If it's so easy, you can enjoy it all year round ♪ I would like to introduce a product called "Hot water 3 minutes thinly cut mochi" developed by Iris Foods, which was very convenient.
As the name suggests, thinly cut mochi. It is about 7 mm thick and has slits so you can easily break it by hand. Soak in boiling water and wait for 3 minutes or more for a "Tsururin & Mocchiri" finish. When cooked with soup or cup noodles, you can easily make hearty mochi-filled soup and udon noodles.
I was worried that the edges would not melt when soaked in hot water because it was thin, but there was no problem at all. It was still hard after 3 minutes, and it was better to wait for 5 minutes or more. I didn't try it this time, but it's okay to bake it and eat it. It swells firmly, the outside is crispy, and the inside is chewy.
Since it is individually wrapped, you can easily bring it to the workplace or outdoors. Why don't you use it to charge the energy of busy December? I bought it at Amazon.co.jp. The content was 750g (26.46oz) and the price was 880 yen.