[For Seniors] April Snack Activity: Ideas to Enjoy Spring with Homemade Sweets

Making roasted marshmallows

[Made with a Daiso skillet] How to make toasted marshmallows: easy s’mores

The skillet, which became a huge hit because it can be used for cooking and brought straight to the table, is perfect for this: skillet-baked marshmallows with chocolate.

All you need are chocolate and marshmallows—just layer them in the skillet in order.

Bake in a toaster oven and it’s done.

It’s quick, requires no knives, and is an easy snack activity that many older adults can join.

It’s also great for White Day events at senior facilities.

For seniors who enjoy barbecues, toasted marshmallows may feel familiar.

For those who haven’t tried them, they can enjoy both the delicious taste of warm marshmallows and the fun surprise of toasting them.

Give it a try!

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Amazake Soy Milk Pudding

[Only 3 Ingredients] How to Make Soy Milk Pudding with Koji Amazake | Marukome

Let’s try making a very healthy amazake soy milk pudding by mixing soy milk into amazake! First, bloom the gelatin in water.

Meanwhile, add the amazake and soy milk to a saucepan and heat; when it starts to gently simmer, turn off the heat and mix in the gelatin.

Then pour it into cups, let it cool to room temperature, and chill in the refrigerator for about 1–2 hours to set.

If you use rice-koji amazake, it contains no alcohol, so even older adults can enjoy it safely.

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Sakura Sablé

How to Make Sakura Sablé: Crispy Texture! A super easy sablé with just a few ingredients♪ I’ll share tips for a perfectly crisp finish☆ Great as a gift too♪ -How to make Sakura Sablé- [Cooking Expert Yukari]

Sablés are Western-style cookies with a crisp texture and rich buttery aroma that spread in your mouth.

Here’s a recipe for sakura sablés—adding a spring-inspired twist to classic sablés.

By making a sweet that’s perfect for cherry blossom season, you can help older adults feel the changing of the seasons.

First, soak salted cherry blossoms in water to remove the salt.

Next, mix warmed butter with granulated sugar, then add egg yolk and the chopped salted cherry blossoms.

Then add a mixture of almond flour and cake flour, and shape the dough into logs.

Chill in the refrigerator, sprinkle the chilled dough with granulated sugar, slice into rounds, arrange them on a baking sheet, top each with a salted cherry blossom, and bake until done.

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tricolor dango

Perfect for cherry-blossom viewing ♡ Sanshoku Dango [Wagashi] [Japanese Sweets Recipe] [Japanese sweets]

Also known as hanami dango and cherished as a good-luck confection, three-colored dango are a spring-themed classic.

Let’s include this staple treat in your April snack activity.

First, add water to a mixture of joshinko (non-glutinous rice flour) and granulated sugar.

Heat it in the microwave, then mix well.

Next, divide the dough into three equal portions, brush with temitsu (a syrup made by heating sugar and water), and cut each into four pieces.

Add food coloring, steam in a steamer, then skewer the pieces on bamboo sticks.

Add cherry blossoms or leaves, and you’ll have a sweet that captures the cheerful feel of spring.

Try making these wagashi that are perfect for sharing stories—like the origin of three-colored dango—and reminiscing about spring.

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