Peanut Butter with M&Ms Mochi

The New Year is almost here!  We're so excited for 2014 and looking forward to another year of blogging and creating new recipes.  Our last post of 2013 mixes old and new.  Mochi is a common treat during the New Year's celebration for many Japanese & Japanese-Americans.  Chef Azuki mixes sweet mochi with peanut butter and M&Ms for a new tasty delicious dessert.  Try it, you'll love it!

Peanut Butter with M&Ms Mochi

Ingredients:

1 1/2 C mochiko

1 2/3 C water

1/2 C sugar

Chunky Peanut Butter

M&Ms

Directions:

1.  Put canola oil on a paper towel and grease a bowl

2.  Mix together mochiko, water and sugar together in the greased bowl

3.  Microwave the mixture for 5 minutes

4.  Take a rounded Tablespoon of mochi while it is still hot (be careful and put a little flour on your 

      hands) and form a flat circular disk

5.  Place one M&M & 1/4 tsp peanut butter onto the mochi

6.  Bring the sides up and pinch together so M&M and peanut butter are covered by the mochi

Let it cool a bit and they're ready to eat!  Yum!

BeaNspiration:  Resolve to be happy, TODAY!