Chocolate-flavored mochis filled with Maltesers
A Hong Kong delicacy: a soft, glutinous rice flour pastry filled with a milk and cocoa custard, surrounding a malted chocolate ball, coated in cocoa and p…
These Malteser mochis originated in Hong Kong in 2013, and were first invented and sold by a student before becoming a popular festive dessert.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 5 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsteam
- Estimated cost$1.41 $0.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.55
- $0.02
- $0.08
- $0.30
- $0.46
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Combine the sticky rice flour and sugar in a large bowl. ≈ 4 min
- Add some of the milk and mix until you have a smooth paste. ≈ 4 min
- Add the cocoa powder, then the remaining milk, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
- Pour the batter into a large dish and bake it for 25 to 30 minutes in the oven, at medium to high heat.
- Thoroughly knead the dough until it cools down, otherwise the chocolate will melt.
- Flatten a small piece of dough into a disc, place a Malteser in the center, and fold the dough around it, joining the edges. ≈ 3 min
- Mix some cocoa powder and powdered sugar together, and roll each mochi in the mixture. ≈ 10 min
The bill
Chocolate-flavored mochis filled with Maltesers
- 75 g of glutinous rice flour$0.55
- 35 grams of sugar$0.02
- 80 ml of milk$0.08
- 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder, plus extra for coating$0.30
- powdered sugar for coating$0.46
Total$1.41
that's $0.12 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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