Mid-Autumn 2017: The 10 Best mooncakes to impress with this festive season

Sarah Khan 13 Sep 2017 updated the 14 September 2017 à 11:04

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The Best Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2017
Whether you prefer to walk on the wild side when it comes to your mooncake flavours or prefer them traditional, browse our gallery for our top picks of mooncakes for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival 2017!
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Carlton Hotel
Carlton Hotel's selection of handcrafted snowskin mooncakes will no doubt make for a sweet addition to your festivities this year. Kick off your celebration with its latest Mini Tuxedo Snowskin mooncakes (SGD66.30/8 pieces), inspired none other than the Tuxedo's signature chocolate cake. This absolutely delectable mooncake features a rich Valrhona chocolate sponge cake paired with crunchy chocolate balls and an generous serving of light cream.

For the durian lovers: don't forget their all-time bestsellers like the Mini "Mao Shan Wang" Durian Snowskin (SGD72.75/8 pieces) which features an exquisitely fresh and lush durian pulp enveloped in a pillow-soft snowskin made free of preservatives. Or opt for the Mini Red Velvet Snowskin Mooncake (SGD67.40/8 pieces) - we guarantee they won't disappoint.

Carlton Hotel, 76 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189558

Photo: Carlton Hotel Singapore
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Mezza9, Grand Hyatt Singapore
Like a little tipple in their treats? If so, Grand Hyatt Singapore's premium snowskin mooncakes will be right up your alley. The must-try flavours this season include the intensely fruity Strawberry-Lime-Tequila Truffle and Violette & Gin, which has been infused with gin and crème de violette liquer.

10 Scotts Road, Singapore 228211

Photo: Grand Hyatt Singapore
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Golden Peony
Heads up, bak kwa lovers: Golden Peony is introducing its Custard and Bak Kwa Mooncake with a crispy charcoal filo pastry. This sweet and savoury pairing is surprisingly tasty and will make for a welcome (and different) change to your mooncake selection this festive season. Give their other flavours, like the Mango Cream Cheese Snowskin Mooncake and Bubble Tea with Butterscotch a go as well, if you're feeling adventurous!

Conrad Centennial Singapore, 2 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038982

Photo: Golden Peony
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Cat and the Fiddle
Cat and the Fiddle may be an unusual choice for your mooncake purchases this year, but make no mistake - this bakery definitely doesn't disappoint. This local premium cheesecake brand has launched its first ever cheesecake mooncake series cleverly themed "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon-cake". True to the bakery's whimsical style, each mooncake is inspired by the "Hey Diddle Diddle" nursery rhyme. We don't know about you, but we absolutely love the fun spin.

Cheesecake lovers can look forward to five available flavours of their cheesecake snowskin mooncakes, that include blueberry, strawberry, cookies and cream, chocolate and durian. We especially love the chocolate version, a rich and luscious mooncake that features a dark chocolate ganache with an orange vodka kick.

171 Kampong Ampat, #05-04 KA Foodlink, Singapore 368330

Photo: Cat and the Fiddle
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Creme Maison
Not a fan of the slew of quirky, contemporary mooncake creations, but still want something different from the usual traditionally baked ones? If so, local patisserie Creme Maison's mooncake selection is for you. Delight your friends' and family's palates with its bold fusion flavours like the Matcha Salted Egg and Belgium Chocolate Truffle. The mooncakes are baked using only the freshest ingredients and also feature low-sugar options, making them the perfect dessert for everyone in the family.

30 Tai Seng Street #08-03B

Photo: Creme Maison Bakery
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VLV
Lava mooncakes - need we say more? Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival this year with VLV's newly-launched artisanal mooncakes - the VLV Lotus Paste with Salted Egg Custard "Liu Sha" Mooncake and VLV White Lotus Paste Black Sesame "Liu Sha" Mooncake (SGD62/box of 8 pieces each). The former is a timeless classic with a modern twist - the delicate, savoury pastry encases a silky smooth lotus paste with an exquisitely creamy salted egg custard center, while the latter features a rich and aromatic white lotus paste with black sesame lava enveloped in a charcoal pastry dusted with gold flakes.

VLV, Clarke Quay, 3A River Valley Road, Singapore 179020

Photo: VLV Singapore
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Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel
If you're looking to truly impress your family and friends this Mid-Autumn Festival, you can't go wrong with the sumptuous offerings fit for royalty from Shangri-La Hotel's Shang Palace. The restaurant uses bird's nest, a Chinese delicacy, in their mooncakes, which is beautifully complemented with a tangy yuzu filling enveloped in a soft snowskin exterior. Other must-try flavours include their Chocolate Salted Toffee Flavour and the Mini Snow Skin Eight Treasures collection, presented in fancy silk boxes that resemble imperial oriental jewelry cases.

Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350

Photo: Shang Palace
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Crowne Plaza Changi Airport
Know someone who loves travel? If yes, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport's mooncakes, which are presented in a limited-edition orange vintage trunk case complete with a leather luggage tag, will definitely make for the perfect gift for them!

The mooncakes itself are of the traditional variety - which is great if you're over the more contemporary flavours that seem to dominate the bakeries today. Make no mistake however, they are nonethless absolutely delicious. Baked to a golden brown perfect and filled with a smooth white lotus paste, they come available in three flavours: White Lotus Paste with Double Egg Yolk, White Lotus Paste with Single Egg Yolk, and White Lotus Paste with Melon Seeds.

Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, 75 Airport Boulevard #01-01 Singapore 819664

Photo: Crowne Plaza Changi Airport
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TCC
If anything, it seems like 2017 seems to be the year of alcoholic mooncakes. This year, TCC introduces its selection of mooncakes which include booze-filled varieties like the Baileys Amore and Grand Marnier Orange Peel, to the Zesty Yuzu Bacardi and Cherie Brandy flavours. If you've got a friend or colleague who love their spirits and tipples, these would no doubt make for the perfect mooncake gift!

Outlets available island-wide.

Photo: TCC
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Ollella
We can't deny that Ollella's The Bunny Collection snowskin mooncakes takes the (moon)cake for the being the most adorable dessert creation of the lot. Designed by popular blogger and award-winning bento artist, Little Miss Bento, the beautifully designed mooncakes come in four delicious flavours and are filled with some of Ollella's signature choux fillings. The adorable bunny design is actually inspired by the traditional tale of Jade Rabbit, Chang Er's favourite companion. And if you were a fan of the delectable, pillow soft Moon Choux from the previous year, good news: they're back again!

Residences@Somme #01-01, 3 Petain Road Singapore 208108

Photo: Ollella

The Best Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2017

With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, there is perhaps only one thing playing on every gourmand’s mind: mooncakes. And lots of them.

For those unfamiliar with the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is a essentially a Chinese “harvest” festival of sorts – somewhat similar to Thanksgiving. Mooncakes are one of the highlights of this annual Chinese festival, especially made more so with the innovative culinary varieties that bakeries in Singapore spoil us with each year.

Mooncakes, also known as ‘yue bing’ in Mandarin, are pastries consisting of a sweet, dense filling, traditionally made from lotus paste with a salted duck yolk at its center, and wrapped within a thin exterior. Today, mooncakes come in a mind-blowing smorgasbord of flavours, shapes, and colours. The pillow-soft snowskin variety have slowly edged out its traditional savoury counterparts, and fillings with modern fusion flavours are quickly becoming a festive favourite.

Nonetheless, if you’re on the hunt for the best mooncakes to impress your friends and family this festive season, we’ve got you covered with the 10 best mooncakes for you to get your hands on this Mid-Autumn. From traditional white lotus mooncakes with egg yolk by Crowne Plaza Changi Airport (that even comes packaged in a vintage trunk suitcase!) to more atypical varieties like the Strawberry Lime Tequila Truffle mooncake at Grand Hyatt’s Mezza9, we can guarantee there is something for everyone. Browse our gallery above!

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