares of parchment to form and rest the rings on. Then you can just pick up the corners of the parchment and drop the doughnut along with the parchment square into the fry oil. Gently lift off the parchment after about 30 seconds with tongs.

  2. I absolutely love homemade donuts and will try this recipe. I can imagine how incredibly scrumptious a Mochi donut must be, just by the pictures!

  3. Thanks Mandy for the exquisite instructions. I think I can actually make these. Love the comments. ha ha ha ;-)

  4. I second Cynthia and Frances.

    Also I love pon-de-rings from Mr. Donut! I don’t think I ever really loved or appreciated any kind of donuts at all until I first tried one, and now I would still turn down many many regular donuts for one mochi-mochi one… they are my WEAKNESS.

    Thank you for ruining my day and/or making my weekend with these photos.

  5. PFFFTTP well I was losing a little weight this month. Until now! I JUST WANNA DIE HAPPY MANDY. With donuts. So many mochi donuts :)

  6. mindy to mandy, mindy to mandy: your one big problem, as a writer, is that you are TOO DAMNED FUNNY!! Can’t you have ANY sympathy for My Love, who is TRYing to read (not easy) his Murakami book ,while I keep saying, “Wait, Wait! I’m sorry but you have to hear this part…”

  7. p.s. there is a new gun in town (Boston) called Paris Baguette. They do alot of interesting rice flour/wheat flour (combo and solo) items, including a pancake with filling. One of the things they do with coffee, which never would have occurred to me (because i am a fan of coffee fillings and glazes, as in their coffee cronuts filled with coffee pastry cream and drizzled w/ coffee glaze)is to add (instant powdered?) coffee to their doughs, as in Coffee Danish. THAT’s what i’d do with your mochi donuts!

    kisses to the pups,
    mindy

  8. Okay. I need this NOW.
    You know, seeing the Devil’s Ice cream post right next to this makes me wonder: how crazy would it be to serve them together as a dessert? I don’t know, but I would totally do it.

    Grocery shopping tomorrow evening.

    xx.

  9. I’m going to have to make this soon!
    I don’t have a microwave though… I’m thinking i should steam o(vs bake) the starter, yes? About how long?

  10. Ok I don’t know exactly which day you changed your header but I just saw it now and cracked up, it suits your blog fantastically! I think we should all enjoy strappy summer dresses AND donuts (and mochi donuts too)!

  11. Oh no you didn’t…genius simple recipe!

    I’ve only recently discovered your blog and so far I’ve loved every single post. Great contents with even better pictures. I have always wondered though: did you take the pictures while you were cooking/baking or did you have someone photograph for you?

    In any case, keep up the good work!

    • TINA: Thank you! I take the pictures during cooking, 99% by myself, and 1% of the time my husband would help if I really need my hands to hold something :) But I do wish that there are ppl taking photographs for me though… haha

  12. OMG. These look amazing. Mochi is one of my favorite foods and being gluten-free one of the things I’ve missed most is donuts. I will need to make these. Soon.

  13. The puddle of drool on my desk is the reason why I should not look up dinner recipes (and promptly get sidetracked) while at work. I can’t wait to make these with my friends at school! And the donuts are gluten-free?! One of us has celiac, and we feel bad for always having to tell him, “Sorry, you can’t eat this dessert this time…”

    My mind’s racing ahead to the next times I’m going to make these, so do you have any ideas for flavoring or topping them?

  14. Your story about being a side – sleeper and discovering an extra ‘pooch’ in the bed (so to speak) – had me rolling! I too have experienced the same realization (must be the hazards of being a food blogger). Amyway, I love mochi and mochi doughnuts sound incredible – pure genius! I’ll definitely have to make these! And then curse your brilliance later when I go to bed :)

  15. I have just seriously stumbled across this page and I am in Heaven…..
    You have woken my inner inspiration which has been sleeping for some time.
    I am very excited.
    Thank you

  16. This was an epic fail. First, I don’t have a microwave so I steamed the starter for 5 minutes as was noted in the comments. The starter was very gummy and did not incorporate into the rest of the ingredients. I tried to fry the batter anyway after incorporating more flour and the result was a gummy, chewy mess. Terrible, terrible recipe – no where near the fluffy perfectness depicted in the photo.

    • Lorain, I’m really sorry to hear that it didn’t work out for you :( I’m not sure what went wrong there. It sounds like your starter dough is too dry and therefore doesn’t incorporate into the dough. Your donut didn’t sound right, but again, the mochi texture isn’t supposed to be fluffy, but more soft and chewy.

  17. These were sensational! I just made these right now and I am in cloud 9! My boyfriend was impressed by the soft and chewiness and are so better than yeast-raised donuts and I love yeast raised donuts; I just can’t tolerate them anymore. I’m so glad that I’ve found a solution to my donut cravings! I will keep making them. I also made them with coconut milk instead of whole milk because I’m allergic to dairy aside from wheat and to avoid sugar I replaced it with erythritol (2tbs) and brown rice syrup (1tbs) and they came out perfect! I also added more coconut milk to the starter (5tbs total).Thank you for sharing this recipe and all the eye candy pictures of the step-by-step process.

  18. I made these they look yummy. But the tough chewiness turns me off. Did I do something wrong? May by I’m used to regular dough.

    • Raven, these donuts should be on a chewy side, but not tough. Perhaps your dough turned out on the dry side? Maybe adding 1 or 2 tbsp more milk will help. And these donuts definitely don’t do well on the second day, so try to finish then fresh on the first day. Hope this helps.

  19. I tasted these mochi donuts the first time in Dunkin’ Donuts back in my country, and I’ve been trying to find a recipe for it since. Thank God I found your site!!! I’ve made them today, and glazed them with a honey lemon glaze. My housemates absolutely loved them! And I loved them too. Only thing is I was having some problems with my stove so I ended up burned some and had to throw them in the trash, so I didn’t have a lot of donuts though :( but still, they taste divine and I’m sure with a bit of practice I’ll nail them soon.

    I don’t know if it’s just me but I found that these donuts taste better cooled down. I tried one when they were fresh out of the pan and they had a very chewy uncooked-like consistency. But after I let them cool down and glaze they’re awesome :D

    • Thanh, glad you enjoyed them! I believe the fresh donuts may be just slightly under-cooked, then as they sit, the residual heat finished the job. If you find that they burn too quickly before the inside cooks, try making the dough thinner and see if that helps :)

  20. I followed your recipe to the T. And they came out absolutely fabulous. They were gone very quickly. Thank you so much for this awesome recipe. I’m already getting asked to make them again. Cheers!

  21. I’m in love with the simplicity and deliciousness of this recipe. I saw the picture on foodgawker and just had to click on it. My parents and I love the chewy texture inside and little crispy crust outside. It’s not overly sweet like Dunkin’ Donuts glazed which is great.

  22. Followed all your instructions, and everything worked out perfectly! I ate the doughnuts while they were still warm, and they were fabulous. Thank you!

  23. WOW! I’ve been wanting to make mochi pancakes but could not find kiri mochi. I had NO idea kiri mochi could be made.

    I LOVE everything mochi.

    I will definitely try the donuts and now plan to make pancakes. THANK YOU, thank you, thank you!

  24. I just tried making this recipe twice in a row and the starter dough did not blend in with the final dough. I microwaved the first batch of starter dough for 50 seconds and it come out to stiff. The 2nd starter dough I only microwaved at 30 seconds and I thought it was ok but when I tried to blend it with the final dough it did not blend. Can you help me? I really want to make this donut. Thanks!

    • Maureen, when you said it didn’t blend, you meant the starter dough is too tough? I would try microwave it at 10 seconds interval, mixing it in between until it comes together into a soft dough (or a thick paste)(Or you can even try doing this in a small pot over low heat), then blend it with the rest. Are you using hand or mixer? It does take a while to mix the two doughs together.

  25. I will try to microwave it in 10 second intervals. I was using an electric mixer. I’ll give it another go this weekend. Crossing my fingers it works out. Thanks you!

  26. I’m wondering if tangzhong (scalded flour) would work here. In Japanese bread making, a roux is used to incorporate liquid into dough. Tangzhong is created by heating a small amount of liquid and flour in a saucepan on the stove. The mixture is continually whisked until it thickens and reaches 149 degrees F (65 celsius); its then poured into a bowl to cool. The tangzhong is added to the base dough with the yeast mixture. The ratio for the tangzhong is 1:5 (example, 25g flour, 125g water).

    The Scandinavians use this method as well.

  27. Bless you for a yummy gluten free donut and explaining the “starter” dough!!! No chemicals in your recipe like xantan gum… this is JUST what I have been looking for (and craving!)

  28. Hey, I made these today for National Donut Day cuz the peer pressure was intense! Haha. I remembered pinning this because they a) look delicious like the glazed donuts I used to love when i could eat gluten and b) simple ingredients and no yeast!

    I made my own sweet rice flour because I had sweet rice in my cupboard and figured my food processor would grind it down. Wrong! Haha. It stayed pretty gritty. I sifted and processed a bunch till I finally had enough. Mine came out a little course, but the dough tasted so yummy like Thai sweet sticky rice! They turned out awesome. My glaze kind of soaked into the donuts…I wish I could get that flaky cracked glaze! But thank you for appeasing my craving!

  29. As most of the others commenters have already said… OMG!! As a SERIOUS mochi addict & also gluten-intolerant (therefore donut deprived), I’ve been pining for something like this recipe for years. Thank you for spreading the good word! Loved the blog preamble too, totally hilarious (and alas, sadly relatable… these wee decadences are NOT going to help with taming the sundress problem but hey I don’t care, it’ll so be worth it!)

  30. Sonofabitch!!!! I should have heeded your warning…but I was intrigued by the thought of rice flour donuts. I shan’t stop dreaming of these until they are in my belly, and I am not much of a sweets or donut person. The tides may be a’changing;).

  31. I’m thinking your starter is similiar to a Japanese Water Roux (Tangzhon Roux) which actually can be made with just about any liquid. I’ve also made it with gluten free flour blends.

  32. These are the best tasting gluten free donuts! This sticky dough made very nice and crispy crust and chewy donuts. Overworking dough while forming donuts didn’t change the texture and so they easily shaped and re shaped. Thank you for the wonderful and easy recipe.

  33. So I love your site and have recently been really into donut making-yeast based up to reading this recipe and had rice flour on hand so was really excited to try this one out-I don’t have a microwave so I took some advice from previous posters and steamed the starter. The end product is delicious and chewy but did not raise up as much yours pictured-I even assumed I got the starter wrong and made the recipe again, adding a little more milk and steaming the starter a bit longer…do you have any ideas for what could be keeping mine from being as puffed up? I ask this as I’m licking glaze from my 3rd “failed attempt” donut so they are still crazy good just seeing where I’m coming up short.
    P.S. I think you’re wonderful

  34. Just made them. I am sooo happy right now and so is the 8lb baby in my tummy. Can’t wait to make things again to celebrate baby’s birth. Thanks !

  35. Bless you for a yummy gluten free donut and explaining the “starter” dough!!! No chemicals in your recipe like xantan gum… this is JUST what I have been looking for (and craving!)

  36. Hello! I followed your recipe to the T and it was great! A few questions though…

    -After everything was mixed, it was still too sticky to separate. I added some flour on my cutting board and on my hands, but it was still too sticky to the touch. Any tips?
    -After I dipped the donuts in the glaze, it wasn’t as crispy as I wanted. Did I do anything wrong?

    Again, the end result came out delicious, but I am wondering if there are any tips I should consider when I make my next batch. Thank you so much!!!

    • Jay, if you find the dough too sticky, you can add a bit more sticky rice flour to compensate, but keep in mind that this was meant to be a very sticky dough. I haven’t made this recipe in a while but I don’t think it’s supposed to be crispy on the exterior, more like a soft chewy donut :)

  37. Hi! I don’t have a microwave. How do I make the starter dough without one? Thank you and can’t wait to make this recipe.

  38. I’m so excited I stumbled upon you recipe! I’ve been wanting to recreate a mochi donut in forever! I’m super curious though, have you ever thought of making the mochi donuts using tofu in it? I’ve seen recipes that use it and wanted to see if you have ever experimented with it too!

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  40. Thank you for sharing this. Your ingredients and proportions are great. However, your explanation and instructions are quite confusing, partly because all your photos show up at the beginning or end of the page with no captions, and partly because your instructions show up as one big lump, rather than the traditional format of a recipe, delineated in bullets or numbers. However, the end product was absolutely delicious.

  41. I have tried this a few times and can’t get them to puff up with the doughy look you have in the pictures (I get some parts to puff but they are an empty air pocket and some parts stay pretty flat). They taste great but I suspect they would be even better if they look like yours – any ideas how to solve my problem or what I may be doing wrong?

  42. Well, it is my favorote food. Donut is one of cake which always presenting in a special moment in my place.

    People are truely interested in this cake, especially for kids. You have presenting excited writing about it.

    Thanks my friend ..

  43. I wonder if something went wrong with my donuts or that I’m not storing them right… I made a couple of batches, both tasted wonderful once it cooled a bit. However, I tried to store one batch on a toweled airtight container, and it ended up soggy. The other batch, I tried just leaving it on a rack uncovered but ended up hard. Have you had any of these issues before?

  44. I tried this recipe and my daughter loves it, although it didn’t go well with her little sister lol (the youngest is not a sweet tooth person)

    Here are some of the changes I made.

    I used coconut milk instead of dairy milk.
    I don’t have a microwave oven, so I cooked the starter dough on the stove = 30g sticky rice flour + 50g coconut milk. The remaining liquid would be 90g for the main dough.
    I used 1 tbsp coconut oil, instead of butter (always lessen liquid fat when substituting solid fat)
    I mixed everything using spatula and proceeded kneading with hand, shaped into small balls and fried them.
    I followed the recipe by grams, so I guess that does the trick of getting those fluffy doughnuts.
    I would try substituting eggs with flax eggs soon and making it vegan.
    Will let you know how it turns out.

    Thanks a million for the recipe! <3

    • My friend can’t have gluten, and I’m vegan, So I’m VERY excited to try your version of the recipe, and to compare it to the original!

    • Woooww..thanks for share your substitution recipe, exactly what I need. Gonna work with this soon. Thanks Mandy and Niha ^^

  45. Ok. I got the dough to work, with careful attn to the starter as you advise! But they didn’t puff. They we’re delicious though and i’m not mad at fried mochi ?

    Then I immediately tried the yeasted version from the book and it was my dreammm

    We put chocolate all over both

    ? Skinny jeans ✨

  46. Delicious and so easy! I was looking for a Japanese donut recipe that tasted like the mochi donuts I get from Japantown in San Francisco. I dipped mines in a variety of glazes – regular, chocolate and matcha. Thank you for a great recipe.

  47. Hi, an awesome recipe! Nice and chewy, I loved it. But I found my donuts shrinking after pulling them out of the oil. What can be the cause of my problem? Thanks again for sharing your recipe :D (I think I accidentally posted this question on your tadpole donut recipe too, sorry!)

  48. Hi Mandy, I made these last night. The texture is there but after frying, the donuts deflated. What would we the cause of that?

    Also, can there be a milk sub, like almond milk or oat milk?

  49. I made these and they were just yummy. I was worried if I’d be able to make them the night before and then fry it the next day. It would really be useful if I could do that. Thank you for the great recipe too.

  50. We have a mochi donut spot called MODO donuts here in O’ahu HI in Waikiki called” MODO Donuts that have a mold to shape the Donuts! A lot faster to make than rolling balls!?

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  52. It may happen if baking powder is not distributed evenly and/or powder is bit clumped up. I always sift it into the flour using fine mesh sieve and whisk it in for few seconds. I can’t think of any other reason. Another reason could be that the mother dough is not fully blended?!

  53. I use to make these and the texture is amazing however after a year of not making these I decided to start up again and for some reason the dough is always too wet. I have to add some flour to keep it from sticking everywhere like goopy everywhere, and by doing so the texture after frying them is not right its more dense and cakey. I even tried lowering the temp to cook it longer thinking the dough may be raw, but its not. Still chewy but more of a dense cakey chewy texture than sticky rice chewy texture…i did up the sugar to make the dough sweeter since i didnt want a glaze on top, and added salt and vanilla bean paste. But this shouldnt make the dough overly wet since each ingredient was only a couple of grams…im wondering whats going on…

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