Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Sushi is the most delicious play on sushi around! Bananas are coated in peanut butter and dipped into a crunchy coating for a fun kid-friendly dessert "Sushi."
I love the idea of picking up Sushi and hanging out watching TV with friends, but I just don't like and nor do my kids.
While we enjoy Avocado Tuna Salad, Fish Tacos, and Tilapia Veracruz, sushi is just not for us.
Unless we are talking about Dessert "Sushi"--that is a totally different story!
Sub out fish, seaweed, and rice for a banana, peanut butter, and crisp rice cereal, and this fun play on sushi is perfection and something that even the kids enjoy!
Key Ingredients
- Bananas: It is important to use bananas that are just ripe or slightly under-ripe for banana sushi, so the banana is firm enough to roll in the peanut butter without falling apart.
- Nut Butter: Is the glue that holds this little snack together. Use peanut butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter.
- Rice Cereal: This crispy rice cereal acts as the rice in this fruit sushi recipe.
- Toppings: I typically default to chopped nuts and mini chocolate chips to add to the sushi coating, but feel free to get creative. Roll in crushed pistachios, almonds, or crushed up candies like M&Ms or toffee bars. The options for banana sushi are endless.
How to Make Banana Sushi
- In a shallow dish, heat up nut butter for 30 seconds to become easier to spread.
- In another shallow dish combine cereal with toppings of your choice.
- Dip each banana into the peanut and coat it fully, using a spoon if necessary to spread peanut butter over the banana.
- Coat the banana with the cereal mixture.
- Slice and serve.
More Banana Treats
Make the kids (and adults) happy and serve up this fun spin on sushi. And if you enjoyed it, I would love for you to leave a comment or review below.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Sushi
Ingredients
- 4 bananas still relatively firm
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
- ¼ cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- In a shallow dish, heat up peanut butter for 30 seconds in the microwave, allowing it to become easier to spread.
- In another shallow dish combine cereal, chocolate chips, and nuts.
- Dip each banana into the peanut butter and coat fully, using a spoon if necessary to spread peanut butter over the banana.
- Coat the banana with the cereal mixture.
- Transfer the banana to a plate and allow to set up in the fridge for 20 minutes or freezer for 5 minutes before slicing into 1 to 2 inch slices and serving.
Notes
- It is important to use bananas that are just ripe or slightly under-ripe for banana sushi, so the banana is firm enough to roll in the peanut butter without falling apart.
- Use any nut butter or sunflower butter you like.
- Get creative with this banana sushi. Roll in crushed pistachios, almonds, or crushed up candies like M&Ms or toffee bars. The options for banana sushi are endless.
Nutrition
melanie sakowski
Mmmm great idea: I’d totally do this with nori sheets instead of the rice cereal👌🏻
Paul
Learn to love sushi: next time you are in a sushi place ask for a hand roll with crunchy shrimp and crab with soy paper instead of nori. A Japanese sushi chef introduced me to soy paper, explaining that it was developed because many Japanese people are not that fond of seaweed.
Enjoy!
Kristen Chidsey
I will have to try the soy paper. I am allergic to seaweed, so this is a great thing to know 🙂 Thanks for sharing Paul.
Erin
Do you know if these would last overnight?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Erin! The banana will get a bit brown and mushy, so best if eaten ASAP. Sorry.
Marjory
These are beyond adorable and delicious! We added some coconut too! So good!
Kristen Chidsey
Oh what a great idea Marjory to add coconut!
Sues
Ahh I love sushi, but I love this, too!! It makes the perfect dessert after a sushi night or a fun "sushi" for kids who want to be like the grownups, but aren't quite ready for fish!
Kristen Chidsey
Exactly! Glad you enjoyed Sue!
kylie
I love this! Perfect for afternoon tea!
Kristen Chidsey
Great Idea Kylie!