Snack: Cheesecake Fruit Sushi
Servings: 12-16 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 0
Ingredients
This is an easy kid’s breakfast or simple potluck food to whip up right before the party starts. Fruit and vanilla cream cheese get rolled together in a tortilla then sliced into sushi rounds.
- 1 package (250 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 medium tortillas, preferably whole wheat
- 1 cup strawberries, thinly sliced
- 3 kiwi, peeled & thinly sliced or 1 cup canned pineapple tidbits, drained & finely shopped
- 2 – 3 bananas, thinly sliced
Directions for Preparation
- Using a hand blender or a fork, blend together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Spread each tortilla with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture, spreading all the way to edges.
- Arrange put a thin layer of fruit (about a heaping tablespoon each) on each tortilla, but not right to the edge. Top with banana slices.
- Tightly roll up tortilla, pushing in any filling that slides out.
- Set seam side down on plate and press to seal.
- Freeze 10 minutes to set.
- Cut into sushi-size pieces and serve! Optional to drizzle with chocolate sauce or melted Nutella.
