Mochi ice cream
Soft, chewy rice dough wrapped around cold scoops of ice cream, a Japanese treat you can make in the microwave.
- Time1 hr 30
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £0.44 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Scoop the ice cream into 8 small balls onto a lined tray, using a small ice cream scoop. Freeze for at least 1 hour until rock hard.
60 min - 2
Whisk the rice flour, sugar and water in a large microwave safe bowl until smooth. Cover loosely and microwave for 1 minute. Stir well, then microwave for another minute and stir again.
2 min - 3
Microwave for a final 30 seconds, until the dough is thick, glossy and slightly see through. It should stretch like warm chewing gum.
0 min 30 s - 4
Dust a clean work surface thickly with the cornflour for dusting. Tip the hot dough out and dust the top too. Leave it for 5 minutes so you can handle it.
5 min - 5
Roll the dough to 5 mm thick and cut or tear it into 8 even squares. Brush off the extra cornflour.
- 6
Work fast with one square at a time. Set a frozen ice cream ball in the middle, pull the dough up around it and pinch the seams shut. Put it seam side down on a tray.
- 7
Freeze the finished mochi for at least 30 minutes. Take them out for 5 minutes before eating so the dough softens.
5 min
Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.
