While also eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time.
Yield: about 2 dozen mochi
Filling
Mochi
Filling
Mochi
Sweet Red Bean Paste Mochi
Chill the red bean paste, then place a small ball of bean paste in the center.
Strawberry Mochi
Coat strawberries in koshi-an (sweet bean paste), then wrap in mochi dough.
Add red food coloring to the boiling water if desired to turn the dough pink, green to turn dough green, blue to turn dough blue, etc..
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mochi
Substitute chocolate sauce for the honey in the filling, or wrap a chocolate Kiss in the filling.
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