Muah chee
麻糍
The viral peanut-coated sticky dough — Teochew/Malaysian-Singapore snack TikTok cannot stop snipping.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: 麻糍.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Rest
- None
- Total
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Muah chee is a soft glutinous-rice dough, snipped with scissors into a bowl of crushed peanuts, sesame and sugar. The ASMR is real; the snack is older than the internet. This microwave or steamed version is the hawker bag at home. It should be stretchy, not glue. Mix glutinous-rice flour with water and a pinch of salt, then steam or microwave until the dough turns glossy and stretchy. Oil your scissors and snip small pieces straight into a tray of crushed roasted peanuts, toasted sesame and sugar. Toss so every cut face is coated. Eat while warm. If the dough is glue, it was overworked or too wet; if it cracks, it was undercooked. A microwave version is a hawker bag at home, not a lesser snack.
Ingredients
- Sticky rice, glutinous rice flour120 g
- Water140 ml
- Sugar40 g
- Peanuts, roasted, crushed80 g
- Sesame seed30 ml
- Neutral oil4.9 ml
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Mix glutinous rice flour with water and a pinch of sugar into a smooth batter. Steam in an oiled dish 12 minutes, or microwave in bursts, stirring, until translucent.
12 minStep 2
Mix crushed peanuts, sesame and remaining sugar. Oil scissors and the dough.
3 minStep 3
Snip bite-sized pieces into the peanut mix and toss to coat. Eat warm.
5 min
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Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 10 October.
Substitutions
Peanuts → Toasted coconut and sugar
A different coat, still sticky rice.
Tips
- The dough tightens as it cools. Work while it is warm.
- A little cooked sweet potato in the dough is a hawker extra.
History & culture
Teochew snack that Malaysia and Singapore sell in night markets. 2026 made the coating videos global. Teochew snack culture in Malaysia and Singapore sells this in night markets and school-gate bags. Coating videos made it travel in 2020s feeds; the chew is older than the microphone. Share a bowl. It is finger food. The peanut-sugar mix is the local coat, not a chocolate drizzle.
Related to Japanese mochi and Filipino palitaw — glutinous rice plus a dry coat. The peanut-sugar mix is the local one. Glutinous-rice doughs with a dry nut-and-sugar coat sit next to Japanese mochi and Filipino palitaw without being the same sweet. The peanut-sesame sugar mix is the Malaysian-Singaporean Teochew version. Scissors as the serving tool are practical, not a gimmick invented for phones.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation.
Questions about this recipe
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How long does Muah chee take?
20 min all in — 10 min prep, 10 min cook. Cook and rest follow the method. Leftover storage and optional extra waits are not included.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 people. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Peanuts, Sesame. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegan, Dairy-free, Gluten-free.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Mixing bowl, Saucepan.
How much salt do I put in?
This recipe does not list a salt amount. We will not invent one.
How much sugar?
40 g of Sugar.
What can I use instead?
Peanuts → Toasted coconut and sugar. A different coat, still sticky rice.
Any tips from this recipe?
The dough tightens as it cools. Work while it is warm. A little cooked sweet potato in the dough is a hawker extra.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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