Mooncakes made with less sugar as well as those inspired by local flavours are taking centre stage for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept 24.
More hotels, restaurants and bakeries are offering low-sugar mooncakes in response to customers who want healthier options.
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Egg yolk white lotus, egg yolk red lotus, double yolk white lotus, double yolk red lotus, macadamia nuts white lotus, melon seeds with red lotus and mini mooncake egg yolk white lotus.
$66 before GST for the TungLok Perfect Duo containing two pieces of double yolk white lotus and two pieces of double yolk red lotus.
Charcoal white lotus seed paste with macadamia nuts and gold dust ($60 before GST for a box of four); white lotus seed paste with double yolk ($60 before GST for a box of four); white lotus seed paste with single yolk ($58 before GST for a box of four); baked filo pastry yam paste mooncake with yolk ($56 before GST for a box of four)
Andaz Baked Mooncake Quartet comprising the low-sugar pandan, low-sugar white lotus paste with single yolk, low-sugar green tea lotus paste and mixed nuts (wu ren) mooncakes.
$73 nett for a box of four.
White lotus paste with black sesame filling, pandan lotus paste with salted mung bean filling and white lotus paste with salted mung bean filling.
Maltitol, a sugar alcohol, is used instead of cane sugar to make these mooncakes.
$58 for a box of two, $98 for a box of four.
Hua Ting’s low-sugar baked mooncakes include the trio of white lotus paste ($69 before GST for a box of four), white lotus paste with single yolk and macadamia nuts ($73 before GST for a box of four), white lotus paste with double yolk and macadamia nuts ($75 before GST for a box of four); and Seeds of Harmony (Assorted Nuts, $73 before GST for a box of four).
For low-sugar mini snowskin moooncakes, try the salted egg custard ($69 before GST for a box of eight) and the blueberry with vintage hua diao wine ($69 before GST for a box of eight).
Text: Hedy Khoo/Straits Times