For Thanksgiving, I'm in charge of desserts. It's a challenge to find desserts enjoyable to all so I usually do quite a few desserts. For a number of years, I struggled to find desserts enjoyable for my parents, aunts and uncles. They often complain that normal desserts are too sweet. A lot of them also don't like the taste of cinnamon. A lot of traditional Thanksgiving desserts are sweet and have cinnamon.
Two years ago, I went to a Thanksgiving potluck, and this girl I knew brought pumpkin mochi. As soon as I tasted it, I knew I had a perfect dessert for all the adults that wanted something less sweet, without cinnamon. And the best part is that it is the perfect blend of my chinese culture with the Thanksgiving holiday, which is very much how we celebrate Thanksgiving.
The recipe is so simple too! I've made several different other types of mochi such as blueberry mochi, strawberry mochi and cherry mochi. The pumpkin one is a bit different. It uses condensed milk instead of evaporated milk. The pumpkin mochi tastes like mochi with pumpkin flavor. If you prefer something with a pumpkin spice taste, I've seen variations of this recipe with pumpkin spices or nutmeg added to produce a more spice taste.
Ingredients
29 oz can Pumpkin puree
14 oz can Sweetened condensed milk
1 Cup of butter melted
4 Eggs, beaten
2 tsp Vanilla
1 lb box Mochiko-sweet rice flour
2 Cups Sugar
2 tsp Baking powder
Directions
1. In a medium bowl mix mochiko flour, baking powder.
2. In a large bowl mix all the other ingredients. Then add the dry ingredients.
3. Pour into a greased 13 by 9 inch baking dish.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Allow the cake to cool completely for a few hours before cutting and serving.
