Sweet Sushi

This past weekend the youth at my church put on a talent show.  They asked church members to support them by providing baked goods and snacks for the event.  I've seen the candy sushi instructions floating around the internet for some time and always wanted a good excuse to try it.  This seemed like the perfect opportunity, as I thought it might appeal to a teen's sense of whimsy.

Have you ever tried to rinse out a bowl that has dried on Rice Krispies adhered to it?  I've often wondered why NASA doesn't use them for securing parts to their space craft.  Dump some melted marshmallows on top and you have the potential for some really sticky stuff.  The bases of these confections are nothing more than Rice Krispie squares.  I did find that allowing the mixture to cool considerably made them easier to work with.  For the "nigiri style" pieces shown above I simply formed a handful of the mix into a flattened oval, topped it with a Swedish fish and wrapped the whole thing with a strip of green apple fruit strip.

The "roll style" pieces were a little harder to create.  I used waxed paper to press some of the Rice Krispie mixture into a slab.  I used Twizzlers as the filling, rolling the cereal mixture around them.  Again I used the green fruit strips to wrap the outside before cutting the roll into 6 pieces.  (Hint:  save the plastic sheets that the fruit strips peel off from and use them to help form the cereal into a cylinder.)

I hear these were a big hit with the younger crowd.  They didn't take long to create and could be a really cute addition to a birthday party.