Our favourite mooncakes to share with family and friends this Mid-Autumn

There are many ways to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong, whether that’s admiring lantern displays at Victoria Park or watching the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance parade. However, of all the ways to celebrate, none can beat the most beloved activity of all: eating mooncakes. 

This year, get ahead of the Mid-Autumn rush with our guide to the season’s best mooncakes. We’ve picked a range of flavours to suit all tastes, from premium lotus seed paste for Grandpa to sweet chocolate ice cream for your young niece. Better yet? They’re also exquisitely packaged – making them instant crowd-pleasers. 

Cathay’s heart-warming mooncakes

Get into the Mid-Autumn spirit with our new limited-edition mooncake gift set housed in an ethereal keepsake box. Inspired by aircraft windows, the design captures the view as you fly into Hong Kong, when the full moon and the city’s skyline are in clear view. Inside you’ll discover six mini mooncakes showcasing the best of classic and modern flavours, including white lotus seed paste with egg yolk, red bean paste, and egg custard. The box can even be repurposed into a beautiful organiser after you enjoy the delicious treats - what's not to love? 

The Peninsula Boutique's egg custard mooncakes

When it comes to mooncakes from this storied hotel, you can’t go wrong with a classic gift set containing eight of the signature mini egg custard mooncakes, famed for their buttery crusts and fragrant fillings. For more experimental options, look to the Mooncake Degustation Gift Box that’s carefully curated to satisfy every palate. Choose from sophisticated egg custard mooncakes infused with lychee black tea or Peninsula Breakfast tea, or go for the chocolate or  fruity egg custard mooncakes  – the latter of which is filled with zesty fruit fillings such as strawberry or mango and passionfruit.

Ming Court’s art-fuelled mini mooncakes

For those seeking a mooncake gift with an artistic touch, Cordis Hong Kong’s Ming Court is sure to please.  With a box design illustrated by acclaimed artist Lingmuki depicting well-known legends surrounding the festival, the Ming Mooncakes collection is a marriage of traditional and contemporary flavours spanning five options: those with a taste for rich silky fillings will fall in love with the traditional white lotus seed paste with double egg yolks, mini custard with egg yolk, or the lava egg custard white lotus seed paste mooncake.

For a modern twist, reach for the lava sesame mooncake made of fragrant black sesame seeds or the red bean paste with mandarin peel mooncake for an extra kick of aromatic sweetness. 

Conrad Hong Kong’s durian mooncakes

Durian lovers, take note. In addition to perennial mooncakes favourites including white lotus seed paste with egg yolk mooncakes and mini custard egg yolk mooncakes, this year marks Conrad Hong Kong’s debut of the mini Musang King durian mooncake, made with top-notch Malaysian durian – considered by durian connoisseurs to be the ultimate “king of fruits”. 

Inspired by an ornate jewellery box, the rectangular packaging is made to resemble a well-polished ruby – with an embossed pattern nodding to ancient Chinese hairpins while its metallic leaf-shaped lock serves as a symbol of opulence and wealth. Not only does it make for a pleasing gift, but the box can also be reused for decorative or storage purposes.

Dalloyau’s French pastry-inspired mooncakes

Time-honoured French patisserie Dalloyau takes a signature spin on deluxe artisanal mooncakes, featuring a duo of flavours in its elegant gift set this year. Those with a sweet tooth will adore the silky-smooth egg custard infused with 80 per cent Guanaja chocolate, while those with a traditional palate will relish in the original delicate lava custard wrapped in a golden, buttery crust.

Fortnum & Mason’s tea-infused mooncakes

Fortnum & Mason stays true to its roots with mooncakes featuring a British twist, perfectly paired with its signature teas in two distinct ways. First, with a bite of the custard-filled, tea-infused mooncake in two flavours – Earl Grey or Royal Blend. Then, take a sip of the very same loose-leaf teas that come with the gift set, with your moment of indulgence enhanced by the beautifully crafted lotus-inspired cups made from upcycled glass.

Häagen-Dazs^™’ ice cream mooncakes

This year, the ice cream brand launches its new “A Taste of Moon Paradise” collection, presenting 12 distinct mooncake gift sets with mixed flavours. You won’t be able to help ooh-ing and ahh-ing over its dreamy and whimsical packaging. Out of the complete range, the Moonlight Bloom gift set stands out from the rest with eight flavours of ice cream mooncakes, perfect for sharing with the family.

Its “Moon” centrepiece is coated with Belgian chocolate and features an indulgent pistachio ice cream filling, while seven smaller “Star” ice cream mooncakes are offered in a variety of flavours including caramel biscuit and cream, Belgian chocolate, vanilla, mango and cream, strawberry, cookies and cream, and chocolate.

Discover our full range of mooncakes when you shop with Cathay and receive 20% miles off and up to 38% cash off from now until 28 September.

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