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It seems like 2016 may be the year of desserts for us as we’re continuously welcoming new and unique, sweet trends to add to our ‘MUST-TRY‘ bucket list. Sometimes, we’re already contented with a simple slice of cake or a scoop of ice cream after meals, but a few tweaks here and there on the classics is something that we’ll always look forward to.
From ice cream on doughnut cones, fried ice cream rolls, ice cream on churro bowls, to whoopie pies, gourmet marshmallows and raindrop cakes, 2016 may be the best year for our sweet tooth cravings. One thing’s for sure, the year is not over yet so keep it coming.
Taiyaki Ice Cream – Lucky JPMM Taiyaki Ice Cream
Lucky JPMM takes pride in offering the first ever Taiyaki ice cream here in the Philippines! Taiyakis are Japanese fish-shaped waffle cones stuffed with premium quality soft serve ice cream.
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G/F Shopwise Araneta Center, Food Court Area, Cubao, Quezon City
Raindrop Cake – Dew Dew Cake PH
New York’s raindrop cake craze has finally hit Manila! Thanks to Dew Dew Cake, we can now try out for ourselves this popular water cake (also called ‘Mizu Shingen Mochi’) that is said to disappear after 30 minutes! As of now, they have four flavors to choose from: Kuromitsu (Muscovado Sugar), Kurimu (Mangoes and Cream), Matcha and their newest flavor, Chokoreto.
Read more about raindrop cakes here.
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49 Malingap St, Malingap Marketplace, Teacher’s Village, Quezon City
Doughnut Ice Creams – Dip N’ Dough
Dip N’ Dough is one of the most popular vendors at The Yard Xavierville food park. It is the first to offer doughnut ice creams in Manila. They also offer mini doughnuts and pretzels served with a side of dip (matcha, Belgian chocolate and dulce de leche) and toppings (Kit-Kat, Oreos and almonds).
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#74 Maginhawa St, UP Village, Quezon City
Fried Ice Cream Rolls – Rockies Creamery
Inspired by the street food dessert craze in Thailand and New York, Rockies Creamery is a small dessert kiosk that sells fried ice cream rolls with flavors like matcha, banana, Oreo and coffee, topped with special ingredients like caramel popcorn, cornflakes, red beans and more. READ MORE
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3/F Fisher Mall, 325 Quezon Ave, Sta. Cruz, Quezon City,
(02) 425-9421
Hot + Cold Dessert – Freezerburn
Freezerburn offers unique selection of hot and cold dessert pairings. With the combined artistry of Chefs Miko Aspiras and Kristine Lotilla, we can all expect flavors such as Ketchup Mayo Fries (ketchup mayo ice cream + salt and pepper fries), G’Day Mate (burnt butter ice cream + sticky date pudding), Thick Mints (mint stracciatella + moist brownie bites), and Morning Glory (maple bacon ice cream + brioche toast, cotton candy and popcorn).
See more of their ice creams selections here.
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G/F Q3, Bonifacio High Street, 9th Ave, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
(0927) 387-2703
Churro Bowls – Mr. Churros
Upping the churros game is Mr. Churros which specializes in all things churros. Not only does it serve classic sugar sprinkled churros, but also all kinds of churro desserts you can think of. Maybe not all literally but they have bacon churros, churro ala mode, churro cheesecakes, s’mores churros and churro ice cream bowls.
Also featured in: 17 Insanely Good Churros You Shouldn't Miss
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F7 Rallos, Scout Rallos Street cor. Tomas Morato Avenue, Laging Handa, Diliman, Quezon City
(0917) 855-6979
Smoothie Bowls – Incredibowl
It’s a smoothie in a bowl. Incredibowl goes fit and healthy with their refreshing Brazilian Acai Bowls made up of thick smoothie, with toppings like fruits, peanut butter, chia seeds and other healthy goodies. These Acai bowls can be consumed as a hearty breakfast or a yummy dessert!
Fun fact: Makai Bowls in La Union surfdom also serves smoothies in a bowl, and is one of the most popular dining destinations there.
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(0917) 823-8907
Funnel Cake – Black Sugar
A retro revival of the 1900’s diner, Black Sugar at StrEat: Maginhawa Food Park serves comfort desserts including churros, craft cream sodas and their unique funnel cakes. Funnel cakes are crispy like waffles, deep fried like doughnuts and fluffy like pancakes. It is then topped with sprinkled sugar and best enjoyed with ice cream.
See other unique churro desserts here.
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StrEat Food Park, 91 Maginhawa St, UP Village, Quezon City
(0939) 923-2470
Specialty Ice Cream Cones – Westwood
Westwood is one of the newest restaurants in Quezon City offering fresh new food concepts such as the sushirrito (sushi + burrito) and their specialty ice cream cone creations. Get ice cream flavors like Blue Monster and Mudpie and have it on one of their specially coated cones with cereals like Milo balls and rice crispies. You can also opt to have it sandwiched with cookies, beignet or cereal buns!
See more photos here.
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#80 Maginhawa St, UP Village, Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 435-4091
Torched Cookie Sandwiches – St. Hale Cookies
Often found at bazaars, St. Hale Cookies offers torched cookie sandwiches, made of homemade marshmallows torched and sandwiched in between two, aged homemade cookies with melted chocolate and sea salt.
Also read: The Ultimate Guide to Manila’s Most Unique Ice Cream Sandwiches.
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(0977) 837-2015
Gourmet Marshmallow – Pufft Marshmallows
Started from bazaars, Pufft is a small dessert kiosk offering the first ever gourmet marshmallows here in Manila. Try unique flavors like Matcha, Salted Caramel, Blueberry Jam, Honeycomb & Chocolate and Chocolate Cookies & Cream. They also have mini torched marshmallows! Tip: Visit them every Gooey Tuesdays and buy 3 single gourmet marshmallows for only P120!
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2/F SM Megamall, Mega Fashion Hall, Mandaluyong
(0916) 400-9764
HK Steamed Milk + Eggettes – Milk Trade
Milk Trade is one of the dessert stalls at Hole in the Wall that specializes in HK steamed milk, a custard-like dessert, paired with crispy eggettes. Eggette flavors include plain, black sesame, matcha and chocolate.
Also featured here: 10 Great Places for Hong Kong Style Waffles in Manila
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Hole in the Wall, 4F Century City Mall, Kalayaan Ave, Poblacion, Makati
Caramel Apples – Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international dessert kiosk franchise known for their gourmet chocolate, chocolate dipped bananas, and of course, caramel apples! They also have chocolate haystack, chocolate barks, chocolate-covered potato chips, chocolate-covered orange peels and even chocolate truffles.
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Black Yogurt – BLK 513
BLK 513 is Manila’s first ever activated charcoal-enhanced U.S. premium gluten-free frozen Greek yogurt or basically, the first black yogurt. Choose between dark skim cup or cone and top it with a unique selection of crunches, fruits and sauces. To celebrate buwan ng wika, they just recently launched their new ube flavored sauce called, ‘Wild Purple’.
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Wine Ice Cream – Landers Superstore
Landers is a newly opened membership superstore that offers a wide selection of local and international grocery items, food, coffee and many more. One of our biggest finds here is Mercer’s Dairy, home of the famous NYC wine ice cream. We spotted flavors like Strawberry Sparkling, Peach White Zinfandel, Cherry Merlot, Chocolate Cabarnet, Red Raspberry Chardonnay and more.
See more bizarre ice cream flavors to check out, here.
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1240 EDSA Balintawak, Quezon City
(02) 241-4508
Liquid Nitrogen Popcorn – Popcafe
Liquid nitrogen ice cream has been around for a while but liquid nitrogen popcorn? Popcafe is the first popcorn specialty store in the country. Imagine freshly popped corn, shaped into a ball with various ingredients and drizzled with special sauces. It is then dipped in nitro to give it that frozen and smoky effect. READ MORE
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G/F SM Fairview Annex, Fairview, Quezon City
(02) 374-8980
Winterdoughnuts – Oh Poutine
Oh Poutine is an all Canadian-inspired diner that serves two of Canada’s ultimate comfort dishes–poutines and winterdoughnuts. Winterdoughnuts are deep fried dough pastries hand stretched to resemble a beaver’s tail. This is name behind the original purveyor of such dessert called BeaversTail. The S’mores, Salted Caramel and Crazee Nutella flavors are crowd favorites.
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Petron Gas Station, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd. cor. Seaside Blvd., Pasay
+63 998 971-0733
Liquid Nitrogen Desserts – Icebox
One of The Yard Xavierville food park’s most sought-after dessert stalls that serves unique specialty ice cream and desserts with an icebox on the side that emits liquid nitrogen. P.S. They also serve raindrop cakes here.
Also featured in 10 Cool Spots for Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream in Manila
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The Yard at Xavierville, 83 Xavierville Ave, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
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