Sweet "Sushi" Desserts and Party Treats

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Besides the clever "fake" sushi pieces and rolls shown above, you actually can make sweet, real sushi rolls that are tasty desserts and treats! The recipe, shared by Seelen Sturm, involves making sweet sushi rice by adding milk, sugar and vanilla. The sushi pieces are then made using ingredients such as green apple, strawberries, pear and melon and served with both wasabi and honey for a sweet and spicy finish. Definitely a good one for those who aren't afraid to experiment with unusual flavor combinations!

Another great idea for a fun party display is to use white cake to make little cake sushi bites. In this project from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, the cake was sliced to resemble sushi rice, and then decorated with Fruit by the Foot (for seaweed), Swedish fish (for, well, the fish!), Jujubees and sprinkles (for the fish roe) and dried fruit as well. Green-colored icing was used to imitate the Wasabi.

Are you a fondant modeling master? If so, you might be able to create something like these fabulously decorated petit fours. The cake is first decorated by coconut and then topped with fondant "shrimp" and wasabi paste. A real work of art!

You can make some fast fake sushi by using Twinkie cakes and decorating them as you wish, such as here using fruit roll ups, M&Ms and coconut. (I'd add some decorative splashes of chocolate syrup on the plate to look like eel sauce or soy sauce, myself...)

Rice Krispies, sweet rice, and candy treats...here are some tutorials to show you how to make dessert sushi rolls and "nigiri" pieces.

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