Best 6 Chi Chi Dango Japanese Dessert Recipes

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**Chi Chi Dango: A Sweet Treat of Glutinous Rice Balls in Sweet Sauce**

Chi Chi Dango is a delightful Japanese dessert that features soft and chewy glutinous rice balls coated in a sweet and flavorful sauce. Originating from the Kansai region of Japan, Chi Chi Dango has become a popular treat enjoyed throughout the country. The chewy texture of the rice balls, perfectly complemented by the sweet and savory sauce, makes Chi Chi Dango an irresistible dessert. This article presents two variations of the Chi Chi Dango recipe: a classic version using a simple syrup sauce and a unique version with a rich brown sugar sauce. Both recipes provide detailed instructions to guide you in creating these delectable rice balls and their accompanying sauces. Whether you prefer the traditional syrup sauce or the indulgent brown sugar sauce, these Chi Chi Dango recipes offer a delightful treat that will satisfy your sweet cravings.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CHI CHI DANGO



Chi Chi Dango image

A sweet, soft, and chewy Japanese treat with cute colors that range from pink, white, and green.

Provided by Ono Hawaiian Recipes

Categories     Dessert     Snack

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 1/2 cups mochiko flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups water
1 can (15 oz) coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
red and green food coloring ((optional))
potato starch (can substitute for cornstarch)

Steps:

  • Mix together the dry ingredients by sifting it in a large bowl; mochiko flour, sugar, and baking powder. Set aside.
  • Combine water and coconut milk. If the coconut milk is lumpy, try to break it down by thoroughly mixing it. Then add in the vanilla extract.
  • Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix it well.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.

CHI CHI DANGO MOCHI



Chi Chi Dango Mochi image

Chi chi dango is a Japanese dessert of bite-sized mochi (rice cake) that is pillowy soft and sweetened with sugar and coconut milk.

Provided by Judy Ung

Categories     Dessert     Cake

Time 1h15m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 8

1-pound (16-ounce) box of mochiko (sweet rice flour)
1 1/2 cups sugar (up to 2 cups)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (15-ounce) can coconut milk
4 to 6 drops red food color (for pink mochi; for another color, substitute with choice)
1/2 cup potato starch (substitute corn starch)

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, sift dry ingredients: mochiko, sugar, and baking powder. Set aside.
  • In a separate large bowl, combine wet ingredients: whisk together coconut milk and water. Add vanilla and mix well.
  • Using a hand mixer, slowly add dry ingredients a little bit at a time to wet ingredients, and mix until well blended.
  • Add a couple of drops of food coloring to batter, and mix well, until the desired color is achieved.
  • Grease a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish with canola spray, then pour mixture into dish.
  • Cover pan with foil, sealing completely.
  • Bake for 1 hour. The edges of the dish might appear slightly hard and over-baked, while center of the dish will appear moist, but should be solid and sticky.
  • Remove foil, and allow mochi to cool completely.
  • Dust a clean flat surface, such as a cutting board, with potato starch. Using a knife, cut the edges away from the pan if it hasn't separated from the dish during baking. Turn the baking dish out onto the surface. You might need to use a metal spatula to scrape the mochi out.
  • Using a knife also coated with starch, cut mochi into small, bite-sized cubes. (You may also cut mochi straight from baking dish, but we've found that the mochi pieces can tend to stick together.)
  • Roll bite-sized pieces of mochi in potato starch, and dust off excess before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 73 kcal, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 10 mg, Sugar 7 g, Fat 2 g, ServingSize 40 to 60 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

CHI CHI DANGO - JAPANESE DESSERT



CHI CHI DANGO - Japanese dessert image

Now here is a dessert that has been around our family table forever. I have since been teaching and making this with my first grand daughter for the past 4 years, she is now 8 years old. She just loves this dessert and started asking to help make it when she was 4 years old. Chi Chi Dango is so esthetically pleasing to the eye...

Provided by Jo Anne Sugimoto

Categories     Candies

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 box mochiko - (16 oz.)
2 1/2 c granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 can(s) coconut milk (12 oz.)
2 c water
2 tsp vanilla extract
red and green food coloring
KATAKURIKO - POTATO STARCH OR
KINAKO - ROASTED SOYBEAN FLOUR
IF YOU CANNOT FIND KATAKURIKO OR
KINAKO - USE THE MOCHIKO FLOUR OR
CORNSTARCH FOR DUSTING. ANOTHER
MEMBER SUGGESTED MAYBE TO USE
POWDERED SUGAR.

Steps:

  • 1. Combine mochiko, sugar, baking powder.
  • 2. Blend coconut milk, water, vanilla extract to the dry ingredients.
  • 3. Add a few drops of red or green food coloring, or whatever color you want to make it. Mix well, so there are no streaks or dots of food color.
  • 4. Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with a non-stick spray, pour the batter and cover with foil, bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  • 5. Remove from the oven and take off the foil to cool. Cut the mochiko with a plastic knife. Cut them into small pieces approximately 1 x 1 1/2 inches.
  • 6. In a plastic zip-lock bag pour in katakuriko or kinako, add cut pieces of chi chi dango a little at a time, so the pieces will not stick together. Lightly shake them off and place on a serving platter.
  • 7. If you cannot find katakuriko or kinako, you can roll the Chi Chi Dango in cornstarch.

CHI CHI DANGO MOCHI



Chi Chi Dango Mochi image

Soft and chewy Japanese dessert. A tradition of boy's or girl's day. Great for a snack for picnics or parties. This recipe is easy to make, but do not try cheating and double it. The directions should be followed exactly.

Provided by dewny (dewny)

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Japanese

Time 1h10m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pound mochiko (glutinous rice flour)
2 ½ cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
¼ teaspoon red food color
1 ½ cups potato starch

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan. Whisk together the rice flour, sugar and baking powder; set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together the water, vanilla, coconut milk and red food coloring. Blend in the rice flour mixture. Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool completely.
  • Turn the pan of mochi out onto a clean surface that has been dusted with potato starch. Cut into bite size pieces using a plastic knife. The mochi does not stick as much to plastic knives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.7 calories, Carbohydrate 29 g, Fat 2.5 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 11.8 mg, Sugar 13.9 g

CHI CHI DANGO



Chi Chi Dango image

I love to go through boxes of Chi Chi Dango while I'm in Hawai'i, and I get it at a certain specialty Japanese candy store. I was so pleased to find this recipe online at Aloha World.

Provided by Pikake21

Categories     Candy

Time 1h25m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups mochiko sweet rice flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 (12 ounce) can frozen coconut milk, thawed
2 cups water
red food coloring
cornstarch or potato starch

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients, beat with mixer (low speed) or wire whip until smooth and all lumps dissolve.
  • Add red food coloring to desired tint.
  • Generously grease a 9 x 13" pan.
  • Pour into pan and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees.
  • Turn oven off but let sit another 15 minutes
  • Cool.
  • Cut into strips, roll in potato starch or cornstarch.
  • Cut into small rectangular pieces with saran wrap covered knife for easier cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 834.3, Fat 14.5, SaturatedFat 11.9, Sodium 39.3, Carbohydrate 171.3, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 83.4, Protein 7.3

MICROWAVE CHI CHI DANGO



Microwave Chi Chi Dango image

Super easy chi chi dango recipe. Mix it all together and put it in the microwave! This is a great recipe to have the kids do and an easy treat!

Provided by Rella On the radio

Categories     100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes     Special Collection Recipes     New

Time 2h5m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 7

cooking spray
1 pound sweet rice flour (mochiko)
2 ½ cups white sugar
2 cups water
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
potato starch or kinako for rolling

Steps:

  • Generously grease a 9x13-inch microwave-safe pan with cooking spray.
  • Combine mochiko and sugar in a bowl. Add water, coconut milk, and vanilla; stir everything together until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Microwave on high for 18 minutes until cake is set. If the top center of the cake is still sticky, microwave in increments of 2 minutes until no longer sticky.
  • Remove the pan from the microwave and set on a cooling rack. Cool for about 90 minutes.
  • Cut cake into 16 pieces and roll in potato starch or kinako.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.2 calories, Carbohydrate 54.8 g, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 4.1 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality glutinous rice flour for the best texture.
  • Soak the rice flour in water for at least 30 minutes before cooking. This will help to soften the flour and make it easier to work with.
  • Cook the rice flour over medium heat, stirring constantly. Do not let the mixture burn.
  • When the rice flour is cooked, it should be a smooth, sticky dough.
  • Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled surface and knead it until it is smooth and elastic.
  • Divide the dough into small pieces and shape them into balls.
  • Boil the balls in water until they float to the top. This should take about 2-3 minutes.
  • Drain the balls and then coat them in kinako sugar.
  • Serve the chi chi dango immediately.

Conclusion:

Chi chi dango is a delicious and easy-to-make Japanese dessert. It is perfect for a snack or a dessert course. With its chewy texture and sweet flavor, chi chi dango is sure to please everyone. So next time you are looking for a new dessert to try, give chi chi dango a try. You won't be disappointed!

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