This recipe for Fruit Sushi (Frushi) is a fun and delicious snack or dessert made with lightly sweetened coconut rice and fruit – no special kitchen tools are needed to make it!
Move over raw fish, this fruit sushi is a a unique treat that kids and adults alike will love. It’s perfect for parties, snack time, or even tucked into school lunchboxes.
I’ve got a really fun recipe for you today – fruit sushi (also known as frushi)! Your kids will go crazy for this sweet sushi, and who are we kidding, the adults will love it too. It makes a great snack or dessert and you can use whatever fruit is in season.
Do your kids eat sushi? I have one child who likes California rolls, the other two won’t touch sushi. They like the concept, but not the actual flavors. When they saw this fruit sushi, they couldn’t wait to get their hands on it. In fact, they all crowded around while I was taking these pictures, waiting for me to give them the ok to pounce!
How do you make fruit sushi?
Have you ever made sushi at home before? This was my first time and it was really quite easy. The first step is to get yourself some sushi rice – regular rice won’t work. The sushi rice needs to be rinsed well and then soaked for about 30 minutes. The rice cooks like any other rice, after it comes off the heat is when you add some sugar and coconut milk for flavor. The warm rice gets shaped into ovals and topped with fruit.
I used slices of mandarin oranges, kiwi and raspberries here because that’s what my kids like, but you could definitely change it up. Sliced strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or melon would be great. If your fruit doesn’t readily stick to the rice you can brush the tops of the rice balls with a little honey to act as glue. This frushi needs to chill for at least an hour before you serve it so that it has time to firm up, so plan accordingly.
This fruit sushi would be great for a birthday party or even for a lunchbox. I’m putting it on our regular snack rotation since it can be made in advance and with the fruit that’s already in the fridge. I think next time I’ll try strawberries and melon, or maybe mango, or peaches…really the possibilities are endless!
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Fruit Sushi (Frushi)
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked sushi rice
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light coconut milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 thin slices of kiwi
- 12 mandarin oranges
- 6 raspberries cut in half
- honey to use as glue optional
Instructions
- Rinse rice until the water runs clean. Let the rice soak in a bowl of clean water for 30 minutes. Bring 1 and 1/4 cups water and rice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until water is almost absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 15 minutes.
- Place rice in a large bowl. Add sugar, coconut milk, and salt, stirring gently until well combined. Cover and let stand 20 minutes.
- Lightly coat hands with cooking spray. Divide rice mixture into 12 equal portions, shaping each into a ball (about 2 tablespoons of rice). Lightly press each rice ball into an oval between palms; place ovals on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Top each rice oval with one kiwi slice, one mandarin orange and one raspberry slice. If the fruit doesn't readily stick to the rice you can brush the tops of the rice ovals with honey first. Cover and chill frushi for at least one hour, up to 8 hours.
Matt @ Plating Pixels says
Wow this is super cute and fun! I’d totally do this for an adult party. The colors came out so vibrant too!
Sara says
Thanks Matt, it’s definitely a crowd pleasing recipe!
amanda @ fake ginger says
I can’t handle how cute these are! My kids would love them!
Sara says
Thanks, my girls couldn’t get over how fun they were, they keep asking me to make more. Good thing I bought a big bag of sushi rice!
Chrisy @ Homemade Hooplah says
This is SUCH a cute idea! Your photos are so beautifully vibrant, too!
Sara says
Thanks for the compliment Chrisy!
Renée ♥ The Good Hearted Woman says
So pretty! I love the combination of fruit and sushi! We go to a little place called Sushitown in downtown Portland, and they make a lovely little mango-based roll that I often have to top off my meal. Yours are so easy to put together though – I’d be much more likely to make these at home. Thanks for the great idea!
Sara says
A mango roll sounds amazing, if I’m ever in Portland I’ll have to check it out. You can definitely put mango on these frushi, it would be great!
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
What a fun idea! I used to love making “sweet rice” as a child. This sounds really yummy!
Michelle @ Blackberry Babe says
Cute, cute, cute! Perfect way to make fruit fun!
Manila Spoon says
What a delicious and creative idea for snacks! My little girl who loves fruits will love this!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
So fun! This is a great delicious way to get the kiddos to eat sushi! Love it!
Sara says
Thanks Krista, it hasn’t convinced my pickier girls to eat real fish based sushi but at least it’s kind of a step in the right direction 🙂
Miranda @ Miranda Writes Blog says
This is SO fun! I need to make this with my niece and nephew! They would love it!
Colleen C says
This is one of the cutest ideas I’ve ever seen! Sushi doesn’t agree with me but fruit and rice does! I cannot WAIT to recovered enough to make these for my daughter! xoxoxo
Sara says
I’m sure she’ll love them, hope you’re feeling well!
valerie Hansen says
Wow, yum! I would love this! I just started eating sushi recently. Not a fan of raw fish, just the veggie rolls, and the fruit would be a hit with me too! Thanks for sharing, great pics!
Valerie
Sara says
I am not really into the huge slabs of raw fish either, I like smaller pieces cut up inside rolls though. This is definitely a good choice for people who don’t love raw fish.
Rebecka says
This is awesome. I think my son may need to make a lunch date with his best friend. Sushi!
Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says
These are so cute!! My daughter loves sushi so I may have a hard time passing this off, but I really love the concept!
Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. says
How fun! This is such a great idea! My kids totally do that too, crowding around while I’m trying to take pictures asking when they can eat whatever I’ve made! Poor kids – always having to wait for their food! 🙂
Sara says
I know, the life of food blogger kids :). Lately I’ve been trying to make at least one extra portion of whatever I’m taking pictures of so that they can eat while I work.
Kaitie says
Really cute for the kids and it looks great! Plus I bet it tastes even better. Very cool idea!
Rachel @ Simple Seasonal says
What a fun recipe! My 4 year old is typically not a big fan of sushi night in our house, but he would love these!
Ali @ Home & Plate says
What a fun snack to make with the kids. Love the idea of using rice balls just like sushi. Yum. A perfect snack.
Meghan Tschanz says
wow this looks SO delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
This is such an adorable snack! I love that you actually used rice too and not some weird banana thing that people always do 😉
Sara says
Thanks Rebecca, it’s the real deal sushi rice and all! Although the concept is definitely not authentic 🙂
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
This is so clever! As a vegetarian, this is my kind of sushi 😉