For Seniors: Delicious and Fun! Christmas Snack Activity Ideas

Christmas treats

[Easy Sweets] Winter Treats Are Santa! Simple Desserts for Your Christmas Party: Banana, Marshmallows, Castella Sponge Cake

Let’s try making some easy, bite-sized treats! One is a banana decorated with marshmallows, strawberries, chocolate pens, and more, finished to look like Santa.

The other uses bell-shaped mini sponge cakes coated in melted white chocolate and decorated with chocolate pens and candies to look like snowmen.

There’s no need to mix ingredients or bake, and everyone can make their own, making this perfect for a snack activity.

Making a full Christmas cake can be a lot of work, but this is an easy, low-pressure alternative.

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Ginger cookies

How to Make Ginger Cookies! Lightly Fragrant Ginger, Absolutely Delicious! Perfect for Christmas! [Baked in a Toaster]

When it comes to Christmas cookies, gingerbread men are famous, aren’t they? It’s said that the tradition originally took hold because people ate ginger to prevent illness.

Make the dough by mixing butter, granulated sugar, egg yolk, grated ginger, and flour, cut it out with cookie cutters, and bake it in a toaster for 15 minutes to finish.

It’s nice and easy that you can make them without using an oven.

Besides star and heart shapes, if you cut them into little people, you’ll have classic gingerbread man cookies perfect for decorating the tree.

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Meringue cookies

How to make an edible Christmas tree with 1 egg white 🎄 Meringue cookies 머랭쿠키

Meringue cookies are light in texture and adorably cute.

Since they need only a few ingredients, they’re perfect for a Christmas snack activity! To make them festive, shaping them like Christmas trees can lift the mood.

First, add granulated sugar to egg whites and whip over a hot-water bath until stiff peaks form.

Next, mix in cornstarch, transfer to a piping bag, pipe into tree shapes, and decorate with silver dragées or other sprinkles.

Then just bake them in the oven! If you add food coloring during the whipping step, they’ll look even more stylish.

They also make great gifts, so give them a try!

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Snowman Christmas cake

How to make a snowman Christmas cake ☆ Easy bavarois with Pucchin Pudding ☆ Cook a snowman cake with pudding | Coris Cooking

How about trying a snowman cake made with pudding and Oreos? For the base, crush Oreos and mix them with melted butter.

For the main part of the cake, use an easy bavarois made by combining pudding, gelatin, and heavy cream.

After molding and chilling it to set, decorate with whipped cream, fruit, and candies, and it’s ready.

You can start from mixing the ingredients, or staff can prepare the cake base in advance and let the seniors handle just the final toppings—they’ll still enjoy it.

It’s a cake that’s fun not only in flavor but also in appearance.

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Baked churros

[No-Fry, Easy] How to Make Churros Without Frying Using Pancake Mix

Let’s try making theme park–favorite churros as a snack activity at a senior care facility! This recipe doesn’t require deep-frying, which lowers the hurdle for preparation.

Put milk and oil in a pot and heat over medium.

Once it comes to a boil, turn off the heat and add pancake mix, stirring to combine.

Be careful not to burn yourself.

Beat eggs in a bowl, then add them to the dough you just made in two additions.

At first the dough won’t come together easily, but if you use a spatula to cut through it finely and then repeatedly press the dough against the bowl and fold it over, it will come together more smoothly.

Transfer the dough to a piping bag fitted with a star tip, pipe onto parchment paper, and bake in the oven.

The toasty aroma makes this a mouthwatering treat!

Tarte Tatin

Easy French pastry on a griddle: a simple Tarte Tatin recipe ✨

Speaking of tarte Tatin, it’s a dish that whets your appetite with the toasty aroma of apples.

Some people might think it seems difficult to make.

The version introduced here is very easy to prepare on a hot plate.

Apple peels and cores are packed with nutrients, so just trim off the hard parts and use the rest.

Dice the apples into bite-size cubes, put them in a heatproof container, and microwave them.

Make caramel by heating sugar and water in aluminum cups, then add the apples.

Pour in the batter made with flour and butter, and steam-fry for about 2 minutes on each side.

It’s a recipe whose aroma alone could make you happy!

Christmas cake

[Christmas] No oven needed! Three cute Christmas treats you can easily make with store-bought items 🎅🏻🎄🥨 | Christmas cake | Tree cups | Reindeer muffins | Home cafe | Christmas | 크리스마스

Christmas cake is a sweet that’s unique to the holiday season.

If you use pancake mix, even seniors can make it easily.

Bake the batter in Santa or tree-shaped molds and top with whipped cream for adorable mini cakes! Adding colorful fruit will give them a festive look, too.

Try piping the cream and decorating together with older adults.

Making and eating them as a group will spark conversation and make for a fun, memorable time.