It's been a while since I've posted anything because I haven't had any time to blog or cook.  I'm hoping to get some things up here soon.  Our A'Yi makes some really great dishes that are super simple and super tasty.  The next one I post will be her Green Bean Stew.

A deviation from China and from Sushi.

Last night we were having Sushi at a friends house. 

Making basic sushi is quite easy.  Making the works of art that most good sushi chefs make take skill and mastery.  We make BASIC sushi.  It tastes awesome and it's a great deviation from food we typically eat.

Last night as we were enjoying our sushi and talking I suggested Dessert Sushi would be really tasty and fun to make.  We all started throwing out ideas and 30 minutes later I was preparing the sushi Rice slightly differently than normal and my friends were at the store buying sweet stuff to put in it.

Coincidentally.  As I was looking around for this sort of thing I came across a very ASIAN recipe for Dessert Sushi.  It's Here.  If you Google "Dessert Sushi" and just look at the picture results it will get the creative juices flowing.  My goal was to keep it as close to real sushi as possible.  I will tell you that I WILL be trying one variation I saw, which was to use Fruit Leathers or Fruit Rollups as the "Nori" instead of Soy Wraps. 


Here are the items you will need for "Dessert Sushi"

Soy Wraps - Click here for example.  
Japanese Rice - Click Here for Example
Sushi Rolling Mat. Click here for example.
Pre-Made Brownies
Strawberries
Mango
Kiwi
Banana
Mini Marshmallows Colorful ones.

Peanut Butter Frosting
(Check Link Below for ingredients.)
Chocolate Ganache
(Check Link Below for ingredients.)
Cream Cheese Frosting
(Check Link Below for ingredients.)

For the Rice
Brown Sugar
Water
Cinnamon

First thing you should do is get your rice started.
Here's a video that will help you do it perfectly.  (DON'T Use the Rice Vinegar.  Replace the Vinegar Salt and Sugar with the above ingredients "For the Rice".  Water=Vinegar.  Salt=Cinnamon, Sugar=Brown Sugar.  Or you can use regular sugar.  Up to you.
 
As your rice is cooking prep your food.

The brownies can be cut into long thin strips.  If you get a typical pan from a grocery store it's almost perfectly the right length.

Cut your bananas into 4's.
Mango's can be cut into thin strips.

Peanut Butter, Chocolate Ganache and Cream Cheese Frosting will be drizzle garnishes so you can put them into sandwich size Ziploc bags. 

This next part is the part that will take some practice.  I recommend you go to YouTube and watch some videos on how to roll sushi.  If you've ever made California Rolls then you will know how to do this.

Basically what I did was lay out the soy wrap on the bamboo mat and spread about a tangerine size lump of rice on it.  Spread it around to the edges without smearing the rice.  Leave about a 1 inch strip along the top of the soy paper.    See the picture to the right.  At this point you can get creative.  Basically the only thing you don't want to do is have so many filling that you can't close it.  Also, when you cut the "sushi" it will fall apart if you have so many fillings that they don't stick together.  Try to lay a thin strip of Brownie, Strawberries and another item  or two and roll it up.   Experiment a little.  It's really fun.  Also, think about tastes that are good together.  Not all sweet things are tasty when put together.

Once you have rolled your sushi put it on a plate in the fridge.  As you roll them all add them to the plate in the fridge.  I would let them sit for an hour so they can firm up.

While they are sitting . . .

Make some frostings/ganache.  The recipes below are full recipes.  Consider cutting the recipes down and just making a small amount of each.  1/4 the recipe is probably plenty.  

Make your Chocolate Ganache.  Directions Here.
Make some Cream Cheese Frosting.  Directions Here.
Make some Peanut Butter Frosting.  Directions Here.

Once the "Sushi" has cooled pull them from the fridge and Slice them in 6 pieces.  (If you want them all to be clean cut trim the ends just slightly.)

At this point just choose your garnish, PB, Chocolate, Cream Cheese and drizzle it over the top.

Some of the stuff for making the "sushi" complete came to me after we tried these so I haven't had a chance to take any good pictures of the completed product yet.  If you try this out and have a good picture or two send them in.  I will do my best to make these again and take some good pictures.