When my girls were younger we lived in Japan for a couple years and they fell in love with the country, the culture and the food. When I found this fun candy sushi recipe I knew they would love it. We made them a year after we moved back to California for my daughters 3rd birthday and 12 years I still love them. We are big fans of the version with Rice Krispie treats, Swedish fish and Fruit Rollups – because well, who doesn’t love a good Rice Krispie treat. Making all three versions makes for a super fun party tray for your next event, potluck or school party. They are so simple to make with a lot of crossover in their ingredients – so if you’re making one you might as well make them all!
Twinkie “Rice” Rolls
Start by cutting the Twinkies into slices sized to the width of your Fruit Rollups. Roll out the Fruit Rollups and cut into them into strips long enough to wrap around each Twinkie for the seaweed wrap on the special rolls. Cut pieces of the Gummy Bears and place them in the middle for ginger.
What you’ll need:
Hostess Twinkies as the “rice” for the rolls
Clear, Yellow, Orange or Red Gummy Bears for pickled ginger
Green Fruit Rollups for the seaweed wraps
Powdered Donut “Nigiri”
Cut your powdered sugar donut minis in half. Roll out your Fruit Rollup and half them down the middle. Next, place a Swedish Fish on top and wrap in a Fruit Rollup.
What you’ll need:
Mini powdered sugar donuts as the “rice” for nigiri
Swedish Fish for the Nigiri fish
Green Fruit Rollups for the seaweed wraps
Rice Krispie Treat “Nigiri”
Make your Rice Krispie treats and cut them into small rectangular pieces to the size you want for your rolls. Roll out your Fruit Rollup and half them down the middle. Next, place a Swedish Fish on top and wrap in a Fruit Rollup slice. You’ll notice with these that I couldn’t find green Fruit Rollups so I went for the rainbow rollups and opted not to cut them in half. They were just as cute and even sweeter.
What you’ll need:
Rice Krispie treats as the “rice” for nigiri
Swedish Fish for the Nigiri fish
Green Fruit Rollups for the seaweed wraps
Share your version of candy sushi in the comments, we’d love to hear about your favorite combination of treats and see what you come up with!
