Fruit Sushi is an easy kid friendly snack that is fun to make! Banana Sushi is made with peanut butter, blueberries and pomegranate and Strawberry Rice Sushi is created with fruit rollups and rice.
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Looking for a kid-friendly snack that the entire family will enjoy? It is fun to make snacks and meals that are inspired by cultures from around the world, but still appeal to American kids. I don’t know about your kids, but mine were not overly adventurous eaters when they were younger, although they got better as they got older. These Fruit Sushi recipes are a great way to make a Japanese inspired dessert that even picky eaters will enjoy.
Strawberry Rice Sushi
For this treat I made rice, and then used a strawberry fruit roll as a sushi wrapper.
I spread a little rice on the unrolled fruit roll and added sliced strawberries in the center.
Then I rolled it up and sliced into into rolls.
The whole process wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be. I have made traditional sushi before, and fruit rolls are much easier to work with than sheets of nori!
Banana Sushi
For the second dessert I made banana sushi by cutting a hole in banana slices.
The only thing difficult about this was finding a small enough knife to cut a hole in the bananas without breaking them. I ended up using a grapefruit knife, which worked perfectly.
Then I stuffed the banana slices with either peanut butter or blueberries.
I topped off both types of fruit sushi with pomegranate arils, and served it with an easy meal of Japanese Udon noodles with peanut sauce and Washabi Peas. It is a Japanese influenced meal that even picky eaters will enjoy!
Fruit Sushi
Ingredients
Strawberry Rice Sushi
- Strawberry Fruit Rolls
- Strawberries
- Rice room temperature
Banana Sushi
- Bananas
- Peanut Butter
- Blueberries
- Pomegranate Arils
Instructions
Strawberry Rice Sushi
- Unroll the fruit roll and lay it flat on a cuttting board.Strawberry Fruit Rolls
- Spread about 1/4 c. of rice on top and press it flat.Rice
- Add strawberry slices down the center.Strawberries
- Gently rollup the fruit roll.
- Slice into 1 inch slices. I used a bread knife to cut through the fruit roll cleanly.
Banana Sushi
- Slice a banana into 1 inch sections.Bananas
- Use a grapefruit knife to cut out the center of each banana slice.
- Fill the hole with peanut butter or press blueberries into the hole.Peanut Butter, Blueberries
- Sprinkle both types of sushi with pomegranate arils.Pomegranate Arils
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition facts are estimates.
I love doing themed movie nights for the kids. What agreat and fresh idea for a treat!
What a creative way to eat sushi. My kids love Sushi and would love to eat this fruit sushi
How cool and interesting. It all looks delish. Even the rice paired with strawberries. Weird, but looks so good. Wonder how the combination actually tastes.
I’ve seen fruit sushi made in many ways but I think this is the healthiest and best present, I love it! You really have brought San Franyokio home to your movie night! #client
That is such a cute idea! I’m not a big fan of regular sushi but I would eat this!
I love how colorful the fruit sushi is. I love strawberries and rice but have never had them together. The banana sushi would be gobbled up here in no time.
What a cute & creative idea!!!! (And delicious looking, too!)
These are darling, what a great way to introduce different foods/cultures with things that kids are already familiar with.
How fun! and healthy too.
Saw this on The Wednesday Round up
Anne, How adorable are these? So Yummy! Visiting from The Wednesday Round Up and I loved Big Hero 6! Thanks for sharing.
What a cute and great idea!! Love it! Thank you for linking up to Friday Favorites 😀 Have a great weekend!
Thank you for adding your inspiring, delicious recipes to Foodie Friday and EE!!
What a fun idea, I love your Fruit Sushi. Thanks so much for sharing this awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
The fruit sushi looks awesome!
What amazing idea! Love your Fruit Sushi 🙂
This is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
what a fun idea – totally keeping fruit sushi in my back pocket for a rainy day! thanks so much for linking up last week at creativity unleashed. You were my big feature and are now in the running for mega rockstar. I will start my campaign on your behalf tonight but i hope you win!! fingers crossed! 🙂
This is so adorable! I pinned this to my kid friendly foods board.