[For Seniors] Snack Recipes We Want to Make in the October Recreation Activity
Autumn is known as the season of hearty appetites, and there are so many delicious foods to enjoy.
The classics include Pacific saury, matsutake mushrooms, and sweet potatoes, but we mustn’t forget the fruits that are in season in autumn! In addition to persimmons, chestnuts, grapes, and apples, there are plenty of other fruits you can enjoy this time of year.
In this article, we’re introducing snack recipes recommended for October.
We’ve gathered recipes that use autumn flavors like the fruits mentioned above, so give them a try and savor the season!
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[For Seniors] Snack Recipes We Want to Make for October Activities (21–30)
Halloween pumpkin pie

Enjoy Halloween with jack-o’-lantern and ghost pies.
Use cookie cutters to cut frozen pie sheets into pumpkin and ghost shapes.
Sandwich pumpkin puree between the cut pie sheets and bake in the oven.
Then your pumpkin and ghost pies are ready.
You can also make the jack-o’-lantern’s triangular eyes and jagged mouth, as well as the ghost’s eyes and mouth, using a straw or cutters.
Adding eyes and mouths makes the pies look even more realistic.
If you have cutters for shapes like cats or bats, be sure to try those too.
With a variety of Halloween characters, even older adults may find it fresh and enjoyable.
Halloween steamed bun

Soft, chewy steamed buns are a favorite for many older adults.
Since they aren’t very hard, they’re perfect as a snack for seniors.
You can change the color of the steamed buns using ingredients like heated, mashed pumpkin, matcha powder, or food coloring.
You can make colors that match a Halloween theme, such as orange, green, and purple.
If you don’t have a steamer, you can make them by adding water to a frying pan.
Let the seniors draw ghost faces on the buns with chocolate pens.
It may even bring back memories for some of them of making steamed buns at home.
Mummy Sausage Pie

A Halloween treat made with pie seems perfect for the cool days of October.
It uses pie dough to represent the mummy’s signature look—layers of wrapped bandages.
The step of winding the dough strips looks like a fun, hands-on activity for older adults, too.
Using store-bought frozen pie sheets makes it easy to prepare.
After baking in the oven, add cheese eyes and serve it with a pool of red ketchup, and you’ll have a treat bursting with Halloween spirit.
It’s substantial, satisfying both the heart and the stomach.
mummy cookie

Simple and delicious mummy cookies that will liven up Halloween.
Insert a toothpick into an Oreo cookie, then coat the entire Oreo with melted chocolate.
The key is to cover it thoroughly so there are no uncoated spots.
Once the chocolate has set, draw the mummy’s bandage pattern with a chocolate pen.
Drawing the lines a bit thicker will make the mummy pattern stand out more.
It’s a great fine-motor activity and a fun way to enjoy the season, so give it a try!
Spiderweb Halloween treats

Spider webs are a motif you often see around Halloween.
If you arrange Pretz sticks broken in half into the shape of a web, you can make a tasty edible spider web.
Use chocolate melted in a hot-water bath to stick the Pretz together.
It’s easy if you melt individually wrapped chocolates as they are in the hot water.
Once the chocolate sets, it gives the effect of spider silk.
Try adding little “ghosts” made of marshmallows or cookies to the candy spider web.
It’s a simple snack that’s perfect for Halloween.
It can be made at the table while seated, so older adults can join in, too.
With such a fun method, you can almost hear the laughter of the seniors as they make this treat.
Pumpkin stick pie

Pumpkin stick pies made with frozen puff pastry sheets are an easy-to-eat, recommended snack for seniors.
Because pumpkin is hard and difficult to cut, wrap it in plastic wrap and microwave at 600W for 1 minute to make it easier to slice.
Add milk, salt, honey, and white pepper to the cut pumpkin, then microwave at 600W for about 6 minutes.
Finally, transfer to a pot and warm it while adding more milk, cooking until it becomes a soft, spreadable paste.
Spread the paste thinly over the puff pastry sheet, fold, cut with a knife, twist, and bake in a toaster to finish.
It’s also fun to change up the shapes, like squares or triangles.
Mummy Madeleine

These madeleines are shaped like mummies—cute enough to surprise even older adults.
Typically, madeleines are light cream-colored with a slight golden bake, right? But since it’s Halloween, let’s add black cocoa powder to the batter and make black madeleines.
Using pancake mix for the batter makes them easy to prepare.
Once you pour the batter into madeleine molds and bake them in the oven, you’ll have cocoa-infused, chocolate-flavored madeleines.
Draw the mummy’s bandages with a white chocolate pen, add eyes, and they’re done.
For the eyes, you could use chocolate or even little egg biscuits.
With these not-your-usual madeleines, older adults will likely have fun chatting both while making them and while eating them.


