🍡 Every MOCHI DESSERT I ate In Japan

glutinous rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice flour

💰Cheaper: regular rice flour

Brown rice flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sweet red bean paste

🥗Healthier: fruit puree

💰Cheaper: store-bought jam

Fruit puree offers a fresh alternative.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness.

matcha powder

🥗Healthier: green tea powder

💰Cheaper: regular tea leaves

Green tea powder is more accessible.

Mix glutinous rice flour with water to form a dough.

Shape the dough into small balls.

Prepare sweet potato paste and purple sweet potato paste.

Skewer the rice balls onto bamboo sticks, alternating with sweet potato paste and purple sweet potato paste.

Grill the skewered dango until slightly charred.

Serve the dango with a drizzle of red bean paste.

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