Mochi is one of my favorite treats. I don’t buy it often because it’s another one of those addictive food items that I can’t just have one or two servings of… it takes every ounce of willpower that I posses not to eat the entire batch all at once.

These little yums are made by Grainaissance, the same folks who make the equally awesome Amazake rice shakes. Mochi is described as:

“a nutritious bake-and-serve rice snack made from whole grain brown rice. Mochi is all-natural and without additives, preservatives or colorings. It’s also wheat-free and gluten-free. Mochi can be eaten in a variety of ways. Just cut into 1-1/2″ squares and bake in a pre-heated 450° F oven for 8-10 minutes. Watch them puff up before your eyes!”

If I only had a glass front stove I’d actually get to enjoy watching the live puffing action in real time, but alas, I must instead wait eagerly for ten minutes will these small squares of magic do their thing hidden from my watchful eyes. Ah, but true joy is not far off when the oven door opens and these previously flat and hard squares reveal with Cinderella like quality that they’ve now blossomed into puffed-out pillows of overflowing grainy love… well, there’s nothing quite like it. My favorite flavor (pictured above) is the date-cashew variety. They’ve got others, including even one that’s flavored like pizza… and that’s good too… but I most enjoy these as sweet treats. In fact I make them even sweeter by topping them with agave nectar. Fresh out of the oven they are soft, smushy, stick-to-your-teeth good.

Note: I would have posted this sooner, but upon writing this post I had to stop in the middle to go gorge myself on the leftover mochi. Yeah, they’re good cold too.

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