Candy Sushi

Here are a set of instructions for making a particular kind of Candy Sushi. I've seen other versions that use hostess products (think twinkie) floating around on the internet. Since I can't stand that sort of food (and I want to be able to eat my creation) I came up with this rice-cereal-and-candy version.

Step 1 Ingredients

Things You Will Need:

Puffed Rice Cereal (ie. Rice Krispies)
(I'm sure the store brand will work fine.)

Marshmallows
(One 1 lb bag of marshmallows should be more than enough.)

Butter
(I bought a pound of butter but didn't use anywhere near that much. You're going to be using the basic rice cereal treat recipe that can be found on marshmallow bags. Go with whatever that recipe asks for.)

Flat "Rollup" Candy (ie. Fruit Roll-Ups)
(Again, store brand is probably a-ok. At first I tried really hard to find roll-ups that were just green, so that they looked the most like real sushi. This turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be, so I ended up using lots of different colors. In the end, I was really happy with the rainbow of sushi I ended up with, because it emphasized the fact that these were candy while still looking a lot like sushi. You may want to be more realistic than me.)

Gummi Worms, Fruits, & Fish
(I tried several kinds of gummi candies for this. Haribo's Clown Fish worked the best, sticking to everything really well. Oversized Swedish Fish didn't work so well. Gummi worms worked well for the insides of the maki. In the future I hope to make more outrageous candy sushi featuring gummy octopi, squid, and other strange gummy candies. Haribo is really good for this.)

Note: no cat necessary for this project.

Comments

[eaolsen]

Great Idea- I'm going to try it for sure!

[cx420ns]

this is such a good idea! rice krispie onigiri would be the next logical step =]

[Pyxidragon]

I hadn't thought about rice crispie onigiris.... I'll 'ible it if they come out looking good.

[Draconian1]

That would be really cool

[Pizzapie500]

Woot! We did this at school a few weeks ago (last week?)! It was cool, but we were only allowed to eat 2 =(

[JustDaveN]

This is cool, I have been doing it for years, and there are some easy variations.

1. I have used pre-made Rice crispy treats when in a rush
2. With the premade ones, the chocolate ones can be used for something special
3. Use sour worms and wraps for folks who like sweet and sour
4. licorice strands work too, including chocolate and strawberry ones for the chocolate rice crispies...

Yum!

[anibioman]

this is awesome im going to make it for my friend who loves sushi and sugar

[Rubber Duck]

Those look good! I have never had real sushi, I'm not a fish fan, but CANDY sushi, thats another story 'nom nom'!

[carpfluff]

I'm allergic to fish. And yes, candy sushi is THE BOMB!

[SpiroExDeus]

I too am (or was) not a fish fan but sushi is the name of the rice and it's perfectly acceptable to have sushi with no fish in. Which is how I came to try it and find that, bizarrely, I love the fish stuff as well. Give sushi a try - you may never like the fish stuff but there's plenty of other stuff (my local supermarket does a little sushi snack pack for £1 that uses tuna on some and peppers in others and I have to say the red and green pepper sushi wrapped in nori is one of my favourites).

[lolcat360]

real sushi is good... i like summer rolls

[sparkplugs]

yum

[miseleigh]

That's awesome. I'd to serve them with Pocky 'chopsticks' and maybe a lightweight brown frosting 'soy sauce' :) Candied ginger instead of pickled ginger?

[Tacky183]

Candied sweet ginger would be good, or for the girly touch use ginger flowers, dandelion flowers, chrysanthemums.                                        http://whatscookingamerica.net/EdibleFlowers/EdibleFlowersMain.htm
or use some of these. Im 15 and i want to be a chef and i regular use flowers and herb flower in cooking to explore different areas, just follow common sense and garnish with flair.

[firefliie]

the pocky thing is genius, but if u live in usa i would recommend cereal straws, like fruit loops and cocoa pebbles

[carpfluff]

i live in FL, and they have pocky in Wal- Mart. delicious.

[firefliie]

well, i generally live in the middle of nowhere, iowa, and the nearest place to buy pocky is maybe 2 and a half hours away.

[carpfluff]

I am sorry for you. Pocky should be available everywhere. It needs to be.

[firefliie]

exactly!

[bluesquirrel]

You can find Pocky just as easily in the USA; I bought it at the Wal-Mart nearby all the time. In Ohio :D  But the different flavors of cereal straws could be interesting, as well....

[TechNerd1012]

I would recommend rubbing your hands with butter, it works VERY well for keeping the rice treast off your hands

good instructable btw

[arsyparsy]

yummy!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[RainbowGlowstix]

Eww, xD haha.

[cplaine]

I have a friend who is a sushi freak, it's his favorite food. Now I can make him a new favorite dessert!

[Linkiboy]

I would suggest using margarine instead of butter when making the rice krispie-mix.

[harkejuice]

why?

[cplaine]

margarine doesn't brown as fast as butter, so you don't wind up with caramel-colored crispy rice filling. However, buy "hard" margarine, not the soft stuff, or your filling won't set properly

[applesticker]

I don't really use margarine for anything.

[th31stacc]

why

[th31stacc]

it might be good with an inside out sushi roll with the fruit roll up in the middle or if you like sour...

[theRIAA]

i dont think i could make those... i would run out of candy in step 3

[Sylkhr]

I'd run out in step 1..........

[kleighj1]

These are amazing! I've made them for family and got rave reviews. One suggestion though, try using "Fruit-by-the-Foot." It works wonderfully. They are the perfect width and it eliminates the cutting.

[baneat]

OMG dericious!

[LemonLily]

Wow! This is really creative! Thank you for sharing. Although I don't have the energy to clean up everything.

[SoapyHollow]

So very fabulous!

[hellokittylover]

thank you soooo much i have a project for my friends andi have to make candy sushi for them soo thank u soooooooooooooo much it helped me alot. :)

[woofboy111]

I went on a cruise on the Carnival Sensation last Summer. One day on one of the buffets, the featured dessert was sushi. They used both white and brown rice to make shaped rice cakes (what's the proper term?). Some of the rice had shapes stenciled on with melted chocolate, and were served just like that. Others were topped with fruit. The combinations that were good (and I took pictures of to remember) were rice topped with chocolate, watermelon, mint, and blackberries. Also brown rice topped with mangos, mint, strawberries, and blueberries, all topped with powdered sugar.

I have a picture up of the fruit sushi down towards the bottom of the page HERE.

I really have considered attempting to make dessert fruit sushi, but I always decide that it's just too fussy and too much work. One day I might...

[caterinaxxluv]

you are like my new best friend for not only coming up with this recipe but being nice enough to take the time to put it up on this website :)

[bllrmdncr]

I like using sour gummy worms and sour belts in the center as well, plus a variety of gummy fish and whatnot. I tried chocolate pieces the first time, and it was rather unpleasant to crunch in that hard candy shell. Gummy is the way to go! I saw this on rachel ray 2 years ago, and I have made it for 2 halloweens. HUGE hit! She did it just a tiny bit different. Lay out the fruit roll-up but do not take it off the plastic sheet. Make each roll like rolling real sushi - put the warm marshmallow treat material onto the roll-up, add your candy down the middle, and close the roll-up around the filling using the plastic like a bamboo mat to close the edges. Allow to cool before slicing the logs up. Use butter on your fingers to keep the marshmallow treat from sticking to you while you flatten and arrange it