Edible Gifts of the Asian Variety

(Rice Krispy Sushi Treats. Recipe Down Below)

Welcome to Edible Gift’s of the Asian Variety

The Asian cultures are so beautiful and just full of history and traditions. Everything they do seems to be tied to the past. I like and respect that. The Asian cultures play a big role in how we eat, decorate, and live.

On this page are some Asian Edible Gifts that we want to share with you and maybe inspire you to try something similar.

Not everything on this page did we make ourselves. But this page is also about edible gift ideas that you can put together yourself to give and enjoy.

Thank you for your support,

Julie and Gordon

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Julie’s Mango WantWant Treats

(Recipe Down Below)

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Moon Cake

Just visit your Asian store near you and pick up a Moon Cake. Beautiful tin, beautiful gift bag and lovely card. Who wouldn’t want a Moon Cake for any occasion?

The Perfect card!

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Rice Crackers on a lovely Japanese plate make a very nice edible gift.

Just add a little umbrella and it instantly become festive.

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Our Asian Microwave Brittle’s

Sesame Seed Brittle with Asian Sesame Gummy’s

Black and White Sesame Brittle with Wasabi Paste and Wasabi Peas

(Recipes Down Below)

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If you would like to check out our other Brittle’s:

Peanut Brittle’s

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WantWant Treats

Buying WantWant Crackers

(Whenever we go to the Asian Supermarkets all the employees wear masks. They are smart people.)

WantWant Crackers are what our kids ate when we were living in Hawaii. When we found them at our local Asian Supermarket, it took our kids back to their youth in Hawaii. I decided that I wanted to make some “Rice Krispy Treats” using these WantWant Crackers. So, I bought all that they had!

I also bought some of their Mango Marshmallows, along with some of our regular Marshmallows and some Werther’s Caramels to melt as well.

I dug out my old Asian tins and POW, here we are!

Me, Making the Asian Symbol of Wan with Poky Stix.

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Time To Make The WantWant Treats

I basically used the original Rice Krispy Treats recipe. You can find it on the box of cereal, or online.

I melted the butter/margarine in a saucepan on the stove top on a medium-low heat.

I then added some regular marshmallows….

..and some Caramels.

WantWant Crackers, Caramels, and Butter

Creating The Wan Symbol

(Apparently there are a few Wan Symbols out there. Here is another one we found online.)

These are made with Poki Stix.

An Asian snack that my children grew up loving, and eating often when we lived in Hawaii.

A Wan Symbol

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This is exactly how I used to make our Rice Krispy Treats.

I would start by melting the butter/margarine, and then add the marshmallows to be melted, along with about 15 caramels. I’m not giving you the exact dimensions as this recipe will depend on how many WantWant Crackers that you use. I would do the math via the original Rice Krispy Treats recipe.

All Melted and Ready to Pour

Place Your WantWant Crackers into a Large Bowl and Then Pour in the Melted Mixture

I measured into the Asian Tins some Wax Paper, sprayed with a Vegetable Cooking Spray so as not to stick. You really didn’t need to add the layer of Wax Paper, you could have just sprayed the bottom of the tin.

Just Stir the Ingredients Together and then place into the Tin.

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We Added The Wan Symbol On Top

OISHI!

(Delicious) 🙂

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Mango WantWant Treats

WantWant Crackers in my Chinese Hat…

…and Chinese Robe.

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The Dried Mango was a gift from our daughter Veronica from Hawaii.

The Mango Marshmallows I purchased at the Asian Supermarket.

I pretty much made these the same way that I did the treats above.

Except, I used Mango Marshmallows.

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Placing the Mixture into the Tins

This Time I Added the Dried Mango Slices

(I just wish that I had more WantWant Treats to add to the top here. That would have added a great layer.)

Dezato!

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Our Asian Microwave Brittle’s

Sesame Seed Brittle with Asian Sesame Gummy’s

Black and White Brittle with Wasabi Paste and Wasabi Peas

Even though we probably added about 3 T. of Wasabi Paste to this brittle, it was not hot at all.

It just gave the flavor of the Wasabi. We were surprised it wasn’t hot.

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Ready To Make The Microwave Brittle’s

The Ingredients:

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup White Karo Syrup

1 Cup (Sesame Seeds/Wasabi Peas)

1 t. Vanilla

1 t. Margarine or Butter

1 t. Baking Soda

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We discovered that because the brittle is made in a scalding heat, it’s best to use non-toasted Sesame Seeds, whether they be black or white or both.

The Candy you see in the photo left, are a gummy coated in Sesame Seeds. We used these in some of our Brittle’s.

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Optional Ingredients:

Black Sesame Seeds

Wasabi Peas

Wasabi Paste

Peanuts, etc.

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With our Ingredients Gathered, It’s Time to Make our Brittle’s

You need a microwave safe bowl for this. First, add the Granulated Sugar….

Next, add the Karo Syrup.

You want to stir this together quickly.

Now, place the bowl into the Microwave Oven for 4 minutes on high.

Remove from the microwave and stir together.

This is like hot, molten lava so don’t let small children near this.

You now want to add the Ingredients you will be using.

Here, Gordon is pouring in the white Sesame Seeds.

Make sure you mix quickly as this hardens fast.

Now, place back into the Microwave Oven for 3 minutes on high.

When you remove the bowl from the microwave add the Vanilla and Margarine/Butter, and then place back into the microwave for one additional minute.

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Back into the Microwave for an additional Minute

Then remove and add the Baking Soda. Mix everything together.

Quickly Stir Together

When Mixed, Spread Out Onto a Non-Stick Aluminum Lined Sheet Pan.

Here, I quickly placed the Gummy Sesame Seed Candies into the Brittle while it Cooled.

When Cooled, Place Onto a Surface and Use a Wooden Hammer to Break up the Brittle

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Next Brittle:

Sesame Seed and Wasabi Paste Brittle

You make this brittle the exact same way we did the brittle in the recipe above. Add about a cup of Sesame Seeds. The Asian’s really pack their Sesame candy with tons of Sesame Seeds, so you can always add more if you like.

We also added about 3 T. of Wasabi Paste to give it that little kick that we like.

Again, just quickly pour the brittle out onto a non-stick Aluminum Foil and let it cool and set.

When cool, move to a hard surface, such as a wooden cutting board, and break with a wooden hammer into smaller pieces.

Perfect!

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Tuxedo Sesame Seed Brittle

(Black and White Sesame Seed Brittle)

Again, made the same way as above…

Here Gordon is adding the Vanilla…

Then, the Baking Soda…

The Baking Soda is what makes it so light and a bit fluffy.

This was such a nice edible gift that we gave out for Christmas.

It would also make a nice addition to any Holiday Charcuterie Board.

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Black and White Brittle with Wasabi Paste and Wasabi Peas

This was actually quite good.

It was an experiment of ours and it turned out rather well.

It was certainly a beautiful brittle!

It had such a nice “kick” with the Wasabi Peas and Wasabi Paste.

Once again, you make it according to the directions I gave you at the top.

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Beautiful and Delicious!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

These are some of our best brittle’s we’ve made so far!

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Rice Krispy Sushi Gifts

Wouldn’t you love to receive this beautiful and tasty treat?

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Gordon and I first made these for our nieces in Ireland a few years ago. Kate, like me adores the Asian cultures and Lola was very much into Hello Kitty at the time, they both loved Rice Krispy Treats so we combined all their loves and sent them a few tins of these. We even included some bamboo chopsticks and some cute Chinese food napkins that we got at one of our favorite take out restaurants. I included a card on some ‘sushi stationary’ and even made some cute gift tags of stickers bought at a craft store.

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I went shopping for some Asian tins to deliver the Rice Krispie sushi in.
I had a few of my own but I also found some nice ones at a local thrift store and I bought the cute rabbit tin from a seller that lives in Thailand.

Vintage Asian Tins

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Making the Rice Krispie Treats

We just used the recipe on the box of Rice Krispies.

We did double it and added one special ingredient, caramels.

Caramels added to Rice Krispie treats give it a nice taste.

Here are some goodies that we used to create the look of the sushi. Some fruit roll-ups, some Swedish fish, gummy French fries, Twizzlers, and other gummy goodies.

We used some sushi molds for making the Rice Krispie treat sushi. Photo at right, melting the butter.

Keep a can of cooking oil spray on hand. It comes in handy when dealing with the sticky mixture. You can spray your fingers with the oil as well to help in molding the ‘sushi’.

Gordon adds marshmallows to the melted margarine.
Melting the marshmallows at right.

Now add about 25 caramels to the melted marshmallows.

Now pour the melted marshmallows over the Rice Krispies. The caramels give the mixture such a nice rich color.

Spread some out on a ‘clean sheet’ on your counter. Or some wax paper. It will be cut to make the sushi that isn’t in molds. Keep some of the mixture in the bowl to use to place in the sushi molds.

Here Gordon is adding the mixture
to some of our molds.

Gordon inserted some Twizzlers to the center of one of the molds and added the Rice Krispie mix
around it.

Waiting to be decorated.

Wrapping a fruit roll-up around a sushi nori.

Add some sparkling gel frosting.

Then add some sprinkles and you have a lovely sushi nori. If need be, use some of the frosting to secure the fruit roll-up.

HELLO KITTY!Hello Gordon!

Top off with some Swedish fish, wrap with some fruit roll-ups, add some Twizzlers, gummy French fries, and then you have you’re sushi.Enjoy!———————————————————————————-If you would like to view our other Asian pages:

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