Mochi/Strawberry Daifuku Recipe/Tutorial of Awesome
Jul 27, 2009 by Violet
I hope you’re all ready for a no fuss mochi recipe!
Ok first off let me say that there are a bajillion photos ahead so if you’re on dial up this may not be the post for you… Now without further ado let me present….
Today on the Cooking with Violet and Susie show we will be preparing Mochi which will then be made into Strawberry Daifuku (also known as the yummiest thing on earth). 
Here is what you will need: -1 microwave safe bowl -1/2 cup of white sugar -1 cup Mochiko (glutinous rice flour) plus extra for dusting (please note that one cup=250ml) -2/3 cup of water -1 punnet of strawberries (or your filling of choice) -1 chopping board -1 very sharp knife -1 spoon -Optional: anko to cover the strawberries in. Not used in this recipe but a delicious variation.
Please make sure to buy GLUTINOUS rice flour, it is not the same thing as rice flour. Don’t even bother to try to substitute plain rice flour or you’ll end up with a disgusting floury mess. Also useful to have is a gullible friend who you can trick into doing most of the work. I call mine Susie. 
Another key ingredient is a boyfriend with a camera so you don’t get flour all over your nice camera. Silly photos optional. 
First get all of your ingredients together and wash the strawberries. 
Get your friend to take care of the boring task of cutting the tops off the strawberries. 
If you have small strawberries you should use one per Daifuku, if your strawberries are larger cut them in half. This recipe will make around 10-14 Daifuku. 
Measure out 1 cup of mochiko (glutinous rice flour) and dump it in the microwave safe bowl. 
Also add 1/2 a cup of sugar to the bowl. 
While you do something more fun (like getting 2/3rds of a cup of water) make your human slave… I mean good friend… mix the flour and sugar together very well. 
Now add a little bit of water and mix it around with a spoon. Don’t add all the water yet. 
It should look like this: 
I’m sure your arm will be tired from all that manual labour so get your friend to add the rest of the water and mix it up into a runny kind of paste. Kind of the consistancy of honey. /> 
If she doesn’t do it fast enough make sure to beat her into submission with whatever kitchen appliance is handy… 
When there are no lumps pop the mixture into the microwave for 2 minutes. Times will vary depending on your microwave, mine is 1200watts. 
You should also leave it to cool for a minute or so or else you might burn yourself. This is a good time for your boyfriend to think of more artistic or flattering ways to photograph you. 
Dancing is also a good way to pass the time.
When you finally get back to your dough you may be slightly confused because it looks so gross and weird. Don’t panic. 
Spread some mochiko on the cutting board. 
Now mix up the dough with your spoon into a giant sticky ball. I can’t think of any way to describe it other than big sticky mess. Be very careful because it will be hot, the mochi retains heat very well. 
Roll the dough out onto the cutting board. 
Use the spoon to roll it around until the whole thing is coated in flour. The flour will help it be cool enough to touch, don’t be fooled though the inside is still hot and will burn you. 
Cut a corner of the mochi (dough) off, it should be just enough to cover your strawberry. 
Pull it out so it’s kind of a flat triangle. 
Take a strawberry and stick it in the middle, the following few pictures show me covering it and making it into a ball. 
Taadaa strawberry daifuku! Make sure not to let Susie have any yet, she has to make her own! 
This section is titled “HOW NOT TO MAKE DAIFUKU”… or what James and Susie did. DON’T- Get the knife stuck in the mochi… 
DON’T- Get your fingers stuck to the mochi… 
OCCASSIONALLY- Laugh at your friend for getting her fingers stuck to the mochi… 
Especially as she desperately wipes her hands on the cutting board to try and get it off… 
DON’T- Try to colour the mochi with food dye after it’s been cooked in the microwave, this should only be done while it’s still a liquid! 
ESPECIALLY don’t just pour food dye over the top of it… this is asking for trouble.
DO- enjoy having to clean up the food colouring you spilled everywhere. 
Totally worth it right? 
Now you should make many more! Use up the rest of the mochi! 
Taadaa! 
Again, take as much time to cam whore as possible, cooking is an achievement and d eserves to be recorded! 
Also make sure to send any beggers away empty handed. I mean you did all the work right? Why should they get any? 
See we’re still friends, promise! 
Not eat your delicious creation! Enjoy how warm the sugary outside is against the tart cold strawberry. Have a good Iron Chef style judging moment, you could even write a haiku if the mood takes you. 
Just try not to choke… 
I hope you enjoyed our tutorial! It was all very tongue in cheek in case my sarcasm didn’t quite translate over the internet… You should all make you own, I want to see your results! Hope you enjoyed the mochi recipe!
OMG, that looks so lovely, I'll try that recipe!!
Blobs!
I've never heard of mochi being made from flour, always did it with cooked rice, how easy is that! I want to try this with anko, mmm. Now that thought got me craving a good an pan, aaaah!
Your animated gif is hilarious! You guys look so cute and had lots of fun.
Those look adorable and yummy!
I had such s craving for these all last week. I ended going to the shop that originally invented these (in a place called Akebonobashi in Tokyo). I ate 2 and then smiled for the rest of the day!
When you come to Tokyo you should go to that shop!!
yummmmmmmmmmmm
Wonderful! I've only ever had mochi ice cream, so this should be fun to try.
Looks like you all had a great time! I love cooking :)
Sahakiel- Awesome! I hope you like it ^_^
Saffie- Blobs indeed :P
Kae- I look for aaaages for a steamed rice recipe for this but nothing I found was exactly like I remembered. I thought that was the only way to do it to but hurray for a trusty microwave to the rescue! Lazy people like me can now make mochi in 10 min! Oh and the anko tastes AWESOME with this recipe. Make sure you post your results! Gif for the win XD
Clockwork- Thanks, oh they were to die for!
KatieB- Yes I'll have to drop by that place next time I manage to get to Tokyo (hopefully soon). Mmmm so yummy.
Nails-In-Aus- Oh yeah.
Stargirl- Mochi icecream is so yummy! I wish they were more flavors available here, I'm not a fan of coffee and that seems to be the only thing I can find!
Brooke- I had great time :D Hope you're doing well!
i feel just a little bit used…but a free sushi lunch made up for it :P and im quite sure they can easily see how retarded i am withOUT the big blue arrow. I think i'm going to make them again on Friday wheeeeeee! that dancing gif turned out really well, i actually look like i can dance. a little. can't wait to see you againnnnn xxxxxxxxxx
Uncaring Kitty- Hahaha well as long as sushi makes up for it :P Mmmm I'm making them again tomorrow night for James' family wish me luck! Dancing gif ftw! I thought of the next thing we could make but I totally forgot what was… damn it I suck!
Hello ヴァイオレットひめ!!
Wow!! Those daifuku look so perfect!! I haven't had a daifuku for years(^-^; I have to try your recipe now!!
I Love your baby blue fur wrap!! Its sooo cute on you(^0^)/
Thank you for sharing!! みにぃxoxoxo
Anything with strawberries is absolutely delicious. Mochi and strawberries sounds divine. The dancing .gif is hilarious. Hope to see moving cooking tutorials.
Morning みにいひめ!
Thank you so much for commenting ^-^ Oh I am obsessed with daifuku at the moment, they are sooo yummy! I am going to make them for James' family tonight so I am a little nervous! They usually only eat American food so I hope they like it!
Lady Kristen- Oh I looove strawberries and they're getting much less expensive now. Heehee glad you enjoyed the gif! I'm thinking about starting to make some videos but I don't know if I could stand hearing my accent *_*
I will try to do it!!!! I love daifukus! *_*
Thanks for this funny tutorial!
good job!!
I will try to do daifuku at home as well! It seams funny xP
Criztinita- Thanks for reading!
Reika- Thanks, hope you enjoy!
Looks very tasty!! I am expecting some rice flour every day now I’ll receive through a swap, I am sooo going to make these !!
(although I think I’ll replace the strawberries with chocolate or apple ’cause winter is no tie for strawberries)
Oh these would be great with apple! I’ve seen them with peanut butter too but I don’t like those ones. Good luck making them!
I loved them! But my mother kept yelling at me that I’d get sick off of “raw dough” How silly is that? Mine looked like little overweight ghosts! :D
XD Raw dough! That’s hilarious! I can totally picture little overweight ghosts, I like to draw little faces on mine sometimes :D
Hello dear Violet,
First: i totally adore your blog its so kawaii!
Second: i love your gyaru look, its so professional, because many people try this look and it ends up in a mess^^
and third: a little question of myself: you add all the ingriedients toghether and then if you do it in the microwave the dough is no longer raw?? i dont understand that (>////w<)
Greetz, Marina
Hi Marina! Thanks so much for commenting ^_^ I’m so glad you’re enjoying my blog and thank you for the lvoely compliment! Yes you add the ingredients together and stir it all together, then putting the dough in the microwave actually cooks it and makes it much harder. It turns the liquid into dough if you get what I mean? I hope that helps and do let me know if you have any more questions or suggestions! Thanks for reading <3
I’m making these at the moment! ^^ I didn’t use the whole 2/3 cup of water ’cause it was like honey consistency already, hope that won’t mess it up. I wonder, how long do these last? (’cause I’m at my dorm and I want to take some home for my family)
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They are best if you eat them straight away, I like them warm. That said I think you could keep them for a few days :D I hope they taste yummy!
I want to make these but can you use other fruits besides strawberries?
Like mango, lychee and etc..
Thank you very much
You probably could but because the fruits you mentioned are quite slippery it might be hard to wrap the mochi around it :)
I know this post is kind of old but i used you recipe to make ichigo daifuku just yesterday and i would like to thank you for this adorable yet extremly useful tutorial. to be honest it did take me some time to find out what size a “cup” for baking is (i’m from germany. we just weigh everything for baking ^^), but after finding out it has the exact volume of 250 ml i was ready to go.
so thank you very much, those things turned out great and they were sooooo yummy!
Hi! just a quick tip, I’m from Belgium and it also took me quite some time to find out what a ‘cup’ size is but you can also just take a cup out of your cabinet and use that. It doesn’t matter if that one is 250 ml or not, it’s just the ratio of 1/3,2/3 and 3/3 that matters ;)
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You are completely correct Rie! Sorry for the confusion over the measurements!
Oh I didn’t know other countries didn’t have the “cup” measurement! I’ll have to update the post! Thanks so much for letting me know and I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe :D
hahaha I have two baskets of strawberries, now I know what to do with them! Love your blog <3
Yay! I wish I had some to make now too *hungry*