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Honey Butter Rice Cakes

These Honey Butter Rice Cakes are sweet, savory, and deliciously chewy. I hate how expensive rice cakes are at Korean restaurants so I wanted to try making my own at home. Honey butter is also one of my favorite flavor combinations so this recipe was going to come out sooner than later.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Korean
Servings 4 people
Calories 482 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • If you're using frozen or refrigerated rice cakes, soak them in water for 20-30 minutes or as per package instructions, then dry them with a kitchen towel. If you're using fresh rice cakes, you can skip this step.
  • Heat one tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice cakes and do not touch them. Fry them for two minutes until the bottom gets crispy and slightly golden. At this point, you can flip the rice cakes and try to get a little bit of color on each one. This should take another 3 minutes. The rice cakes will want to stick together but you can gently separate them with a spatula. Remove the rice cakes to a plate.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter, honey, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Cook and stir for about 1 minute until the sugar dissolves.
  • Return the rice cakes to the pan and toss to coat them evenly. Cook for another 1-2 minutes to reduce the sauce to a glaze. Serve immediately!

Notes

Air-frying the rice cakes: Another option is to air-fry the rice cakes. They actually get crispier, and it's my preferred method, but not everyone has an air-fryer, so I've left it here as a variation.
Toss the rice cakes with a tablespoon of oil and air fry at 400°F for 10 minutes, and make sure to flip them halfway in between.

Nutrition

Calories: 482kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 741mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 355IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
Did you make this?Let me know how it was!