Simple Fruit Sushi Recipe Tutorial - Parties With A Cause (2024)

I came up with this simple fruit sushi recipe tutorial for our recent “Party Like a Panda” Themed Birthday Party. When your son LOVES sushi but his friends DON'T we needed a great alternative to fish and seaweed! Turns out everyone loved this sweet and healthy treat! Keep reading for all the tips and tricks or skip to the bottom for the recipe.

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On a personal note – I do realize that giant pandas live in China and sushi is considered a Japanese dish. However, my son does not care about such distinctions in his Asian food, especially since most restaurants serve a mash up of options. So for this party……our pandas eat sushi.

Fruit Sushi Recipe Ingredients

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  • Firm Bananas
  • Ripe kiwi
  • Strawberries
  • Green fruit leather (you can also make your own by dehydrating food colored unsweetened applesauce)

Fruit Sushi Recipe Directions

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I know you are going to want to jump right in and start cutting bananas…..but wait just a second. Let's get all the prep work done ahead of time so they aren't sitting around getting brown.

Step 1: Dice Fruit

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Kiwi is a favorite fruit around here but you can use anything that is bright and matches the color scheme of your party.

Don't have a color scheme yet? Take a look and see if you like any of these party color combinations.

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Dice it up into fine little cubes and set aside.

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Dice your next fruit, I chose strawberries. Mostly for the taste but also the complementary color contrast. It looks so pretty with the bright green kiwi.

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Other great fruit combinations:

  • pineapple/coconut
  • peach/blueberry
  • mango/raspberry (just break the raspberries apart so they don't squish)
  • pomegranates/apple

Step 2: Slice The Banana

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This may not seem like a necessary step as anyone can slice a banana but it's important that these little guys have straight edges. So you'll want to slice your pieces and leave little wedges of banana to keep them straight as the fruit naturally curves.

I was able to get 5 pieces from one medium size banana.

Step 3: Scoop Banana

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My melon ballers were too large and I found my rounded 1/4 teaspoon was the perfect size.

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Run the metal spoon around the edges to create a circle first, then carefully scoop it out. Keep the edges held firmly between your fingers so the banana sides don't crack. But not tight enough to squish it.

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Save your banana wedges and little scoops for later. Freeze them up and use in a smoothie or add to a batch of banana “ice cream”.

Step 4: Cut Fruit Leather

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You can't have fruit sushi without the iconic seaweed! Using the green fruit leather roughly measure the height of your pieces and cut a strip. I was able to wrap one piece on banana with each strip.

Step 5: Wrap Fruit Leather

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Wrap it around the banana pressing down slightly to keep it in place.

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Wrap it so the end overlaps approx 1/2″ and trim the excess.

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Slightly dampen the inside edge of fruit leather and seal it down on top of itself to reduce the chances of unwrapping.

Step 6: Add Diced Fruit

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Sprinkle on the diced fruit in a single fruit color.

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Or two colored fruits, which I think looks {and tastes} best. Plus I love how the kiwi seeds look like fish eggs and the strawberries like raw fish.

Serve Up Your Fruit Sushi

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Carefully transfer each “frushi” piece to a bamboo tray for a realistic presentation. If you really wanted to get fancy you could serve it up with:

  • tinted green cream cheese “wasabi”
  • thinly sliced mango or apple “ginger”
  • tinted maple syrup “soy sauce”

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Grab a set of helper chopsticks and enjoy! They'll go quickly so be sure to make a few extra!

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I hope you enjoyed this simple fruit sushi recipe tutorial and gave you a few more ways to get healthy foods on your party table! I'd love to know if you make it.

Please follow Parties With A Cause on Facebook and Instagram and tag us @partieswithacause so we can see all your fun creations.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I can't wait to share the rest of our Party Like a Panda Birthday with you!

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