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What is Mochi?
Mochi is a nutritious bake-and-serve rice snack made from whole grain brown rice. Mochi is all-natural and without additives, preservatives or colorings. It’s also wheat-free and gluten-free. Mochi can be eaten in a variety of ways. Just cut into 1-1/2″ squares and bake in a pre-heated 450° F oven for 8-10 minutes. Watch them puff up before your eyes!
When done, they’re brown and crispy on the outside with a chewy interior. Eat Mochi puffs plain, or with dips or fillings of your own choosing. Mochi can be baked, pan-fried or added to soups just before serving. Mochi also makes great waffles!
Mochi comes in eight delicious flavors: Raisin-Cinnamon, Sesame-Garlic, Super Seed, Chocolate Brownie, Cashew-Date, Original, Wheatgrass with Mugwort, and Pizza.
How is Mochi Made?
Glutinous brown rice is steamed and then mashed and extruded. Customarily, the Japanese pound the steamed rice with wooden mallets in large wooden mortars.
After the soft Mochi comes out of the machine, it is flattened and allowed to cure. Mochi gradually hardens but becomes soft and edible again when you take it home and bake it.
This Mochi sounds delicious!! Where’s it sold?
Yes it is! I found it at Whole Foods but I am sure you can try your local health food store to see… 🙂
they look good….i will check out whole foods and see if they have them 🙂 I am also hoping to find those Ezekiel wraps there too…the you were talking about last week…i checked Trader Joes for them but they didn’t carry them 🙁
I love finding new fun food to break up the monotony of competition diet 🙂 Thanks!
They are delicious, very different for sure! Be sure the the ingredients say Sweet Brown Rice. The brand: http://www.grainaissance.com/mochi.html is best…
You should be able to find the Ezekiel tortillas there too! Whole Foods has it all. Love being able to help break up the monotony of the diet (lifestyle or competition) because it can be done! 🙂
Gina, thanks for reminding me to make the rest of my mochi! Aren’t you glad I introduced you to that? It’s so fantastic! As a warning to those of you that have never had it: When you make the whole package at once, it is 8 servings so if you have some kind of INCREDIBLE self control and won’t eat all 8 servings at once, do it! But when they come out of the oven and the outside’s crispy and the inside is nice and chewy and they’re all warm, you WILL want to eat all 8 servings at once!!! 🙂 So for me I just stick to making a serving or 2 at a time. It says on the package that they last for 10 days after you’ve opened them but I’ve found that they actually last longer than that. They really, really are delicious! I made some this morning (Cashew Date and Cinnamon Raisin)! Yum! 😛
Yes, it is a great change of pace, love it! Love the crunchy outside and chewy inside!! Thanks for the warning for everyone and bringing the serving size to people’s attention! What i like to do is cut it into smaller bite size pieces and then divide the amount into 8 servings so you get a ton of little pieces in one serving and it feels like you are eating so much more than if you cut a serving into bigger squares. It is all about tricking your mind that you are eating more than you actually are 😉
I haven’t tried the Cashew Date and Cinnamon Raisin, definitely have to. Sounds delicious! Not much of a raisin fan but I am willing to try them! 🙂
Yummy…. Gosh aren’t you glad we are all strong women here, You were really having a hard time cutting into these. LOL… They look great I can’t wait to try those out!
yes, strong not only to be the women we are but to hold our own in the kitchen!! 🙂 They are delicious and can’t wait for you to try them! 🙂