Recipes for Japanese desserts

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Japanese desserts are light, fluffy and subtly flavoured and make the perfect treat after a big meal. Check out our recipes to learn how to make Japanese desserts using traditional ingredients such as mochi, red bean paste, yuzu and matcha.

Recipes for Japanese desserts

Anmitsu Fruit Salad Recipe

Anmitsu Fruit Salad

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-4Prep time: 35 minutes

Apple Rice Cooker Cake Recipe

Apple Rice Cooker Cake

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 4-5Prep time: 25 minutes

Beko Mochi Rice Cakes Recipe

Beko Mochi Rice Cakes

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-4Prep time: 20 minutes

Children's Day Koinobori Fish Shaped Biscuits Recipe

Children's Day Koinobori Fish Shaped Biscuits

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-6Prep time: 25 minutes

Christmas Yuzu Cupcakes with Matcha Frosting Recipe

Christmas Yuzu Cupcakes with Matcha Frosting

Difficulty: ComplexServes: 3Prep time: 45 minutes

Japanese Dorayaki Pancakes (どら焼き) Recipe

Japanese Dorayaki Pancakes (どら焼き)

Difficulty: MediumServes: 5Prep time: 10 minutes

Hojicha Roasted Green Tea Chiffon Cake Recipe

Hojicha Roasted Green Tea Chiffon Cake

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 4-5Prep time: 20 minutes

Japanese Christmas Cake Recipe

Japanese Christmas Cake

Difficulty: MediumServes: 2-4Prep time: 35 minutes

Japanese Double Baked Sweet Potato Recipe

Japanese Double Baked Sweet Potato

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1-2Prep time: 20 minutes

Japanese kuri youkan chestnut jelly cake recipe

Japanese kuri youkan chestnut jelly cake

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 2-3Prep time: 2 hours

Japanese Style Rare (No-Bake) Cheesecake Recipe

Japanese Style Rare (No-Bake) Cheesecake

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 4Prep time: 15 minutes

Kabocha Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe

Kabocha Pumpkin Pancakes

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 4Prep time: 15 minutes

Kashiwa Mochi Rice Cakes Recipe

Kashiwa Mochi Rice Cakes

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1Prep time: 15 minutes

Kinako dusted tofu dessert

Kinako dusted tofu dessert

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1Prep time: 5 minutes

Kinako soy bean flour ice cream recipe

Kinako soy bean flour ice cream

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1-2Prep time: 2 hours 50 minutes

Matcha Anmitsu Gelatin Dessert Recipe

Matcha Anmitsu Gelatin Dessert

Difficulty: MediumServes: —Prep time: 140 minutes

Matcha chocolate brownies recipe

Matcha chocolate brownies

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-4Prep time: 10 minutes

Matcha ganache filled strawberry daifuku

Matcha ganache filled strawberry daifuku

Difficulty: —Serves: 3-6Prep time: 20 minutes

Matcha Glazed Croquembouche Recipe

Matcha Glazed Croquembouche

Difficulty: ComplexServes: 2-4Prep time: 20 minutes

Matcha green tea and Belgian white chocolate cookies

Matcha green tea and Belgian white chocolate cookies

Difficulty: SimpleServes: —Prep time: 5 minutes

Matcha Shortbread Biscuits Recipe

Matcha Shortbread Biscuits

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 4-6Prep time: 25 minutes

Milk Tea Pudding Recipe

Milk Tea Pudding

Difficulty: MediumServes: 4-6Prep time: 15 minutes

Minazuki rice cake topped with azuki beans

Minazuki rice cake topped with azuki beans

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 12Prep time: 20 minutes

Sakura Cherry Blossom Swiss Roll Cake Recipe

Sakura Cherry Blossom Swiss Roll Cake

Difficulty: ComplexServes: 3-4Prep time: 90 minutes

Sanshoku Dango Three Coloured Shiratama Rice Dumplings Recipe

Sanshoku Dango Three Coloured Shiratama Rice Dumplings

Difficulty: MediumServes: 3-4Prep time: 20 minutes

Sata Andagi Okinawan doughnuts recipe

Sata Andagi Okinawan doughnuts

Difficulty: MediumServes: 4Prep time: 15 minutes

Shiratama Zenzai Sweet Red Bean Soup with Mochi Recipe

Shiratama Zenzai Sweet Red Bean Soup with Mochi

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 2Prep time: 15 minutes

Strawberry and red bean paste dorayaki recipe

Strawberry and red bean paste dorayaki

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1-2Prep time: 20 minutes

Strawberry And Sweet Red Bean Mochi (Ichigo Daifuku) Recipe

Strawberry And Sweet Red Bean Mochi (Ichigo Daifuku)

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3Prep time: 30 minutes

Sweet potato yokan wagashi dessert recipe

Sweet potato yokan wagashi dessert

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-4Prep time: 60 minutes

Sweet Sushi Recipe

Sweet Sushi

Difficulty: ComplexServes: 3-4Prep time: 50 minutes

Sweet Takoyaki Recipe

Sweet Takoyaki

Difficulty: MediumServes: 3-6Prep time: 5 minutes

Syrups for kakigori shaved ice recipe

Syrups for kakigori shaved ice

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1Prep time: 45 minutes

Taiyaki Cakes Recipe

Taiyaki Cakes

Difficulty: MediumServes: 4-5Prep time: 20 minutes

Three colour dango dumplings recipe

Three colour dango dumplings

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-4Prep time: 10 minutes

Tofu Pancakes Recipe

Tofu Pancakes

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1-2Prep time: 10 minutes

Tofu parfait recipe

Tofu parfait

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 1Prep time: 10 minutes

Traditional Castella Sponge Cake Recipe

Traditional Castella Sponge Cake

Difficulty: MediumServes: 4-5Prep time: 25 minutes

Tricoloured Diamond Shaped Hishi Mochi Rice Cakes Recipe

Tricoloured Diamond Shaped Hishi Mochi Rice Cakes

Difficulty: MediumServes: 3-4Prep time: 30 minutes

Umeboshi pickled plum ice cream recipe

Umeboshi pickled plum ice cream

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 2-3Prep time: 20 minutes

Valentine’s day yuzu matcha chocolate truffles recipe

Valentine’s day yuzu matcha chocolate truffles

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 2Prep time: 10 minutes

Yatsuhashi Baked Cinnamon Mochi Rice Cakes Recipe

Yatsuhashi Baked Cinnamon Mochi Rice Cakes

Difficulty: MediumServes: 2-3Prep time: 30 minutes

Yuzu Castella Sponge Cake Recipe

Yuzu Castella Sponge Cake

Difficulty: MediumServes: 1Prep time: 15 minutes

Yuzu citrus marmalade

Yuzu citrus marmalade

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 3-4Prep time: 20 minutes

Yuzu Macarons Recipe

Yuzu Macarons

Difficulty: ComplexServes: 2-3Prep time: 30 minutes

Yuzu sorbet recipe

Yuzu sorbet

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 4Prep time: 215 minutes

Zundamochi edamame paste with rice cakes recipe

Zundamochi edamame paste with rice cakes

Difficulty: SimpleServes: 2-3Prep time: 10 minutes

Japanese desserts are light, fluffy and subtly flavoured and make the perfect treat after a big meal. Check out our recipes to learn how to make Japanese desserts using traditional ingredients such as mochi, red bean paste, yuzu and matcha.

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