Candy Sushi - A Great Birthday Party Activity & Treat

Original tutorial @: http://mommyknows.com/birthday-party-candy-sushi/

Candy Sushi is a HUGE hit at our house. It's easy to make.

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Step 1: Ingredients Needed

6 cups Rice Krispies® cereal
3 T butter
48 large marshmallows

1 box of Fruit Roll Ups
gummy worms
licorice
Swedish Fish

Original tutorial @: http://mommyknows.com/birthday-party-candy-sushi/

Cardinal Fang says: Nov 18, 2011. 5:05 AM

Been experimenting as I want to make some of these a a gift for a sushi loving friend at Christmas but...

I'm struggling with my candy sushi - my marshmallow krispie cake is too sticky and unworkable. Followed your recipe to the letter (could be UK marshmallows are different from US marshmallows). Thinking white chocolate might be better.

Also what size are your fruit rollups? Here in the UK they're quite narrow (about 1/2 cm) so you need to have a load side by side, which leaves gaps that look rubbish. Are US ones wider and easier to use? (I can mail order some if they are) or would I be better looking for an alternative.

On the plus side - candy foam prawns (not sure they're available in the US) look fabulous on top of "nigiri".

I'll keep working on it though. Fab instructable.

melynia says: Dec 11, 2009. 10:18 PM

what do you mean by "T"??

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to melyniaDec 14, 2009. 6:56 PM

T = Tablespoon
t = teaspoon

:)

carpfluff in reply to mommyknows1Apr 10, 2010. 5:51 PM

a good chef knows their symbols. =)

1Petitchou in reply to carpfluffJul 8, 2010. 1:15 PM

Be nice! That was uncalled for.

matt_sawyers in reply to 1PetitchouDec 3, 2010. 12:05 AM

I didn't find it rude, rather complementing and as a tip. It *is* a good idea to know the symbols.

carpfluff in reply to matt_sawyersDec 10, 2010. 12:47 PM

that's what i'm saying.

carpfluff in reply to 1PetitchouOct 8, 2010. 6:45 PM

ok. I didn't mean it to be rude, I just wanted to say it as a positive for people. Maybe I should've re-worded it...

anibioman says: Oct 27, 2010. 5:53 PM

did you know a guy did the same thing in 06' same instructable... hmm not saying you copied him but just saying there is one out there.

Screamo says: Oct 23, 2010. 6:59 AM

SPIKE CAFFEIN YES //.o X(♫ S⊂R∃AM◯♫ )X

bryandhispup says: Oct 2, 2010. 3:18 PM

this is fantastic! great for kids or adult parties! ooohh you could add a White Chocolate drizzle colored with food coloring to look like hot sauce, and have a nougat substance colored green to look like wasabi!

Great Pics!

chiapetrescue says: Aug 23, 2010. 7:25 PM

This is such a great idea. I'm going to try these this weekend.

farzadbayan says: Jul 27, 2010. 9:54 AM

Now your views are 15,000 exact ! Nice photo , high quality .

1Petitchou says: Jul 8, 2010. 1:16 PM

Love this!!! Great idea!

nananess says: Apr 24, 2010. 8:06 PM

Genius!

carpfluff says: Apr 10, 2010. 5:53 PM

can you replace licorice with something else?

jacksteal4 says: Oct 25, 2009. 8:13 AM

XD this looks yummy! about a month ago me and my friends had an idea to make desert sushi marshmallows being the rice M&M's or skittles in the middle and fruit by the foot being the seaweed =]

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to jacksteal4Oct 26, 2009. 7:13 AM

@jacksteal4 --> my kids would love that, they're crazy about marshmallows.

Groxx says: Oct 23, 2009. 8:19 AM

Hah! Excellent job, they really do look sushi-like! And I love the fish-gummi on the nigiri xD
I'll have to make this some time, to surprise my roommates (who have been converted to sushi since meeting me :) )

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to GroxxOct 26, 2009. 7:12 AM

@Groxx --> Thank you!

dalec says: Oct 24, 2009. 9:49 PM

They were a hit!! Everyone loved them, we only had a few left to bring home and I had one a few minutes ago.

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to dalecOct 26, 2009. 7:11 AM

Yeah, great to hear! Thank you for letting me know.

dalec says: Oct 24, 2009. 2:36 PM

Thank you for the instructable, my wife made some for us to take to a Halloween party tonight!!

blueyedaddy says: Oct 22, 2009. 7:39 AM

What a GREAT idea! My daughter had a karate birthday party, so I made chinese take out boxes for the party favors. Cream colored shredded paper to put in the bottom (lomein noodles); two pencils in a paper sleeve (chopsticks); small activity pads rolled in craft paper (egg rolls); cady orange slices (mandarin oranges); fortune cookie - well for obvious reasons. =) Was looking for some way to include sushi, but could never figure it out. And this would have been so easy. Thanks for the idea!!

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to blueyedaddyOct 22, 2009. 11:25 AM

@blueyedaddy -- that is so creative! I might have to borrow this idea! Thanks for taking the time to comment.

blueyedaddy in reply to mommyknows1Oct 23, 2009. 8:48 AM

@mommyknows1 - feel free to plagerize. =)

ChalleN75 says: Oct 20, 2009. 10:33 AM

Great idea... thanks for sharing!!!

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to ChalleN75Oct 22, 2009. 11:27 AM

@ChalleN75 - thank you!

{tauney} says: Oct 19, 2009. 6:55 AM

You can actually make a high-end restaurant-grade dessert sushi using chocolate plastique (corn syrup and melted chocolate) which you roll out using cocoa powder and a rolling pin. For the filling you make a really thick rice pudding using aromatic jasmine rice and coconut milk, and then put sliced mango, strawberry, and kiwi in as the fillings. Roll it up with a sushi mat and voila, chocolate sushi.
Hm...maybe I should post this as an Instructable...

mommyknows1 (author) in reply to {tauney}Oct 22, 2009. 11:26 AM

@{tauney} -- these sound fabulous! I will be waiting for the tutorial too.

ellie1875 in reply to {tauney}Oct 22, 2009. 5:49 AM

yes please! that would be a great thing to bring to a potluck for dessert! thanks for considering posting your instructable...