Ube Baked Mochi Donuts

Ube baked mochi donuts are a delicious sweet that can be made any time of the year.

They are perfect for morning tea, afternoon tea, or even as a dessert!

Indulge your taste buds with the delightful combination of baked mochi donuts glazed in luscious ube-flavored chocolate.

These unique treats seamlessly blend the chewy, irresistible texture of mochi with the comforting warmth of baked donuts.

The ube-flavored chocolate glaze adds a vibrant purple hue and a sweet, earthy twist, creating a harmonious fusion of Asian-inspired flavors.

Each bite is a journey through contrasting textures and delicious flavor that will leave you craving more.

If you're after other delicious mochi donuts, you might like to check out Mochi Donut Recipes.

What is Ube?

Ube is also known as purple yam. It is a beautiful vibrant purple color. This is what gives ube mochi it's rich and delicate coloring. It originates from the Philippines.

You can most commonly get ube in powder, extract, or as a paste. 

This recipe uses ube extract.

What makes these donuts extra special?

These baked mochi donuts differ from other baked donuts because they have mochi inside them.

Mochi may make you think of those little Asian rice cakes that come in all sorts of flavors.

These rice cakes are made from glutinous rice flour (also known as mochiko flour, shiratamako, or sweet rice flour).

Glutinous rice flour, despite its name, does not contain gluten.

It is a type of flour that is made from ground short-grain sweet white rice.

This flour is referred to as ‘glutinous’ because of the consistency and texture it becomes once cooked.

When cooked, glutinous rice flour produces a gluey (chewy) and sticky consistency.

Often, glutinous rice flour is used in Asian sweets, such as mochi (rice cakes), and dumplings.

But there are so many more uses for glutinous rice flour such as in pancakes, batter for fried chicken, waffles, and even pretzels.

Equipment

A donut pan. I used a 6 cup donut pan that can hold about 275 ml of liquid.

Instructions

This recipe for ube donuts makes 6 donuts. The ingredients can easily be multiplied to make how many donuts you need.

Making the Donuts

Step One: Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and grease a donut pan with softened butter and lightly coat with corn starch (flour). Make sure you dust off any excess flour.

By lightly dusting the pan in addition to greasing it with butter, it makes it less likely for the donuts to stick to the pan once baked.

Step Two: In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix together the glutinous rice flour, baking powder, and salt.

Step Three: In a separate bowl, mix the melted butter and brown sugar. Then whisk in the egg. Once the egg is mixed through, stir through the milk and vanilla extract.

Step Four: Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Make sure there are no lumps.

Step Five: Place the batter evenly in the prepared donut pan. You could use a spoon to do this, or even a piping bag.

Step Six: Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops of the donuts become lightly browned.

Step Seven: Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Then remove from pan and allow to cool completely.

If you are having difficultly removing the donuts from the pan, use a toothpick carefully around the edges of the donuts. This should loosen the donuts from the pan.

For the Glaze

Step One: Melt chocolate in a microwave or using the double boiler method.

Step Two: Once melted, mix through the oil. Then divide the mixture into two separate bowls. One bowl should hold about ¼ of the chocolate and the other ¾ of the chocolate mixture.

Step Three: In the bowl with the largest amount of chocolate, mix through the ube extract.

Step Four: Dip the cooled donuts into the ube chocolate mixture, shaking off any excess mixture. Place on a wire rack (glaze side up).

Step Five: Drizzle over the white chocolate from the other bowl using a spoon to create lines on top of the donuts.