Coconut Mochi Waffles with Strawberries and Pineapple
Coconut mochi waffles inspired by the strawberry mochi waffles from Hula Grill on Hawaii. Crispy golden waffles with a chewy, soft middle.
Ingredients
- 1 box Mochiko rice flour 16 ounces sweet glutinous rice flour, fine grain
- ¾ cup all purpose flour 3 ⅜ ounce
- 4 tablespoon sugar 1 ¾ ounce
- 2 tablespoon corn starch just over ½ ounce
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 eggs separated
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoon butter melted (2.5 ounce)
- 2 ½ cups coconut milk 20 ounces
- extra melted butter for brushing waffle iron or cooking spray
- 1-2 cups strawberries hulled and sliced
- 1 whole pineapple trimmed and cut into slices or 1” pieces
- syrup of choice
- Tropical juice such as guava mango, pineapple or passionfruit and prosecco or brut champagne for mimosas
Instructions
- Preheat waffle iron to manufacturers directions. I like to set mine between heat level 3 and 4.
- Combine flours, sugar, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk and set aside
- Separate eggs into two separate bowls ( at least 4 cups in size). In the bowl with the yolks whisk together with the vanilla, melted butter and coconut milk.
- Add the yolk mixture into the flour mixture and stir well. This will be a thick batter. Whip the egg whites to medium-stiff peaks. Fold into the batter in the large bowl until no streaks of whites remain. This will thin out the batter a little
- Spray the waffle iron with cooking oil spray or brush with melted butter. Use heaping cups of batter per waffle. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the steam has started to slow down and the waffles are deep golden and crisp.
- Keep in a warm oven ( 200 deg f) on a wire cooling rack set on a baking sheet until all the waffles are cooked.
- Serve with sliced strawberries and pineapple, crisp bacon, syrup of choice and of course don’t forget the guava mimosas! Mimosas are half juice, half bubbly. Enjoy!
Notes
I have a two sided waffle iron, the kind that flips so I can make two waffles at a time. The waffles take about 4 to 5 minutes to cook.
I make these in a Belgian style waffle iron. It makes large, round waffles about 1 inch thick. The amount of batter and time it takes to cook will depend on the type of waffle iron you have.
Do not try to substitute any other flours for the Mochiko flour. The recipe won't come out with the mochi flavor or texture.
If you want to make these gluten free you can substitute the all purpose flour for your fave gluten free all purpose blend. You need a little bit of a different flour from the rice flour to get the correct texture and consistency. I have not tested these with other flours, just the mochiko and all purpose flour so feel free to substitute at your own risk.