An apparatus and method for manufacturing molded processed food are provided which can manufacture planar molded processed food having both non-dense and dense states and heterogeneous eating texture. The apparatus comprises a mold mechanism 5 comprising an upper mold 3 and a lower mold 5, a rotation mechanism 4 for rotating at least one of the upper mold 3 and lower mold 5 around a rotation shaft 2 which is perpendicular to a mounting surface 11 of the lower mold 5, and a first moving mechanism 6 for moving the upper mold 3 in closer and separated directions to/from the lower mold 5.