Let’s Make Candy Sushi
Over the summer, our neighborhood got the kids together and each house was responsible for a fun activity. Our family provided the ingredients to make candy sushi. The sushi party was a hit with the littles as well as the older kids! My son loved it so much, he requested candy sushi for his birthday treat instead of cake or cupcakes. This would be a fun activity for Halloween or the upcoming holiday festivities.
Full disclosure: Making candy sushi is not my original idea. But it was too fun not to share
This recipe makes about 40 Nigiri-like sushi. You can have fun and make sushi rolls as well.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of butter
One (10 oz) package of jet-puffed marshmallows
6 cups of krispie rice cereal (generic brand is fine)
Cooking spray
Ten Jolly Rancher Green Apple Fruit Roll-ups (I was only able to find them in a Betty Crocker variety pack with Watermelon)
Three (3.1 oz) boxes of Swedish Fish. (Trader Joe’s also sells Scandinavian Swimmers Gummy Candy Fish that are fun to use.)
*Optional candy sprinkles for “caviar” toppings
Recipe:
1. Make the rice krispie treats
In a large pan melt the butter over low heat
Add the marshmallows and stir until melted.
While the marshmallows are melting spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with cooking spray
Remove the marshmallows from the heat
Stir in the krispie rice cereal
Using a spatula coated with cooking spray or wax paper evenly press the mixture into the 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Cool.
2. Cut the Seaweed
While the rice krispie treats are cooling unwrap ten green fruit roll-ups. Cut them into four strips.
3. Cut the Krispie treats
Once the krispie treats are cooled, cut them into 40 rectangles. I used the Swedish Fish candy to help me measure the perfect shape.
4. Have fun with it!
Let the kids assemble the rice krispie treat topped with a Swedish fish and wrapped with the fruit roll-up.
We used candy sprinkles as caviar and an extra sugar rush! The kids were really creative.
About Claudette Shatto
Claudette has lived in the Napa Valley for 22 years. She is married with two young boys.
Claudette is a Professor at Napa Valley College. Her passion project is teaching leadership to first graders. She is currently writing children’s picture books incorporating the entrepreneur/ growth mindset. Follow her @claudetteshatto
