Apple Butter Mochi

Chewy mochi with a cinnamon apple butter filling.

Generously spread cornstarch and roll out the mochi dough.

Cut out dough circles and place a dollop of apple butter on each one.

Roll the mochi into a ball.

Ingredients

Apple Butter

• 5 apples, peeled and diced

• 100g water

• 50g sugar

• 2 tbsp lemon juice

• 50g brown sugar, to taste

• 1 tsp cinnamon

Mochi

• 120g glutinous rice flour

• 50g sugar

• 200g water

• Cornstarch, for dusting

Instructions

Apple Butter

1. Combine the apples, water, and sugar in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

2. Transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor and process until smooth.

3. Return the blended mixture to the saucepan. Add in the lemon juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

4. Simmer over low heat until the apple butter thickens to a spreadable consistency, about 1.5-2 hours.

Mochi

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30 seconds increments, mixing in-between, until the dough turns shiny. This should take about 2-3 minutes.

2. Generously dust a surface with cornstarch. Roll the dough into a flat rectangle. The dough will be extremely sticky but continue to dust generously with cornstarch.

3. Cut out circles of dough. On each circle, place a dollop of apple butter. Using cornstarch-dusted hands, pinch up the sides to seal the mochi.

4. Gently reshape the mochi into circular shapes and serve.