Soft and Chewy Dango For Moon Viewing or Mitarashi Dango

1. 1

   Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix together with your hands.

2. 2

   When the dough is about the softness of your earlobe and easy to roll into a ball, it's ready.

3. 3

   Fill a pot with water and turn on the heat.

4. 4

   When the water starts boiling, roll the dough from Step 2 into balls and drop into the pot.

5. 5

   When they float to the top, cook for another 2 minutes.

6. 6

   Strain, let cool, and they're done.

7. 7

   You can eat them simply like this, or serve them however you like.

8. 8

   It's hard to tell in the photo, but here I made 3 different colors of mitarashi dango: plain, sweet potato, and chestnut.

9. 9

   I tried using these dango in a Japanese parfait.

10. 10

    For tri-color dango for the cherry blossom viewing season, refer to.

11. 11

    Heart-shaped dango.

12. 12

    Mitarashi dango variation (Mitarashi sauce recipe).

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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