Jen and Tammy had a waffle iron and mochi blocks

I invited them over with their respective supplies and said I'd provide the toppings

Jen suggested we stick to more traditional mochi accompaniments, such as sweetened red beans, peanuts ground with sugar, and black sesame powder

I found instant sesame powder mix, which according to the ingredients, already had sugar in it

for the peanut powder, I just used a food processor to grind a half cup of raw peanuts with 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar

don't grind too long or else you'll end up with peanut butter

want it to look like this

sweetened condensed milk

I like how it goes with sweetened red beans

throw some mochi blocks on to the waffle iron and let it do its thing

the moffle itself didn't have too much flavor, which is not a bad thing as it was really the texture that stands out. The outside is crispy, almost crackly, while the inside is soft and almost gooey. In a word, awesome.