A lunch my kids will eat…(kid-friendly sushi)

Aug 11, 2011 | All About Denver, All About Family, All About Home, All About Kennedy, All About Molly, Random

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(L – top to bottom. Cheese cutouts, Peanut Butter w/ banana strips.  R – top to bottom. Peanut butter w/ orange marmalade folds, PB & grape jelly rolls, Nutella rolls.
Even my teen will make his own version of this for himself.  Riley, the pickiest eater of them all, cleans her plate when I make this kid-friendly sushi.  Since it was requested on twitter…I thought I’d post how I make them. And it’s super simple…and to be honest I got the idea from Pinterest and ran with it.

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First, the supplies. Bread (1 slice makes 4 mini-rolls), a rolling pin, whatever fillings/toppings you want.

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Cut off the crust (I keep mine to feed the birds) and roll the bread flat, or cut into strips.

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Get your toppings on your bread. For fun I used a mini cookie cutter to cut the banana for some of the strips, and for others I just cut it in half and length-wise. I used my leftovers for a bowl of cereal 😉

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Roll them. I rolled some in spirals.  I’ve read that you should roll these tight, but w/ the jelly I actually roll loose otherwise all of the jelly is squished out.  For the orange marmalade I rolled in both sides and then folded to the middle (securing with a small strip of peanut butter between the two edges).

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Last but not least for a little extra fun I used some little cutters I had lying around to cut out shapes in cheese (I nibbled on the scraps).

Usually I make less sushi and include some small strips of carrots for a well rounded meal.  My kids totally scarf these down faster than you can blink.

Some other ideas I have yet to try, but plan to…

  • Butter & cucumbers rolled
  • Jam w/ sweetened whipped cream cheese strips or folds
  • Herbed whipped cream cheese with cucumbers strips
  • Carrot peel & herbed whipped cream cheese rolls
  • Nutella and Strawberry strips or rolls
  • Whipped cream cheese (sweetened) w/ blueberries
These do not take me a ton of time (Well, this one did but I was taking pics and making more than I usually do)…and the kids love them. They are SO worth a shot!!  Try them!!
Sarah

6 Comments

  1. carol anne

    Thanks for this post. I know you meant them for kids but I think the peanut butter and jelly sushi will make for a cute and fun party treat/appetizer for adults too.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      @carol anne,

      Definitely!! So would any of the other flavors I suggested – go crazy with it!! Hand out chop sticks with them even…I would!!

      Reply
  2. Eternal Lizdom

    What fun! We love to go out for sushi but this would be a fun project to do at home!

    Reply
    • Sarah

      @Eternal Lizdom,

      It really is fun!! When things are successful it makes me glad I got into pinterest 😉

      Reply
  3. Sarah @ TM2TS

    Those “sushi” rolls I’m going to have to steal and use for the kids’ lunches! 😀

    Reply
    • Sarah

      @Sarah @ TM2TS,

      They are so popular around here!! I’m sure your kids will love them!

      Reply

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