How to Eat Mochi Ice Cream

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Mochi ice cream is a tasty Japanese-style dessert consisting of a ball of flavored ice cream wrapped inside a sweet, chewy dough made out of rice flour. You can buy mochi ice cream at many grocery stores or even make it yourself . Once you have some mochi ice cream, you can eat it on its own or enjoy it in a variety of different ways.

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Enjoying Mochi Ice Cream on Its Own

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  1. There are many different flavors of mochi ice cream to choose from. The big brands available in stores offer traditional Japanese-inspired flavors like green tea and sweet mango, as well as other more traditional ice cream flavors like double chocolate and cookies and cream. [1]
    • In the United States, you can find mochi ice cream at big supermarkets like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.
    • If you want to make mochi ice cream, it’s recommended to just use store-bought ice cream. That way, you can use any flavor of ice cream you want and all you have to do is make the mochi !

    Tip : Try to get a few different flavors so you can try a variety and even mix and match multiple flavors at once!

  2. Take the mochi ice cream out of the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for 2-5 minutes. This will let the mochi dough on the outside soften back to its regular state and the ice cream on the inside will start to melt so it’s easier to cut or bite through. [2]
    • Only take out as many mochi ice cream balls as you plan on eating or serving.
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  3. Pick up a mochi ice cream ball between your fingers and eat it in several bites. The size and shape of mochi ice cream balls make it easy to hold and snack on. [3]
    • Mochi dough is very sticky, so avoid eating a whole mochi ice cream ball in 1 bite. It can be hard to chew and dangerous.
  4. Cut each little ball in half with a sharp knife on a cutting board. Arrange the pieces nicely on a serving tray and share the mochi ice cream with company. [4]
    • Arrange a few different flavors on a tray for a fun, colorful spread. You can even pick up 2 halves and stick them together to create unique flavor combinations!
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Creating Desserts with Mochi Ice Cream

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  1. A traditional affogato is an Italian-style espresso drink consisting of a hot shot of espresso poured over a scoop of vanilla gelato in a cup. Put 1-2 balls of vanilla mochi ice cream in a cup instead of gelato, then pour a hot espresso shot over them and eat it with a spoon right away.
    • Feel free to experiment with flavors other than vanilla in this recipe. For example, you could try cookies and cream for a richer flavor.
  2. with 1-2 balls of mochi ice cream. Chill a large glass, such as a pint glass, in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Fill it with a good-quality root beer about 3/4 of the way to the top, then drop 1-2 balls of vanilla mochi ice cream in the glass. Use a spoon to eat the mochi balls and alternate between drinking the root beer and eating the ice cream.
    • You can cut the mochi balls in half first if you want the ice cream to start mixing with the root beer right away.

    Tip : Although root beer is the classic soda used for ice cream floats and is traditionally paired with vanilla ice cream, you could experiment with any type of soda and flavor of mochi that you want to.

  3. Place 1-2 mochi ice cream balls between 2 cookies, depending on how big the cookies are. Hold the cookies in your hands like a sandwich and bite into your creation. [5]
    • Experiment with different flavors of ice cream and cookies to find the best combination. For example, you could do chocolate chip cookies with chocolate mochi ice cream or red velvet cookies with strawberry mochi ice cream. The possibilities are endless!
  4. Blend mochi ice cream to make a milkshake with a unique consistency. Start with enough milk to fill a glass about half way. Pour the milk into a blender, drop in 2-3 mochi ice cream balls of any flavor you like, and blend the mixture together until it is an even consistency. Pour it into a glass and enjoy! [6]
    • The rice dough gives this milkshake a unique texture. You can adjust the ratio of milk to mochi ice cream to find a consistency and flavor your like.
  5. Stick mochi ice cream balls on a skewer with fresh fruits like strawberries, cut mango or pineapple, blackberries, or anything else you like. Get creative and try to match the flavors and colors of the ice cream with those of the fruits to create beautiful and delicious dessert shish kabobs. Serve your skewers on a large tray to enjoy with company.
    • For example, you could create a tropical-flavored dessert kabob by using sweet mango mochi ice cream, cut mangos, and other tropical fruits like kiwi or pineapple.
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    Mochi ice cream should be slightly frozen when eaten. Although it shouldn't be completely frozen and solid, it should still be soft and cold.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.mymomochi.com/flavors/
      2. ↑ https://food52.com/recipes/61670-mochi-ice-cream
      3. ↑ https://www.mymomochi.com/blog/mochi-ice-cream/5-brilliant-ways-to-eat-mochi-ice-cream/
      4. ↑ https://www.mymomochi.com/blog/mochi-ice-cream/5-brilliant-ways-to-eat-mochi-ice-cream/
      5. ↑ https://www.mymomochi.com/blog/mochi-ice-cream/5-brilliant-ways-to-eat-mochi-ice-cream/
      6. ↑ https://www.mymomochi.com/blog/mochi-ice-cream/5-brilliant-ways-to-eat-mochi-ice-cream/

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