[For Seniors] Easy Snack Activity Perfect for September
A snack-making activity is very popular among seniors.
Many people enjoy being able to eat what they make right on the spot.
Here are some simple snack activity ideas that are perfect for September.
Speaking of September, there’s the Moon-Viewing Festival (Otsukimi) and the autumn equinox (Ohigan).
Classic treats include dango and ohagi.
Snacks made with seasonal ingredients like chestnuts, apples, and pears are also recommended.
Incorporating seasonal elements can stimulate seniors’ brains and may help improve cognitive function.
It’s also said that thinking through the steps of a recipe can help prevent dementia.
Please use this article as a reference and try making delicious snacks together with seniors.
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[For Seniors] Simple Snack Activities Perfect for September (1–10)
Rabbit pudding

A dessert inspired by September’s moon-viewing: an adorable rabbit pudding so cute you’ll hesitate to eat it.
Pudding goes down smoothly and is a popular dessert for everyone from small children to the elderly.
Simply mix eggs, unsweetened soy milk, sugar, and vanilla extract, strain once, pour into heatproof containers, and steam.
Even without a steamer, you can easily steam it in a frying pan.
For the topping, add whipped cream, draw the rabbit’s face with a chocolate pen, and decorate with strawberries cut lengthwise into quarters to look like ears.
baked apple

When you think of baked apples, you probably imagine using an oven and taking your time—no complicated steps, but it does take a while.
Here’s a very easy and delicious baked apple recipe you can make just by microwaving.
Cut the apple in half, scoop out the core in the center, add butter in the hollow, and sprinkle sugar on top.
Wrap the whole thing loosely with plastic wrap and microwave it—that’s it.
You can enjoy it warm, or let it cool so the butter and sugar soak into the apple before eating.
Raw Chocolate Mont Blanc

Here is a recipe for a fresh chocolate Mont Blanc made with chocolate and biscuits.
Warm the heavy cream in the microwave, break a chocolate bar into it, and melt thoroughly; chill half of this mixture.
To the remaining half, add more heavy cream and whip until soft peaks form.
Place the chilled chocolate cream on top of a biscuit, pipe the whipped chocolate cream over it, and finish by dusting with unsweetened cocoa powder.
The moisture from the cream softens the biscuit, making it an easy-to-eat dessert.
[For Seniors] Simple Snack Activities Perfect for September (11–20)
Mont Blanc tart

Whole tarts and cakes look so luxurious—they make you feel giddy just seeing them, don’t they? Let’s make a seasonal dessert, a Mont Blanc tart with chestnut cream, and slice it up to share! You might think peeling chestnuts and making chestnut cream sounds hard, but you can make it using store-bought peeled sweet chestnuts.
Finely chop the sweet chestnuts, simmer them with milk and sugar, then purée and strain the mixture.
Spread almond cream in the tart shell, pipe the chestnut cream on top, and finish with whipped cream and sweet chestnuts for decoration.
Using a store-bought tart shell makes it easy.
Pear and yogurt mousse

In recent years, more varieties have become available, and pears—one of the most popular flavors of autumn—have gained even more fans.
They’re high in water content, and many older adults enjoy their crisp, grainy texture.
Let’s use pears to make a refreshing dessert paired with yogurt.
Cut the pears in two ways: thin slices for the compote layer, and fine dice to mix into the mousse.
Arrange the thin slices in a pot, sprinkle sugar and sherry over them, then cook gently over low heat to make a compote and lay it out on a plate.
For the mousse, microwave marshmallows and milk, then mix in yogurt and fold in the diced pears.
Chill until set.
Spoon the mousse over the compote to complete a visually cool, refreshing dessert.
Rabbit cookie

Let’s bake rice flour cookies with a delightfully crisp, addictive texture—no wheat flour or butter needed.
September is the month for moon-viewing, so shaping the cookies like rabbits turns them into a seasonal treat.
The ingredients are soy milk, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, potato starch, almond flour, and rice flour.
Mix everything thoroughly, shape into rabbits, and bake in the oven.
You can also make a chocolate pen with unsweetened cocoa, sugar, and water to draw cute faces.
The finished cookies are crisp and crumbly, with a gentle, comforting flavor.
Persimmon Pudding

How about making a dessert using a classic autumn fruit, persimmons—persimmon pudding? Despite the name “pudding,” you won’t use any heat at all; you only need persimmons and milk to make this simple treat.
Peel the persimmons, remove any seeds, and cut them into small cubes.
Add milk in an amount equal to half the weight of the persimmons, then blend with a hand blender or mixer until smooth.
Pour the mixture into your favorite molds and chill until set.
You won’t need agar or gelatin—the pectin naturally present in persimmons will firm it up nicely.
It goes down smoothly and has a delightful silky texture, so I highly recommend it.


