Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup jasmine rice
  • 1 1/3 cups light coconut milk (11 ounces)
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 ounces quartered strawberries (2-3 medium strawberries)
  • 1 1/2 ounces kiwi, sliced into long rectangular strips (3/4 of a medium kiwi)
  • 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Method

  • Combine rice, coconut milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan and heat over medium-high heat, stirring regularly, until the mixture boils. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender and sticky. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  • Meanwhile, mix butter and remaining 4 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl until creamed. Add milk, vanilla, and cocoa powder and mix until smooth; stir in flour and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  • Roll chocolate dough into a 12-inch log and place down the middle of a large sheet of waxed paper. Place another piece of waxed paper on top of the log and use a rolling pin to roll the log into a 12x6-inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of waxed paper.
  • Spread room temperature coconut rice on top of chocolate dough rectangle in a 12x5.5-inch rectangle, leaving a 1/4-inch border on both long sides of the rectangle. Line up quartered strawberries horizontally down the center of the coconut rectangle. Line up sliced kiwi below the line of strawberries. Roll up dough into a cylinder like a "sushi roll" by lifting up waxed paper and sealing the ends of the dough together. Roll the roll on the counter and press together firmly. Remove waxed paper from the roll and cut into 16 dessert sushi pieces with a sharp knife. Fill in any gaps with extra fruit, if needed.
  • Place melted chocolate into small soy sauce containers. Serve dessert sushi with chocolate "soy sauce" and eat with chopsticks! Makes 8 servings.