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gluten free dairy free sweet kabocha soup with mochi recipe

Sweet Kabocha Soup with Mochi

This comforting sweet kabocha soup has easy homemade mochi balls, topped with crushed walnuts. It is a perfect Asian style dessert that works for any day!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Sweets
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 257 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 pound kabocha pumpkin peeled, membrane and seeds taken out, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 large fresh ginger slice
  • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup oat milk or any non-dairy milk
  • 4 tablespoons honey or more

For mochi balls:

  • 1 cup glutinous rice flour *see notes for details
  • ½ cup water more or less

Optional topping

  • crushed walnut

Instructions
 

  • Place the kabocha cubes, ginger slice and 2 cups of water in a saucepan. 
  • Cover and boil for 15 minutes or until the pumpkin becomes fork tender.
  • Add oat milk and honey into the saucepan.
  • Puree the mixture until smooth, using a hand blender or a blender.
  • For mochi balls, place the glutinous rice flour in a bowl and add ½ cup water little by little, mixing with hand at the same time. Stop adding water when the dough becomes wet enough to form a ball.
  • Roll the dough into 1 inch size balls and flatten the middle. Cook them in boiling water for 2 minutes or so until they float to the surface. Transfer the mochi into cold water so they do not get cooked further.
  • Serve the sweet kabocha soup with cooked mochi balls. Sprinkle crushed walnuts on top.

Notes

*For glutinous rice flour, look for 'Water (or wet) milled' type which gives a smoother silkier texture. Japanese shiratamako works as well. - see more on this on the blog post.
*This recipe makes 25 - 30 mochi balls.
*To store mochi: cover them with cold water and refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
*To store the soup: store in the fridge for up to 5 days in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 24mgPotassium: 449mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 9715IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 1mg

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