Banana Sushi

This Banana Sushi is one of my kid’s favorite lunches, perfect for back-to-school packed lunches! A couple simple swaps make it higher in fiber and nut-free, too.

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Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe:

• Banana sushi is so easy to make, I can barely call it a recipe.
• It’s a delicious way to change up how you/ your kids eat bananas.
• Extremely kid-friendly. 😉
• If your kids are just getting started in the kitchen, this is a great easy option they can make themselves.
• You can get creative and have fun with it – add jelly, sprinkles, coconut, chia seeds, or change up the type of seed/ nut butter you use.

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions:

For a full ingredient list with quantities, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Banana – of course you need a banana to make banana sushi! Go with your preferred ripeness, but make sure it’s not too soft.
• Nut or Seed Butter – I used peanut butter in the picture here, but we’ve also made it with almond butter, chocolate peanut butter, and sunbutter for our nut-free school lunches.
• Tortilla – this adds some more fiber and staying power to this banana sushi to make it a more filling lunch (and easier to roll!). I prefer a whole wheat or other higher fiber tortilla option, but you can also use a gluten-free or grain-free if that’s your preference.

How to Make Banana Sushi

For complete instructions, please check out the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Lay tortilla on a flat surface, then spread peanut butter over the whole surface area, leaving a half to full inch border around the edges. Trim the tips off the banana (if your kids prefer), then place the banana on the peanut butter on one side of the tortilla.

Wrapping the tortilla around the banana, firmly roll the banana in the tortilla until it’s completely wrapped up. Use a sharp knife to cut into sections, like sushi, and serve immediately or pack in a lunchbox.

Tips and Variations

• Nut-Free: Use Sunbutter or another nut-free spread to make this banana sushi friendly for nut allergies or nut-free schools. (Also, please ensure there are no nut ingredients in the tortilla, either.)
• Gluten-Free: Use your favorite gluten and/ or grain-free tortillas. Some gluten-free tortillas can be a lot smaller, so you can always cut the banana in half and use two tortillas.
• Dairy-Free: As long as there are no dairy ingredients in your tortilla or nut butter, banana sushi is automatically dairy-free!
• Add other spreads or toppings: Once the peanut butter layer is spread on the tortilla, you can spread or drizzle other ingredients on, like jelly or honey. You can also sprinkle other ingredients over the peanut butter, too, like sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp hearts, shredded coconut, and more. Then add the banana on top and roll as normal.

Lunch Packing Tips

I recommend using a lunchbox with separate compartments and putting the banana sushi in its own compartment or box. Definitely don’t use a bag, as it gets wayyy too messy.

When I’m packing this for lunch for one of my kids, I like to balance it out with some protein (like a no added sugar yogurt drink or crunchy chickpeas or crunchy edamame), as well as some vegetables. A string cheese is another fun option my kids like, too!

Also, be sure to add an ice pack to their lunchbox, so it stays fresh until lunchtime!

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