Kids love to help in the kitchen and we love creating recipes they can take part in. Fruit sushi is a fun way to introduce kids to sushi. They will see more familiar ingredients and hopefully be willing to try something new! Now, bust out the chopsticks & bamboo mat and get ready to roll.
Fruit Sushi
What you need:
Coconut Rice
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked white sushi rice (do not use instant or minute rice)
- 2 cups water
- 1 can unsweetened full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Fruit Sushi
- 1 mango, sliced thin
- 1-2 kiwi, sliced thin
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced thin
- Additional fruit, if desired, sliced thin
- 6 Mott's Fruity Rolls
What to do:
Coconut Rice
- Bring water to a boil. Once boiling, add rice and cover. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- In separate saucepan, slowly bring to boil coconut milk, sugar, and salt. Once boiling, remove from heat, and gently stir about ½ of the mixture into cooked rice.
- Let cool on a sheet pan before rolling into sushi rolls. (must be cooled completely)
Fruit Sushi
- Place fruit roll on sushi mat.
- Add a thin layer of coconut rice to fruit roll.
- Add fruit in an even layer.
- Add another thin layer of rice and use sushi mat to wrap fruit roll around rice.
