Japanese Mochi Pancakes. Soft, chewy, dairy-free and delicious! Unlike your average pancake where they are chewy. Perfect for breakfast or brunch.
These little pancakes are so good and have such a great and unique texture! If you've tried a mochi before, you'd know exactly what I'm referring to and if you haven't, then what are you waiting for?!
This japanese mochi pancake recipe is so easy to make and take less than 10 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook. Mochi pancakes serve well with some fresh fruit and maple syrup.
I also share other Mochi like recipes below so don’t forget to check them out!
Other Recipes You May Like!
Japanese Mochi Ice Cream
Mochi Donuts
Glutinous Rice Ball Dessert Soup
For this recipe
You'll need the following ingredients for this mochi pancakes recipe:
1 free-range egg
3⁄4 cup dairy-free milk
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoon melted coconut oil
½ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup glutinous rice flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Coconut oil for greasing the pan.
This serves 5 mini pancakes.
How to make Mochi pancakes
- In a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Then add in wet ingredients and mix.
- In a small greased pan set over medium heat, add ⅓ cup of batter. Cook on one side for 4 minutes until golden brown. Flip and cook on the other side for 2 minutes.
- Serve with maple syrup and fresh fruit.
Can I just use normal rice flour instead of glutinous rice flour?
No, you'll need glutinous rice flour to achieve that chewy texture.
Where can I buy glutinous rice flour?
You can you buy it most Asian grocers in the flour aisle.
Can I make this vegan?
You can try using flax egg. I haven't personally tried but I can't see it altering the texture of the pancake too much. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you!
Are mochi pancakes gluten free?
If you make them with rice flour and only rice flour, then yes they are gluten free but my version contains all purpose flour as well to make them fluffier so this version is not gluten-free.
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Japanese Mochi Pancakes recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Christie
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Easy Japanese Mochi Pancakes
Ingredients
- Coconut oil for greasing the pan
Dry:
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup glutinous rice flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet:
- 1 egg
- 3⁄4 cup oat milk or milk of choice
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Then add in wet ingredients and mix.
- In a small greased pan set over medium heat, add ⅓ cup of batter. Cook on one side for 4 minutes until golden brown. Flip and cook on the other side for 2 minutes.
- Serve with maple syrup and fresh fruit.
Never Ending Journeys
What a terrific recipe... I love eating pancakes for any meal, haha. Thanks for sharing this delicious mochi pancake recipe!
Tasia ~ two sugar bugs
This sounds like such a fun spin on pancakes! Love that top down capture too!
May
These were amazing and the texture was chewy and fluffy at the same time. Lovely and will be making again.
Linda
This was so good, easy and I really liked the chewy texture. Will be making this again.
Jess
I just made these and my husband said these are 10/10 (actually 11/10!) so definitely a keeper recipe to use again! I never make pancakes from scratch or bake, so I appreciated how easy this recipe was to make. The pancakes were super fluffy and slightly chewy, and I loved that the maple syrup and coconut oil in the batter added all the flavor I needed so I skipped the normal butter and syrup topping. Thank you!!
christieathome
Thank you so much for making my recipe Jess! I am so glad you enjoyed them with your husband and what a kind review! I truly appreciate it. Happy Holidays!
Jennifer
Hi I was wondering if I could use milk with dairy instead of dairy free in the recipe?
christieathome
Hi Jennifer! Great question! Yes you can definitely use normal milk for this recipe.
Ruth
I just got back from Hawaii, where I had Mochi Pancakes for the first time, and was looking for a recipe to make it at home.
These were VERY good!
I did use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour instead of All-Purpose Flour.
christieathome
So happy to hear you enjoyed my recipe Ruth! Thanks for making my recipe and sharing your substitutes with me 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Ivonne Yuarta
Hi Christie, thank you for sharing your recipe. I love it!! Apparently I don't have baking powder at home, so I substitute it with lemon juice and baking soda. I love the chewiness and its so good!!!
christieathome
Thank you so much Ivonne for making my recipe! I am so glad to hear you enjoyed it and loved reading what you substituted with! Happy Holidays!
Melissa
Any thoughts about the amount when adding another flavor, such as black sesame powder or matcha green tea powder?
christieathome
I haven’t personally tried myself but I would try adding 2 tsp (matcha as it’s more strong) or 3-4 tsp (black sesame powder). Let me know how it goes!
Lan
Excellent recipe. I added 4 Tbsp of ube powder to make ube mochi pancakes and my daughter said those were the best in the world. Thanks for sharing this yummy and simple recipe!
christieathome
Thank you so much for these kind words and for making my recipe, Lan! I'm so glad you and your daughter enjoyed it 🙂 Have a lovely day!
Joyce
Made these last week and my kids (and hubby) loved them! I am making it again this morning but I want to make a bigger batch. But I just realize there may be a glitch in the recipe. Is there a reason that the amount of milk/milk alternative is always 0.75 cup whether you are making 1X, 2X or 3X the recipe? I made 2X last time and used 0.75 cup of milk and it still worked fine. I want to make 3x the recipe today but it still calls for the same amount of milk (3/4 = 6/8 = 9/12).
christieathome
Thanks so much for making them Joyce! I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Sorry to hear you're experiencing issues with the multiplying factor. Unfortunately, it's due to the Recipe Card App Developer so I will bring this to their attention. But for 3 x .75 cup it will be 2.25 cups. For the other measurements, I find using Google to do the multiplication to be quite helpful.
Joyce
Thank you for replying! I was going to go with 2.25 cups but my first time making it and I used 3/4 cup for 2X the batter seemed to sort of worked, I was hesitant to use 2.25 cups for 3X. The kids have been begging me to make the mochi pancakes all weekend so I will be making it again and this time using the correct amount of milk. I am excited to see what the mochi pancakes really taste like and the texture!
Sarah
March 29, 2023.
Loved the pancakes. I ordered the rice flour from Amazon. Will definitely make them again.
christieathome
So happy you enjoyed them and thank you so much for making them! Glad Amazon was able to come through with the rice flour.
Evc
I don’t have coconut oil what can I substitute it with and what are the measurements?
christieathome
Substitute with any neutral oil like vegetable oil, canola oil, avocado oil. Measurements are found at the base of the post, click here or "JUMP TO RECIPE" at the top of the post
Jamila
Lovely little pancakes, will try them again. I followed the recipe exactly, oh wait! No I used a tbsp of sugar as I had no maple syrup. Then I served with honey and sliced mango.
christieathome
Thanks so much for making my recipe, Jamila! Happy it worked out well with the substitute with honey and sliced mango! Yum!