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Dessert Sushi

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This recipe is a little involved, but the end result is SO worth it! This chewy, sweet, & nutritious Dessert Sushi is sure to impress!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 2 Tbsp. raw honey*
  • 3 Tbsp. coconut oil, divided
  • splash pure vanilla extract
  • pinch salt
  • Fresh fruit**
  • 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp. maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Make the Coconut “Rice”: Place coconut, honey, 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, vanilla, and salt in a small food processor and blend until combined. Dump into a small bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
  2. Prepare the fruit filling: Cut one of your pieces of fruit into a small and flat rectangle. Cut another rectangle of another kind of fruit and place it on top. Make 4-5 of these fruit stacks.
  3. Dry them with a paper towel so they don’t slip on one another as you’re assembling the Coconut “Rice.” You may need to freeze them to help hold them together.
  4. Make the Chocolate “Nori”: Melt the remaining 2 Tbsp. coconut oil. Combine with cocoa powder, maple syrup, a splash of pure vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Mix until smooth, and set aside.
  5. Assemble: Take a chunk of the Coconut “Rice” and form it around one fruit stack. Be patient; this part takes a bit of finesse. Be sure to leave the sides open like regular sushi. Continue with the rest of the fruit stacks. Once all of your rolls are formed, place them in the freezer to set.
  6. Once the rolls are set, coat the outside of the rolls with your Chocolate “Nori.” Use your finger to “paint” the chocolate around the outside of your rolls. Once the outside is coated, place back in the fridge to set.
  7. As fresh fruit tends to get mushy over time, be sure to enjoy your Dessert Sushi within a few hours. Serve with extra Chocolate “Nori” as your soy sauce.

Notes

*I tried making this sushi with maple syrup instead of the honey, and unfortunately I did not have much luck. The “coconut rice” was much too crumbly. Perhaps you could use maple syrup if you used coconut butter instead of the oil? I haven’t tried it, but feel free to experiment!

**I used strawberries and kiwi. While delicious, I would pick a sturdier fruit over the kiwi – it got really mushy over time.

Coconut “Rice” adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie.

Find it online: https://www.fooduzzi.com/2015/03/dessert-sushi/

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