Banana Sushi is a fun way to get kids involved in making their own healthy snack. Simply peel a banana, add your favourite toppings and then cut into bite sized pieces!
Finding healthy snacks that kids actually want to eat can be hard work. As much as we want them to snack on fruits and veggies, getting them away from chocolate and sweets is easier said than done!
I’m a big fan of making snack time as fun as possible for kids; turning it from mindless eating into an activity that they can get involved in.
Realistically I know that most families struggle with time and fitting in activities like this is usually down the bottom of a long list of priorities. But if you do find yourself with some time to spare, maybe on a rainy weekend afternoon, then this is a great activity to get the kids involved in.
The recipe really is so simple. Just peel a banana, add a “sticky” topping like melted chocolate or peanut butter and then add a coating. I’ve used sprinkles, chia seeds, shredded coconut and rice krispies but you can get creative and use whatever you have at home.
Chop the banana into bitesized pieces and serve straight away. You can even try to get the kids to use chopsticks to eat them!
If you try my Banana Sushi please do leave me a comment and a star rating below. You can also share your pictures with me on on Instagram. I always love to see your creations!
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Banana Sushi
Prep Time: 5 mins- Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 1x
Category: Snacks
Method: No Cook
Cuisine: British
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Banana Sushi is a fun way to get kids involved in making their own healthy snack. Simply peel a banana, add your favourite toppings and then cut into bite sized pieces!
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 2 squares dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp sprinkles
Chia Seed Sushi:
- 1 banana
- 2 squares dark chocolate
- 0.5 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 banana
- 1.5 tbsp nut butter
- 1.5 tbsp shredded coconut
Rice Krispie Sushi:
- 1 banana
- 1.5 tbsp nut butter
- 3 tbsp rice krispies
Instructions
- Peel the bananas and place them on a plate or board.
- For the Sprinkles and Chia Seed Sushi, melt the chocolate and pour it on top of the bananas. Add the sprinkles or chia seeds on top and place in the fridge until set.
- For the Coconut and Rice Krispie Sushi, spread the nut butter onto the top of the bananas and then roll them in the shredded coconut or rice krispies.
- Serve straight away.
Keagen Baker says
Made this for one of my college classes and it was the perfect snack!
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Patti says
Great idea!!!!!
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Vicky says
Thanks Patti, please feel free to share photos of your creations with us on Facebook and Instagram.
Bella Mama says
What a fantastic Idea!!! Thank you for sharing this with us all.
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Anonymous says
tastes pretty good I had melted peanut butter and coconut 3/5 star
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Andria says
Really easy to make and very tasty and healthy at the same time!
Thank you
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Declan Wyse says
It is a amazing recipe already made it like 5 times it is amazing thank you so much
Olivia says
My lo had gone off banana for ages so decided to get her helping me make this and it did the trick! She’s back in love with banana again (well for this week at least anyway!)
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Perry says
Great idea! I made Sprinkles Sushi with my 4 year old today. It took all of 5 minutes, so super quick and easy to throw together with you have a spare banana. The only thing I did differently was to pop the slices in the freezer until snack time. She thought she was having an indulgent frozen treat – I thought she was having a banana for her snack! Win, win!
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