Hawaii Butter Mochi Recipe (Local Style)

Jump to RecipeThis is my favorite Hawaii Butter Mochi Recipe– the way the locals like it! Yield- 24 nice sized squares of CHEWY mochi with the golden crinkly top we all love. These mochi bars taste amazing fresh out of the oven, and get chewier after they cool- really the perfect Hawaiian lunch treat.Serve mochi at your next Luau themed party with a platter of Kalbi Ribs and Huli Huli Chicken skewers.Ooooooh-weee I hope I get an invite!!For those of us who grew up in the islands, and probably for those of you that visit Hawaii too, the smell of fresh Hawaiian Butter Mochi is nostalgia 101. I picture the Filipino market on Kauai with big rectangles of soft mochi bars wrapped in plastic wrap next to the cash register. Like, no way could I leave without one a’those!Is Mochi Japanese or Hawaiian, really?Mochi is a predominantly Japanese treat that plantation workers brought to Hawaii in the 1800’s- there are lots of different types of Mochi. Hawaii’s most famous take on the classic is Butt...