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Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Butter Mochi

Vegan Chocolate Butter Mochi on a wooden board surrounded by chocolate chunks
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Categories: vegan, gluten free, soy free, dessert, snack

Makes: 16 bars

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 c/120ml applesauce
  • 1 1/2 cups/300g granulated sugar
  • 1 2/3 cups/400g full-fat coconut milk
  • 1 tsp/5ml vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp/30g cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups/240g glutinous rice flour/sweet rice flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp/10g baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp/3g salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F/175 C. Line a 8 x 8”/20 x 20cm baking pan with parchment or grease very thoroughly.
  2. In a large bowl, combine apple sauce, sugar, coconut milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until well emulsified.
  3. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until smooth.
  4. Add in the rice flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir until smooth. You do not need to worry about over mixing unlike regular batters.
  5. Pour into prepared pan and tap the pan several times to force any air bubbles out.
  6. Bake for 40-45 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the pan before removing and cutting into 16 squares.
  7. Attempting to cut while warm will result in the bars sticking to the knife. For really clean cuts, wash the knife in warm water between slices.
  8. Best the same day but can be kept in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Notes

Coconut milk: Always use full fat coconut milk for this recipe. It will not work with low fat coconut milk or other forms of non-dairy milk. Coconut milk has a much higher fat percentage than other milks which eliminates the need for additional butter to create the “butter” mochi effect.

Apple sauce: This is both the binding agent and some of the liquid, much as eggs would be. The pectin in apples acts as the binding agent to provide structure.

Cocoa Powder: Use regular cocoa powder, not dutch processed. Dutch processed cocoa powder will create a more bitter flavor.

Find it online: https://thevgftable.com/chocolate-butter-mochi-vegan-gluten-free/