How am I supposed to make finger foods soft enough to melt in baby’s mouth but stiff enough to make it TO my baby’s mouth?!

Basically like the title says! Riddle me this: how do you guys make finger foods such as nuggets/pancakes/tater tots that are soft enough for my 7 month old not to choke on but also that stick together enough so that they don’t crumble when he grabs them?! My poor baby wants to bring food to his mouth, but he just ends up crushing it with his hands and barely any crumbs make it to his mouth! Or is it just normal because his fine motor skills that are lacking still? I just get annoyed because he wants to eat clearly, but barely anything makes it to his mouth!