8 Chocolate Desserts I Had in Melbourne
on my most recent trip
I always have a lot of chocolate in Melbourne. I’ll go searching out interesting sounding chocolate desserts as much as I can, and this trip was no exception. Here are eight chocolate desserts we tried this trip.
Chocolate brigadeiros from Bossa Nova Café : These Brazilian sweets are made from condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter, then covered with chocolate sprinkles. We enjoyed these at Bossa Nova Café in Carlton as the perfect finish to an amazing Brazilian lunch. The feijoada (Brazil’s national dish), made of slow cooked pork cuts and black bean stew served with rice, farofa, and kale, was delicious.
Chocolate tiramisu from Remo’s Pasta and Tiramisù: Everyone else here at this little kitchen in the CBD was lining up for the pasta, made fresh and available with a wide range of sauces to take away. I, on the other hand, wanted one of their tiramisus. More cream than tiramisu, and rich enough to share, I’d say this is a pretty good accompaniment to one of their pastas, but I’m picky when it comes to tiramisu...
A chocolate lamington at Tokyo Lamington: While the chocolate on these cute little cakes was waxy and unappealing (although the whisky-flavoured filling was delicious), the yuzu meringue lamington we tried, was amazing and I’d come back for it anyday. The fairy bread version was too sweet even for the biggest sweet tooth in our family (aka Chloé), so be prepared! The flavours are always changing, so it’s worth keeping an eye on their instagram feed.
Chocolate baklava from Trio Syrian Cuisine: With a reputation for having some of the best baklava in the city, we couldn’t stop ourselves from trying their famous chocolate version, and weren’t disappointed. Just look at those layers, that vibrant pistachio topping, the generous chocolate drizzled on top….
The twice baked chocolate cake from Mörk Chocolate. A flourless cake made with 67% dark chocolate. It is crazy rich, like you might need to share with your friends rich but then you will fight to try to get your share and not get enough and then end up ordering another piece for yourself rich. Oh so worth it. Best enjoyed on a rainy day while sitting outside Mörk’s Looking Glass cafe in the CBD on Centre Place. Just look at that beauty.
The Banana Nutella Crepe from La Petite Creperie. It’s pretty amazing that they managed to fit a whole creperie into a tiny refitted newsstand opposite Melbourne Town Hall on Swanston street, complete with French speaking staff wearing little berets. They sell all the classics, and they are good, but can you really go past a good banana Nutella crepe? No, no you can’t.
The Chocolate Icecream from Pidapipo. Made with the chocolate they make themselves, it is everything a chocolate icecream should be. This one was enjoyed walking along Lygon street after spending a very long time, and a lot of money at nearby Readings, one of my favourite bookstores, and shedding a tear for the loss of Milk the Cow, an amazing cheese focused bar/cafe that used to be nearby but has, very sadly, closed. Best followed with some Italian food this street is famous for (remember, dessert first).
Berry Brownie icecream from Billy Van Creamy. An unexpected surprise on a walk through Albert Park, we all fell in love with these ice creams. The 72% dark chocolate icecream, the infused fresh mint and chocolate chip icecream, the peanut butter chocolate chip icecream, the peppermint fudge chocolate icecream all made with milk from Schulz Organic Dairy. Oh my, I just realised they have a second store in Perth!
Need to go and find it, right now. End of blog post
Thanks for reading!
Giselle
Chief chocolate sipper at www.ultimatehotchocolate.com and on insta @ultimatehotchoc . Stay tuned for my new book coming out, yes, all about chocolate, later this year with Hachette/Artisan.