Chocolate Takoyaki Dessert Balls Recipe: Banana Castella

Author: Joost Nusselder, author of The Essential Japanese meal planner cookbook Updated August 4, 2022

Now here’s an option for dessert, takoyaki balls that are sweet instead of savory with chocolate and banana!

Let’s make these bad boys, and you’ll be the dessert queen!

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In this post we'll cover:

• 1 Chocolate Takoyaki Dessert Balls Recipe
  • 1.1 Ingredients  1x2x3x
  • 1.2 Instructions 
• 2 Can I substitute raspberry flakes?
• 3 Can I make this without a takoyaki maker?
• 4 How to serve these chocolate takoyaki balls?

Chocolate Takoyaki Dessert Balls Recipe

Joost Nusselder

If you're craving a little sweetness at the end of the meal, this is the perfect fit, and you'll astonish your guests when they see these chocolate takoyaki balls.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Japanese

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 50 gram pancake mix
• 40 ml milk
• 150 ml water
• ½ egg
• ½ banana
• 4 pcs chocolate
• 2 tbsp Chocolate sauce
• 1 tbsp Dried raspberry flakes

Instructions

 

• In order to make this sweet version of takoyaki, combine wet ingredients together and pour them into takoyaki molds.
• Cook the takoyaki balls in the takoyaki pan and add in the solid ingredients (i.e. chocolate and dried raspberry flakes).
• Flip the takoyaki balls over once the bottom half is cooked and dried to allow for the other half to cook also.
• Transfer to serving plates and serve with sauce.

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Can I substitute raspberry flakes?

Yes, you can substitute raspberry flakes for other types of dried fruit. Just make sure the fruit is finely chopped so it cooks evenly with the takoyaki balls.

Can I make this without a takoyaki maker?

Yes, you can make takoyaki without a takoyaki maker. Just use a cake pop maker or another pan with round holes to pour batter into and cook the balls over medium heat. flipping them frequently so they cook evenly on all sides.

How to serve these chocolate takoyaki balls?

These chocolate takoyaki balls are best served warm with a drizzle of your favorite sauce. We recommend chocolate, caramel, or even marshmallow sauce. Enjoy!

Also read: these are the best takoyaki recipes for all different flavor variations

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Joost Nusselder, the founder of Bite My Bun is a content marketer, dad and loves trying out new food with Japanese food at the heart of his passion, and together with his team he's been creating in-depth blog articles since 2016 to help loyal readers with recipes and cooking tips.