This cute and creepy Halloween dessert is easy and so fun to make! The traditional cereal treat recipe gets a gourmet upgrade with browned butter and vanilla for the “rice” element, and gummy eyeballs and finger “sashimi” add a touch of the macabre. And in case you’re apprehensive about combining fruit leather, candy, and cereal treats, don’t worry– they’re incredibly delicious together!
Gummy candy body parts can be purchased online, but I’ve also seen them at Target, and I got mine at a local candy counter. Call ahead to be sure! 
Halloween Dessert Candy + Cereal Treat Sushi Recipe
Halloween Candy + Cereal Treat Sushi
Servings: 18 -ish Sushi Pieces
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, plus 1 tbsp more for coating your hands
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 12 oz marshmallows
- 7 cups crispy rice cereal
- Assorted creepy gummy candies such as eyes, brains, fingers, snakes, and worms
- Sour candy belts
- Fruit leather (I used assorted Fruit Roll-Ups)
Instructions
- Make the cereal treats: In an 8 quart pot, melt the butter over low heat until lightly browned and nutty. Add the salt, vanilla, and marshmallows, and stir occasionally until melted. Turn off the heat, pour in the cereal and stir until combined. Let cool slightly before handling.
- Coat your fingers and palms with butter, and use your hands to scoop out a little bit of the cereal treat mixture at a time. Mold into the shapes of nigiri (ovals that are flat on the bottom), and onigiri (triangles with rounded corners). To make uramaki, (round, sliced, filled rolls), form a wide, flat rectangle on a cutting board. Slice off the edges for a sliced look, and slice into 1 inch strips. Fill the strips with candy and roll, trimming the ends and pressing together to seal. Work with the cereal treats while they are warm, and apply pressure to ensure they keep their shape. If the mixture cools too rapidly, turn on the heat again to low for a minute or two.
- Once the shapes are molded, decorate with candies and wrap in fruit leather or sour belts!
