We’re about a month away from Mid Autumn Festival (which falls on 24 September this year) and it’s time to start planning where you’re going to get your mooncakes from this year.
It’s almost like a competition between bakeries and restaurants to see who can come up with the weirdest coolest mooncake flavours of the year, kind of similar to the obsession with local flavours during National Day. If you’re not one for the traditional lotus paste baked mooncakes, here are some other quirky options you might want to consider!
Guinness Mooncakes from Guinness
You’re not going to get drunk on these mooncakes from Guinness. The snowskin mooncakes encases a Guinness-infused chocolate ganache that is filled with a coffee-flavoured lotus paste that pays homage to the malty stout. Plus points for the box that the mooncakes comes in, which doubles up as a makeshift table lamp – just stick an electric candle or even some fairy lights inside.
Available free with every purchase of 4 packs of Guinness 4-pack at FairPrice or on Redmart, or with a minimum spend of $90 on Guinness products at leading supermarkets
Cheesecake Mooncakes from Cat & The Fiddle
Cat & The Fiddle puts a spin on their cheesecake creations for Mid-autumn Festival with snowskin mooncakes. The mooncake fillings are lotus and cheese-based with four different flavours: Blueberry, Oreo, Strawberry, and Chocolate cream cheese. All the mooncakes also come with truffle, and we’ve got our eye on the Chocolate Cream Cheese Mooncake that comes infused with Orange Vodka.
$68.80 for a box of 8 pieces, available for preorder online
Teh-tarik and Acai Mooncakes from Grand Hyatt
Grand Hyatt’s snowskin mooncake collection usually always includes the popular Champagne Truffle mooncake, but their new flavours sound much more exciting. This year, Grant Hyatt is dropping four new flavours: a healthy Acai Berry Truffle infused with blackcurrant liqueur, a locally inspired Teh Tarik with Chocolate Truffle, Black Sesame with Walnut Truffle and Green Apple and Basil with Trigona Honey Truffle. The box comes in a splash of vibrant blue and purple, and stamped with Grand Hyatt’s insignia in the middle.
$78 for a box of 8 pieces, available online, at mezza9 and at The Lobby Shop at The Grand Hyatt from now till 24 September 2018
Milo Dinosaur Snowskin Mooncakes from Fullerton
Another throwback to our favourite childhood drink with Fullerton’s newest snowskin mooncake flavour! The chocolate-y treat is filled with (chocolate) milk lotus paste with crunchy Milo bits for some fun. Fullerton has also released a healthier option – Yuzu with Chia Seeds so that you won’t think of the calories when you’re indulging in your yearly mooncake binge.
$63 for a box of 4 pieces, order online or at The Fullerton Cake Boutique
Soursop With Calamansi Snowskin Mooncakes from Goodwood Park Hotel
This refreshing mooncake sounds like a perfect pick-me-up drink on a hot day, and the snowskin mooncake is just that. The tangy calamansi and juicy soursop pulp makes for a sweet, tart treat. The bright green mooncake also makes for
$34 for 2 pieces, $54 for 4 pieces, $62 for a pack of 4 (assorted flavours), available online or at The Deli in Goodwood Park Hotel
Charcoal Mooncakes from Golden Moments
Durian mooncakes are a dime a dozen now, but Golden Moments has zhnng-ed their durian mooncakes by pairing it with a charcoal snowskin covering. The black snowskin mooncakes even come dusted with edible gold dust to make you feel a little more atas when you’re biting into the creamy durian filling.
$98.90 for a box of 4, order online or at Golden Moment outlets in Takashimaya, Nex, Vivocity and Century Square
Watermelon Mooncakes from Peony Jade
Watermelon is probably one of the furthest fruits that come to mind when you’re thinking of snowskin mooncakes flavours, but here we are. The pale pink mooncake is just one flavour from Peony Jade’s snowskin mooncake collection Collector’s Eight Treasures. Other flavours include Strawberries & Almond Sable, Vanilla Marshmallow, and Banana.
As part of the Collector’s Eight Treasures – $72 for a box of 8 different flavours, order online or directly at Peony Jade outlets
Honeydew Dry Gin Mooncake from The Marmalade Pantry
The Marmalade Pantry has a Cocktail Collection, which includes 4 different fruity, alcohol-infused flavours. The mellow Honeydew is packed with dry gin for a fruity burst of sweetness. If you’re not so keen on the alcohol, there is a Honeydew With Dark Chocolate Snowskin Mooncake from their Sweet Secrets Collection.
$68 for a box of 8 (4 assorted flavours), available at The Marmalade Pantry at Novena or order online
Maybe you’re just not a fan of lotus paste at all.
We totally understand that the slightly sweet paste and egg yolks might not be everyone’s cup of tea, so we’ve also included some mooncakes which don’t have any lotus paste at all, aka desserts masquerading as mooncakes.
Haagen Daz x Line Ice Cream Mooncakes
Mooncakes, Häagen-Dazs style! The mooncake-shaped ice cream treats are coated in chocolate, and topped with icing in the shape of adorable LINE Friends characters! There are also other mooncake series from the ice cream chain that feature the other ice cream flavours, including a Harmony Mochi set that includes ice cream mooncakes made of Azuki Beans and and Strawberry.
$64 for a box of 4, available at Häagen-Dazs shops islandwide and for preorder at TANGS
Oreo Mooncakes from Oreo
Mooncakes that look like Oreos? We’re a little disappointed that they didn’t use the delicious cream filling from their cookies, but the Oreo mooncakes comes in 4 different flavours: Brownie Chocolate, Double Chocolate With Milk, Strawberry Jam, Custard & Pineapple-flavoured Jam. Instead of tea, a cup of milk might be a better match.
$29.90 for a box of 6 from NTUC Fairprice stores, or $26.90 if you order from fairprice.com.sg
Mochi Mooncakes from TungLok
Putting a Japanese twist on the traditional mooncake is TungLok with their mochi mooncakes. The healthy bites are made from melt-in-your mouth brown sugar mochi that is filled with Red And Yam, or Peanut and Black Sesame. The mochi is also shaped to look like the sacred seven-petal flower.
$60 for 8 pieces, available at TungLok restaurants
Barrel-aged Rye With Coffee And Chocolate Mooncake from Summer Palace
Regent Hotel sees a collaboration between Summer Palace’s Dim Sum Chef Leong Kwok Sing and Manhattan’s Bar Manager Philip Bischoff for a boozy treat – the Barrel-aged Sazerac 6-year-old Rye with Coffee and Chocolate. The sweet chocolate and coffee paste is similar to a chocolate mousse or tiramisu, albeit a little nuttier.
$73 for 8 pieces, available online or at Summer Palace at Regent Hotel
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