Chocolate Strawberry Mochi Shave Ice

Name: Chocolate Strawberry Mochi Shave Ice | KitchenAid US
Prep time: 12
Cook time: 10
Total time: 22
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mochi (84 g, sweet rice cake dessert toppings, divided to 4); 1 cup strawberries (170 g, sliced, more for garnish); 1 pinch kosher salt (0.9 g); 1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract (10 g); 1 tsp. instant espresso (1.5 g, optional); 1 cup white sugar (246 g); 1/4 cup cocoa powder (20 g); 2 cups evaporated milk (500 mL); 4 blocks ice (plain water pucks)

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Uses [KitchenAid® Stand Mixer](https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers.html) and [Shave Ice Attachment](https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/stand-mixers/accessories/p.shave-ice-attachment.ksmsia.html?)

Prep

12min

Cooking

10min

Total

22min

Serving

Ingredients

1/2 cup mochi (84 g, sweet rice cake dessert toppings, divided to 4)

1 cup strawberries (170 g, sliced, more for garnish)

1 pinch kosher salt (0.9 g)

1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract (10 g)

1 tsp. instant espresso (1.5 g, optional)

1 cup white sugar (246 g)

1/4 cup cocoa powder (20 g)

2 cups evaporated milk (500 mL)

4 blocks ice (plain water pucks)

Step by step

Fill 4 ice molds to the fill line with plain water and freeze for 12 to 24 hours.
Do this the day before. In a medium saucepan over a medium heat, combine 2 cups milk (500 mL), 1/4 cup (20 g) cocoa powder, 1 cup (246 g) sugar, 1 tsp. (1 1/2 g) espresso powder (optional highly encouraged because it really brings out the flavor of chocolate), and salt and lightly whisk until the mixture is combined and the sugar dissolves. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes to get rich and creamy. Strain for any lumps of powder.
Whisk in 1 Tbsp. (1.5 g) vanilla. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
Clean, hull and cut your strawberries. Put them into a bowl and set aside in a cold place.
Divide your strawberries into 4 cups. This recipe does need tempering. Use the coarse blade for this ice. Top strawberries with shave ice. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and garnish with your mochi rice cakes and more strawberries.
Tips: Mochi dessert topping is sweet, soft and chewy, a fun way to top shave ice. They resemble and are as sweet as small marshmallows but chewier. You can buy premade sweet soft mochi rice cakes at any Asian market or online. They come in colors too. You can also find recipes to make your own soft mochi using sweet rice flour. You can use half and half in place of evaporated milk. Use the coarse blade for this recipe. The finer shave ice can form an ice shield that will not allow thicker syrups to coat ice all the way through to the bottom. If you want the finer ice, use a wooden skewer to poke holes through the ice all the way to the bottom to help the syrup reach.