Mochi Donuts
These Vegan Mochi Donuts are chewy, sweet, and so fun to make. They easy and quick and make a perfect fried dessert. If you like mochi and donuts, then this treat is for you.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Active Time15 minutes mins
Frying Time20 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Donuts
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: brown sugar, Chocolate, donuts, Matcha, Tofu, ube
Yield: 6 Donuts
1 heavy bottomed pot
temperature guage
Donut dough
- 250 g silken tofu
- 110 g glutinous rice flour
- 110 g cake flour
- 60 g sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
Ube glaze
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp non-dairy milk
- 1/4 tsp ube extract
Matcha Pandan glaze
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp matcha powder
- 1/4 tsp pandan extract
- 2 tbsp non-dairy milk
Chocolate "nutella" glaze
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp non-dairy chocolate hazelnut spread
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 3 tbsp non-dairy milk
In one bowl, sift the glutinous rice flour, cake flour, sugar, and baking powder.
In a second bowl, press the silken through a fine-meshed sieve with a rubber spatula. Make sure to scrape the bottom to extract all the tofu.
Combine the flour mixture and the tofu together. Mix with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. It will seem quite dry at first, but keep going. You can help it along by kneading it lightly until a sticky dough forms.
Using a food scale, weigh 7 grams of dough and round into a ball. If it's too sticky , you can wet your hands lightly with water. Place on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper or baking mat.
Cut parchment paper into 4" squares. You need at least 6. Arrange eight balls into a circle and push them together to stick them together. This will make sure they don't unstick when frying.
In a sturdy pot, pour 2 inches of oil in and heat to 325°F-350°F. Any higher and the outside will burn and the inside will be raw dough. Any lower and it will be dry and crackly.
Place the donut ring, parchment paper and all in. After 3 minutes, carefully flip and remove the parchment paper. Cook for another 3 minutes until golden. Take out with a slotted spoon and lay on a paper toweled lined sheet tray to remove excess oil.
Let cool before glazing.
Glazing
With any glaze you choose, sift the powdered sugar and any other dry ingredients into a bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix throughly until homogenous.
Dip the cooled mochi donut in and let rest on a wire rack until set. Then dig in.