Hawaiian butter mochi

This classic Hawaiian treat is so easy to make from scratch. The cake is soft, chewy, with a tropical coconut flavor.

This is a traditional Hawaiian butter mochi recipe. It is typically described as a cross between a butter cake and a Japanese mochi, with a delicate, buttery flavor and a chewy texture.

Searching for the best butter mochi recipe? We tested 9 popular recipes in search of the chewiest, most buttery mochi!

Ube mochi is tender, chewy and a delicious way to enjoy ube or purple yam. It’s very easy to make too! You only need 1 bowl and less than 10 ingredients.

Butter mochi is a classic Hawaiian treat made with coconut milk and glutinous rice flour. This is a super easy recipe and you will love it.

This Butter Mochi Recipe is a little taste of home. It's a favorite snack in Hawaii. It's soft and full of yummy butter and coconut flavors.

This local Hawaii butter mochi recipe is the classic base mochi cake perfect for first time bakers. I like to top mine with optional shredded coconut, but you can easily omit! No special equipment needed, just mix and bake.

Hawaiian butter mochi with ube halaya results in the perfect, purple, chewy, mochi snack cake. Just mix everything together and bake.

My Hawaiian Butter Mochi recipe is like a cross between a cake and Japanese mochi without the ice cream — baked to perfection!

Butter mochi is a party staple in Hawaii. Made with mochiko (Japanese sweet rice flour) and coconut milk, the dessert is beloved for its sweet, buttery taste and chewy, pleasingly dense texture. A little goes a long way, so avoid cutting the pieces too big. (You can scale down the recipe, but the measurements for the mochiko and coconut milk are really convenient for a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.) If you’d like to add another layer of coconut, sprinkling the top of the batter with shredded…