Quick and Easy Dessert Sushi (with Bananas + Nutella)
What can be better than sushi? Dessert Sushi, folks! This delicious Dessert Sushi features bananas rolled in honey tortillas, Nutella filling, and coconut topping. It comes together in no time and requires no baking whatsoever!
Plus, this recipe is incredibly versatile, and I’ve included a bunch of other fresh fruits, candies, and sauces or spreads you can use to change things up and make it how you want it to be!
It’s an irresistibly delicious snack that kids and adults both love! The perfect finger food-style snack that you can whip up in no time.
What is Dessert Sushi?
Dessert sushi is the most incredible snack made of delicious ingredients like fruits, bread, sauces, or spreads, all rolled up to give the appearance of sushi!
There are different types of dessert sushi, but the one I’m sharing with you today is the perfect mix of everything that makes dessert sushi delicious. It features bananas rolled in a honey tortilla, with a Nutella spread filling and coated in coconut shavings to give the sushi look.
Children just as much as adults get those snack attacks, and it’s handy to have some on hand for a tasty treat. Especially when they get home from school, and bring mommy another award or a perfect score.
Dessert sushi is such a treat, my kids are in love with this stuff. Portion control is necessary, or the whole batch is gone in seconds. I highly recommend you treat your kiddos today with this delicious snack!
Key Ingredients
Making this delicious dessert sushi at home is incredibly easy and only requires pantry-staple ingredients. Here’s what you need to make it:
- Flatbread: I used honey wheat flatbread for this dessert sushi recipe, but you may use regular flatbread or regular tortilla. This kind of flatbread is best for this recipe and you can find it in the bread aisle at Walmart.
- Nutella: You may use any spread of your choice like Hershey chocolate spread, peanut butter, jam, etc.
- Bananas: Large and straight bananas work best for this recipe as it is easy to roll without bending into a circle shape. It gives the sushi a delicious fruit twist and also helps with the sushi shape.
- Coconut shavings: I prefer to use unsweetened coconut since Nutella is already pretty sweet. Also, I like to process coconut shavings in the food processor so the shavings are smaller in shape representing sushi rice.
How to Make Dessert Sushi
Making this delicious dessert sushi is so incredibly easy that you will be surprised. Here’s what you need to do step by step to make it:
How to Roll Dessert Sushi
Start by spreading the tortilla with a thin layer of Nutella.
Next, peel the banana and place it on top of the Nutella coating. Roll tortillas tightly around the banana.
It shouldn’t be difficult to do it and you don’t need a sushi mat to roll it. However, if you’re having a little trouble you can use parchment paper to help you roll it.
Spread the tortilla with a thin layer of Nutella. Peel the banana and place it on top of the Nutella coating. Roll tortillas tightly around the banana.
How to Decorate Dessert Sushi
Time to make our dessert sushi look even better! Coat half of the roll with Nutella and place the coated roll into coconut shavings.
Next, coat the other side of the sushi roll and coat it with coconut. Roll the roll back and forth into the coconut shaving.
Slice each roll into half-inch pieces like sushi using a sharp knife.
Your delicious dessert sushi is ready to be served!
Substitutions and Variations
This dessert sushi recipe is the best one out there and will give you delicious snacks every single time. But if you’re looking to change things up, here are a few ideas you can try out:
- Fresh fruit sushi: Want to add more fruits to your dessert sushi? No problem. You can add whichever ones you like. Some great ones are berries like fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, or other fresh fruits like mango, kiwi, peaches, and pineapple.
- Candy sushi: Want to spoil yourself with some candy sushi sweetness? You can add just about any candy you like according to your preference! Some great ones to try out include marshmallows, rice krispies, etc.
- Try nuts or cheese: You can also make delicious dessert sushi with nut toppings like almonds, pistachios, or walnuts, or even go for some gouda or cheddar cheese.
- Different sauces: You can also change up the sauce or spread you use for further variation. Drizzle some maple syrup on top of your fresh fruit sushi to elevate the taste even more.
How to Store Leftovers
As bananas tend to brown fast, it is recommended to serve and consume this delicious dessert sushi right away.
Thankfully, they’re incredibly easy to throw together so you can make them whenever you crave them, or your family does!
Quick and Easy Dessert Sushi (with Bananas + Nutella)
Ingredients
- 5 square honey wheat flatbread or tortilla
- 5 large organic bananas
- Nutella
- Unsweetened coconut shavings
Instructions
How to Roll Dessert Sushi
- Start by spreading the tortilla with a thin layer of Nutella.
- Next, peel the banana and place it on top of the Nutella coating. Roll tortillas tightly around the banana.
- It shouldn’t be difficult to do it and you don’t need a sushi mat to roll it. However, if you’re having a little trouble you can use parchment paper to help you roll it.
- Spread tortilla with a thin layer of Nutella. Peel banana and place on top of the Nutella coating. Roll tortillas tightly around the banana.
How to Decorate Dessert Sushi
- Time to make our dessert sushi look even better! Coat half of the roll with Nutella and place the coated roll into coconut shavings.
- Next, coat the other side of the sushi roll and coat it with coconut. Roll the roll back and forth into the coconut shaving.
- Slice each roll into half-inch pieces like sushi using a sharp knife.
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What a fun idea for the kids:) They can even help make them! I will probably use homemade crepes (blinchiki) instead of the storebought flatbread.
Using crepes is a great idea! Let me know how it goes 🙂