[Snack Activity] Easy and Delicious: Snack Ideas to Make Together with Seniors
The time it takes to chill and set yokan in the refrigerator, the moment you add toppings like fruit, the aroma of steam rising from the steamer.
Making snacks together with older adults lets you share a sense of excitement and create warm memories that go beyond the recipe itself.
Traditional Japanese sweets are familiar to many seniors and are sure to delight them.
There are plenty of ways to enjoy everything while staying seated! When the sweet scent of the finished wagashi fills the room, it will surely bring back fond memories as well.
As hands stay busy, conversation flows, and the joy of savoring the finished treat is truly special.
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Fruit Sweets (1–10)
Yogurt and blueberry panna cotta
How about making a delicious treat with blueberries, which are in season from June to September? Today, we’re introducing Yogurt and Blueberry Panna Cotta, a delightful harmony of purple and white in both appearance and flavor.
First, thoroughly drain the yogurt using a strainer and paper towels.
Next, make the blueberry sauce: put blueberries in a saucepan and add granulated sugar and lemon juice to enhance sweetness and brightness.
Combine the drained yogurt with dissolved gelatin, sugar, and heavy cream, then pour into dishes and chill.
Once set, top with the blueberry sauce to finish.
The balance of sweetness and tartness is exquisite.
Snack activity: apple pie
These rose-shaped apple pies are perfect to make as a snack activity.
Prepare apples, puff pastry sheets, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice, and let’s get started.
Sprinkle thinly sliced apples with sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon, then microwave for 4 minutes.
When using a knife, make sure you have a stable work surface.
Cut the puff pastry sheet into four strips, lay the apple slices along each strip, then roll from the bottom and shape the petals into a rose.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, and they’re ready! It’s a perfect snack activity for Mother’s Day—enjoy!
Fruit Lollipop
When you eat fruit, why not make fruit lollipops that are stylish, cute, and keep your hands clean? Just stack your favorite fruits using cutters to punch out shapes, then skewer them with a bamboo stick—done.
If you think about the order of the layers, they’ll look like candy or popsicles, giving them a pop and super-cute appearance.
Serving them stuck into finely crushed ice lets you enjoy the fruit cold, too.
Depending on the type of fruit, you might even be able to freeze them.
Stick Banana Pie
Stick banana pies that let you enjoy the gentle sweetness of bananas and the crisp texture of puff pastry.
They can be made safely in about 15 minutes, making them a great option for seniors to bake as well.
Cut the bananas into thick slices, brush egg yolk onto puff pastry sheets cut into four pieces, then arrange the bananas and bake in the oven.
When the surface is nicely browned, they’re ready.
Dusting with powdered sugar is a lovely finishing touch.
Enjoy them warm to highlight the toasty aroma, or let them cool to bring out the banana’s sweetness.
A dessert that adds color to your spring snack time while satisfying both heart and appetite.
chocolate fondue
Chocolate fondue, a familiar sight at hotel buffets, is a dessert where you dip fruit and snacks into chocolate sauce—perfect for parties and events at senior care facilities! If you want to keep it simple, try using a griddle.
Just place chocolate in a deep container and melt it on the griddle.
You can even toast potato chips and marshmallows alongside it, making it a win-win.
Using a colorful assortment of fruits like strawberries, oranges, bananas, and kiwis will surely delight the seniors!
Fruit milk agar jelly
Somehow, milk kanten has a nostalgic flavor, doesn’t it? Agar is easier to handle than gelatin and sets more firmly, so I recommend it.
Using milk also lets you get some calcium.
It’s convenient to use mixed cut fruit that includes several kinds of fruit.
The more varieties you use, the more luxurious it looks.
After arranging the fruit in the mold, freeze it once.
That way, it won’t come loose as easily when you pour in the agar mixture.
It’s fun to think about how to arrange the fruit to create a lovely design.
Easy Strawberry Pudding
Strawberries are in season in March and April.
These days, you often see strawberries in supermarkets starting in winter, but originally their peak season is spring, around March and April.
Let’s use those strawberries to make strawberry pudding.
If you use Fruiche—the dessert mix that thickens like yogurt when you add milk—it’s easy to make.
Dissolve gelatin in milk, add it to the Fruiche mix, and stir.
Pour it into molds and chill in the refrigerator for about an hour, and it will set like pudding.
Topping it with strawberries to your liking makes it look nice and delicious.
Some older adults may have made Fruiche at home before.
