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Snack Recipes

Discover easy and delicious Japanese snack recipes you can make at home. Enjoy sweet and savory favorites like isobeyaki mochi and onigiri (rice balls).

Try hot snacks like nikuman (steamed pork buns), yaki imo (roasted sweet potato), and takoyaki, or sweets like mitarashi dango and dorayaki. These fun snacks are perfect for parties, lunch boxes, or afternoon cravings!

Mitarashi Dango on a blue plate. Mitarashi Dango on a blue plate.
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Mitarashi Dango (Video) みたらし団子

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  • A rectangular white plate with several golden-brown takoyaki balls topped with mayonnaise, sauce, green seaweed flakes, and bonito flakes, garnished with pickled ginger on the side.
    Takoyaki Recipe (Video) たこ焼き
    167
    35 minutes
  • Toasting kiri mochi (Japanese rice cakes) in a frying pan.
    Yakimochi (How To Grill Kiri Mochi)
    1
    10 minutes
  • An isobeyaki mochi cheese pull!
    Isobeyaki Mochi with Cheese 磯部焼き餅
    4
    20 minutes
  • A green plate containing Japanese rice cake (mochi) coated with kinako (soybean flour).
    Kinako Mochi (Rice Cake with Soybean Flour) きな粉餅
    2
  • Mitarashi Dango on a blue plate.
    Mitarashi Dango (Video) みたらし団子
    162
    45 minutes
  • A white fluted round plate containing two Hanami Dango, served with matcha green tea.
    Hanami Dango 三色花見団子
    35
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • A ceramic bowl containing homemade Furikake Chex Mix.
    Furikake Chex Mix (Video)
    128
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • Japanese Cucumbers on a Stick served over iced cubes in wooden bowl.
    Japanese Pickled Cucumber on a Stick
    7
    10 minutes
  • A blue plate containing oven baked Shokupan Crust Rusks.
    Shokupan Crust Rusks パンの耳ラスク
    14
    30 minutes
  • Japanese bamboo basket containing baked sweet potatoes.
    Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes (Yaki Imo) 焼き芋
    70
    1 hour 35 minutes
  • 3 kinds of steamed cakes placed on a wire rack.
    Steamed Cake (Mushi-pan) 蒸しパン
    235
    20 minutes
  • A blue dish containing Steamed Pork Buns (Nikuman).
    Nikuman (Steamed Pork Buns) 肉まん
    134
    2 hours 10 minutes
  • A white ceramic bowl containing Japanese Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo) served with green tea.
    Candied Sweet Potatoes (Daigaku Imo) 大学芋
    79
    50 minutes
  • Japanese fruit sandwiches on a plate. Served with coffee.
    Japanese Fruit Sandwich (Fruit Sando) フルーツサンド
    111
    1 hour
  • Tsukimi Dango on a black plate.
    Tsukimi Dango 月見団子
    4
    1 hour
  • Sata Andagi (Okinawan Doughnuts) in a white basket.
    Sata Andagi (Okinawan Doughnuts) サーターアンダギー
    39
    1 hour 40 minutes
  • A dark plate containing Kabocha and Eggplant Oyaki (Japanese Stuffed Dumplings).
    Oyaki (Japanese Stuffed Dumplings) おやき
    44
    2 hours 25 minutes
  • A basket containing corn dogs served with ketchup and mustard drizzle.
    Corn Dogs アメリカンドッグ – ‘Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories’
    17
    30 minutes
  • Rice crackers served on a bamboo basket.
    Rice Cracker Recipe かき餅
    16
    20 minutes
  • A bowl and Dutch oven containing popcorn with truffle salt seasoning.
    Homemade Popcorn with Truffle Salt (Video)
    11
    5 minutes
  • A wooden plate containing matcha green tea steamed cakes.
    Matcha Steamed Cake 抹茶蒸しパン
    47
    25 minutes
  • Roasted Chestnuts | Just One Cookbook.com
    Roasted Chestnuts 焼き栗
    3
    15 minutes
  • Apple Bunny | Just One Cookbook.com
    How To Make Apple Bunny (Apple Rabbit)
    6
    5 minutes
  • Renkon Chips | Just One Cookbook.com
    Renkon Chips (Lotus Root Chips) れんこんチップス
    40
    25 minutes
  • Tandoori Chicken Puffs II
    Tandoori Chicken Puffs
    3
    1 hour