(Review) Healthy Mooncakes by Delcie's Desserts and Cakes

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I've been really sickly these couple of weeks due to my on and off flu symptoms, migraine and aching tooth infection - most of which I can do nothing about. :( I'm still coughing and coughing makes my tummy crampy, ugh. I'm surviving on 琵琶膏 sweets and honey lemon water as of now... 

But that's not going to stop my first product review for mooncakes! Heh. I can still taste, thank goodness. Have you ordered your mooncakes for Mid-Autumn's yet? :) If not, do consider getting healthy mooncakes from Delcie's Desserts and Cakes (currently located near Boon Keng MRT, a stone's throw away from Boon Tong Kee lol).

The mooncakes came in very atas, angmoh-style packaging in elegant colours of brown and gold. 



They come in four selections:
  • Mix Healthy Mooncake Box – $88
1 x Sugar Free White Lotus paste with Black Sesame filling mooncake
1 x Sugar Free Pandan paste with Salted Mung Bean filling mooncake
1 x Low Sugar Protein-packed Mixed Nuts mooncake
1 x Low Sugar Sweet Potato paste with Taro filling mooncake
  • Low Sugar Mooncake Box – $78
2 x Low Sugar Protein-packed Mixed Nuts mooncake
2 x Low Sugar Sweet Potato paste with Taro filling mooncake
  • Sugar Free Mooncake Box – $98
2 x Sugar Free White Lotus paste with Black Sesame filling mooncake
2 x Sugar Free Pandan paste with Salted Mung Bean filling mooncake
1 x Low Sugar Protein-packed Mixed Nuts mooncake
1 x Low Sugar Sweet Potato paste with Taro filling mooncake 
  • Gluten Free Mooncake Box – $98
4 x Gluten Free White Lotus with White Sesame mooncake
Thanks to the opportunity given by Delcie's, I've had the privilege of sampling from the Healthy Mix Box to have a taste of all the flavours! :)

(From left to right) Mixed Nuts, Sweet Potato paste with Taro filling, Pandan paste with Salted Mung Bean filling, White Lotus paste with Black Sesame filling.
Special diet requirements also indicated on each individual box. :)
Need to give the husband a big thanks for helping me because I'm totally chui at cutting mooncakes, lol! They would've ended up looking like a crime scene, I think.

My final sampling plate looks like this:


Nice hor! :D

First up, the Low Sugar Protein-packed Mixed Nuts mooncake.


It was an explosion of nutty flavours - there were almonds, walnuts, olive seeds, macadamia nuts, sesame seeds, melon seeds and mandarin orange (陈皮?) in the filling. The crust was really thin and not "flour-ish/cakey" like some of the mooncakes I've tasted before. Despite being "Low Sugar", it tasted pretty sweet which is awesome for those who love sweet stuff, but personally I'm not a fan of sweet foods. The fragrance was pretty awesome though!

The taste reminds me of 明糖, one of the traditional Teochew biscuits used for weddings (part of the 伍色糖 - can still be found at traditional bakeries like Gin Thye!), prayers, etc. This might not be accurate because it has been a zillion years since I tasted this, but 明糖 totally came to mind. 

How 明糖 looks like!
Next up, the Sugar Free White Lotus paste with Black Sesame filling mooncake.


The first thing I noticed: OMG the filling looks translucent! I don't know how they did it, but the texture was so smooth and consistent - I swear it could melt in your mouth. I would say that it's almost creamy? White lotus is the standard flavour for traditional mooncakes, but I swear I've never eaten anything like it. If there's a salted egg yolk, it would be perfect lol! Too bad it's high in cholesterol or something. XD This is sweet, but not that sweet - perfect for my taste buds. :)

And next, the much anticipated Sugar Free Pandan paste with Salted Mung Bean filling mooncake!


In a nutshell, it lived up to my expectations! I'm a lover of the Pandan flavour (but I don't like Pandan Chiffon... another story for another day!) and like the White Lotus, the texture was smooth until omg. The salted mung bean filling complimented the pandan fragrance perfectly. Being a healthy mooncake, this is sweet but not too sweet, salty but not too salty lol. There is a beauty in the lightness of the flavours that make you long for more, because it's not too overpowering. Most importantly, it doesn't taste sinful at all! This is my favourite amongst all the mooncakes sampled. :D

And lastly, the Low Sugar Sweet Potato paste with Taro filling mooncake.


Being *cough* very Teochew, I'm a big fan of yam and was really looking forward to this flavour as well! I kind of preferred it the other way round - taro with sweet potato filling or something, lol. As compared to the Pandan and White Lotus samples, the sweet potato paste tasted a little thicker and more robust... very slightly sweeter than its Sugar-Free sisters but still acceptable for my tastes. It was good, like solidified "orh nee" (if that makes sense haha) but it would be interesting if there's a contrasting flavour for the filling. 

Of course, as with all mooncakes, these would go best with Chinese tea, a full moon, and best eaten with a group of friends or family. :) 

I'm especially pleased that there are healthy alternatives when it comes to festive favourites like these, so that our elderly family members or friends who have special dietary requirements (due to health, religion or such) don't need to miss out. 

Click here to pre-order from Delcie's Desserts and Cakes! :) 

Mooncakes are already available for sale in-store.

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I'm currently working on a few other advertorials/reviews, so stay tuned! :)


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