5 from 12 votes
Easy Hanami Dango
Easy Hanami Dango are colorful, chewy rice flour dumplings made from mochiko flour tinted with matcha and dragonfruit powders. Skewered in pastel colors on bamboo sticks, these sweet treats have a soft yet springy texture achieved by boiling, then cooling in ice water to set their shape and chewiness.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
84 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine:
Asian, Japanese
Ingredients
- 4 small/med bamboo skewers
Dough:
- 70 g Mochiko flour
- 20 g granulated sugar
- 60 ml water
Coloring:
- ¼ teaspoon matcha powder
- ¼ teaspoon dragonfruit powder
Instructions
Make the dough:
- In a bowl, combine mochiko flour, sugar and water.
- Give everything a mix and form into a dough.
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Color the dough:
- Divide the dough into 3 equal portions.
- To one portion of dough, knead in matcha powder until fully incorporated.
- To the second portion of dough, knead in dragonfruit/pitaya powder until fully incorporated.
- Leave the last portion of dough plain/white.
- Divide each dough into 4 equal pieces and roll in between your palms to form round spheres.
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
Cook the dango:
- Bring a pot of water up to a boil.
- Add in the glutinous rice balls and cook for about 4 minutes, until they float.
- Remove the cooked dango and submerge into a basin filled with ice water to stop the cooking.
- Strain the dango.
Assemble:
- Thread a green, white, and pink dango onto a bamboo skewer and repeat with the remainder. Serve.
Notes
- Adjust the water quantity to achieve a dough texture similar to playdough, not too wet or dry.
Nutrition Information
Calories
84kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.3g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
13mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
13IU
(0%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 84kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 13IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.