As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the most anticipated must be the mooncakes from major brands! This year, there are many innovative flavors and mooncake gift boxes that you can try. If you haven’t gotten yours yet, take a look at the following selection!
//Häagen-Dazs™//
Häagen-Dazs™ collaborates with the Louvre Museum in France, launching exquisite gift boxes with the theme “The Masterpiece of Masterpieces.” Drawing inspiration from the famous sculptures of the Louvre to convey their beautiful meanings and blessings, the delicately crafted ice cream mooncakes inside are paired with various fruity fillings, offering gift boxes like “Seven Stars • Art Moon” with “Muscat Grape Lava X Strawberry Ice Cream,” “Louvre • Reflection Moon” with “Refreshing Sun-Kissed Summer Orange Lemon Filling X Strawberry Ice Cream,” and “Palace • Exquisite Moon” with “Dark Chocolate Almond Ice Cream X Earl Grey Tea Filling X Hawaiian Nut Ice Cream.” With the endorsement of popular influencer Ginger To, it is definitely a must-have for this Mid-Autumn Festival.
“Luofu‧Reflecting Moon” HK$1,168
//The Family//
Themed “Starry Sky Wanderer” mooncake gift boxes are launched, inspired by the planets of the solar system. The single-piece “Planet Gift Box” combines the mythical Jade Rabbit with dreamy planets. Twist the planet, uncover the pattern, and you will find the mooncake inside. The “Mid-Autumn Mooncake Gift Box for Space Exploration” collects six “planets” at once, accompanied by a pink-themed gift box. There is also the “Interstellar Mix Gift Box,” designed with the Jade Rabbit and embossed gold patterns. There are two flavors of mooncakes, with the “Earl Grey Tea Custard” mooncake emitting a bergamot aroma, while the “Manuka Honey Custard” mooncake blends premium Manuka honey with smooth custard. Pay close attention, and you will also notice the Jade Rabbit printed on the mooncake holding a chiffon cake, adding a touch of cuteness and playfulness to the mooncake design!
(Left) Mid-Autumn Mooncake Gift Box (6 pieces) HK$788; Planet Gift Box (single piece) HK$108; (Right) Interstellar Assorted Gift Box (4 pieces) HK$328
//Bombshell//
Bombshell, a creative art pastry shop, has launched a limited edition Mid-Autumn Festival gift box with the theme of a bright full moon, adorned with jade and auspicious clouds. The moon’s outer layer is made of milk chocolate, and with the “magic wand,” you can break the chocolate shell to find marshmallows, flower-shaped candies, cute little rabbit chocolates, M&M chocolate beans, soft jelly candies, mini chocolate pastries, and more inside. The treasure box also contains 8 pieces of Golden Pavilion’s milk custard mooncakes and a brand-exclusive sweet little gift pack.
Mid-Autumn Festival gift box with beautiful flowers and full moon HK$1,288
//agnès b. CAFÉ//
agnès b. environmentally friendly mooncake gift box decorated with the brand’s classic star design, and LED lights are placed at the bottom. After removing the inner compartment, the gift box can be transformed into a romantic starry lantern. As for the mooncake flavors, they include flowing custard mooncake and flowing chocolate mooncake, with endless flavors of flowing fillings. There is also a new low-sugar Earl Grey tea vegan flavor, which exudes the aroma of Earl Grey tea, made with natural monk fruit sugar instead of sugar, and added with vegan custard, refreshing and pleasant.
Eco-friendly mooncake gift box single flavor four-piece set (HK$360); three flavors six-piece set (HK$490); eight-piece set (HK$590)
//Tea WG//
For those who love tea, why not try Tea WG’s Eternal Mooncake Series! Choose from a 2-piece tea-infused mooncake set, the Eternal Moon Tea Gift Set, and a 4-piece mooncake gift box. Flavors include the rich “Radiance of Ruby” with milky oolong, the “Autumn Constellation” with Singapore breakfast tea, salted egg yolk, and roasted melon seeds, the “Abundance of Festivity” with pu’er tea and white lotus seed paste, and the fragrant “Blossoming Flowers” with rose. Pair them with the premium “Eternal Moon” tea for a delightful festive season.
Tea-scented mooncake 2-piece eternal moon Ming tea gift box (HK$488); Tea-scented mooncake 4-piece gift box (HK$558)
//GODIVA//
The GODIVA Mid-Autumn Chocolate Series includes 6 rich and fragrant classic flavors, such as “Black Truffle Apricot Milk Chocolate Mooncake”, “Ginger Mango Dark Chocolate Mooncake”, “Lychee Oolong Tea White Chocolate Mooncake”, “Raspberry Rose White Chocolate Mooncake”, “Matcha Kumquat White Chocolate Mooncake”, and “Passion Fruit Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Mooncake”. The design of the Mid-Autumn Chocolate Gift Box combines elements of Chinese and Western art, with oil painting patterns in three different colors: azure blue, crimson, and golden yellow, exuding nobility and elegance.
Mid-Autumn Festival Chocolate Gift Box 10 pieces HK$699
//Soulgood Bakery//
Soulgood Bakery is launching lava custard mooncakes for the first time this Mid-Autumn Festival. The flavors include coffee and salted egg yolk. The former uses carefully selected Arabica coffee beans grown in high-altitude areas, ground and combined with selected ingredients to create mini mooncakes that are rich and creamy. The latter uses premium salted egg yolks to create a silky lava filling, with a tempting aroma seeping through the crispy crust. The gift box features a moon rabbit lantern theme, with a simple and elegant design using embossed gold printing inside and out. There is also a mooncake gift box that comes with cold-brewed tea, including homemade cold-brewed Tieguanyin tea and cold-brewed oolong tea.
Mid-Autumn heart mooncake gift box HK$388; Mid-Autumn heart mooncake gift box with exclusive tea HK$468
//Schoggi Meier//
Schoggi Meier adds fresh jasmine, rose, lavender, and chamomile flowers to rich chocolate, combined with mango chocolate “egg yolk” and dark chocolate crisps, bringing the “elegant moonflower chocolate mooncake.” The “Seven Stars Chocolate Mooncake,” a fusion of Chinese and Western flavors, uses Chinese ingredients such as preserved plums and black sesame paired with Swiss chocolate for an innovative taste.
Delicate Mooncake with Floral Chocolate (4 pieces) HK$298; Seven-Star Chocolate Mooncake (8 pieces) HK$398
//Starbucks//
The mooncake gift box contains 3 flavors, including the intoxicating molten caramel coffee mooncake, the Earl Grey tea mochi mooncake with rich and smooth tea filling as the main flavor, and the oat milk custard mooncake combining Chinese custard filling with rich oat milk. The classic mermaid on the gift box transforms into Chang’e, a character from ancient Chinese folklore, lighting up the mooncake gift box decorations, adding brilliance to the Mid-Autumn Festival night.
Mooncake Shiny Gift Box HK$329
//Fortnum & Mason//
Fortnum & Mason launches a mooncake gift box with exquisite designs depicting the myth of Chang’e flying to the moon, full of luxury. The box contains 6 custard mooncakes made with Fortnum’s own blend of tea, including Earl Grey, matcha, and the newly introduced Royal Black Tea mooncake. Each mooncake comes with a tin of selected tea leaves for pairing, including premium black tea with rich bergamot aroma, Victoria Earl Grey tea, and Royal Black Tea mooncake with sweet malt and honey flavors.
Ming Cha Mooncake Gift Box HK$608
//Paul Lafayet//
Paul Lafayet collaborates with French illustrator Emilie Sarnel to bring a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake gift box themed around the space journey of the Jade Rabbit. It includes 4 flavors of custard mooncakes: Paul Lafayet’s signature Crème Brûlée, Earl Grey tea, Green Tea, and Manuka Honey, which is known for its immune-boosting properties. The incorporation of Manuka Honey into the mooncakes adds innovation and health benefits.
Mid-Autumn Mooncake Gift Box HK$398
//KiKi//
Taiwan’s “KiKi Noodle Shop” has launched the “KiKi Tasting Moon” milk custard mooncake gift box, which includes 3 flavors of mooncakes. The “Pineapple Milk Custard Mooncake” is inspired by “KiKi Tea’s” “Fresh Diamond Pineapple Green Tea,” with a delicate milk custard complementing the sweet and sour pineapple filling; the “White Peach Oolong Milk Custard Mooncake” has a plain and gentle oolong tea flavor, faintly hinting at a light peach fragrance, while the “Jasmine Green Tea Milk Custard Mooncake” is fragrant and sweet, with a balance of sweetness to counter the rich taste of the milk custard mooncake.
“KiKi Tasting Moon” Milk Tea Mooncake Gift Box HK$298
//Venchi//
Featuring an exclusive mooncake series that combines Italian traditions, unique flavors include the “Tiramisu Mooncake” with crispy gluten-free biscuits, Italian soft cheese, and coffee cream filling, as well as the “Pistachio Cranberry Cocoa Mooncake” with white chocolate coating, pistachio and hazelnut paste, crispy cocoa nibs, and cranberry bits. There’s also the “Dark Chocolate Almond Mooncake” with 60% dark chocolate enveloping smooth almond paste, chocolate sauce, and crispy almond bits, and the “Intense Dark Chocolate Salted Cocoa Nibs Mooncake” with 75% dark chocolate and salted cocoa nibs. The gift boxes come in rectangular, circular, double-layer square, and lantern shapes, featuring the Rabbit Family gathering on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, exuding warmth and happiness.
Mooncake gift boxes in square/rectangle/circular/double-layer square/lantern designs HK$120-HK$1,088
//Valérie Pastry//
Valérie Pastry, a popular local bakery, introduces a new Uji Matcha mooncake made with premium Uji Matcha powder. The specially made matcha filling is soft and smooth, with a rich tea aroma, wrapped in crispy butter cookie crust. The buttery fragrance blends harmoniously with the tea aroma, creating a soft and delicate flavor balance. In terms of design, the eight-piece gift box now features Valérie Green, while the limited edition nine-piece mooncake gift box offers two styles to choose from, including all the lava custard mooncakes.
(Left) Uji Roasted Green Tea Mooncake; (Right) [Hong Kong Little Rabbit] Limited Edition Nine-piece Gift Box HK$418
//FORBIDDEN//
Taiwanese popular brand MicroHot Hills’ sub-brand FORBIDDEN has launched new flavors “D24 Sultan Durian Mooncake” and “Musang King Durian Snow Skin Mooncake”, carefully selected top-grade Musang King durian from Pahang, Malaysia, and D24 durian, with a super fruit-made snow skin layer, free of artificial colors, instead using natural colors made from Brazilian berry powder and freeze-dried coconut powder.
Musang King Durian Snowy Mooncake and D24 Sultan Durian Mooncake HK$605/box
//Flower Cake Shop//
The peony flower egg yolk mooncake from the floral-themed cafe “Flower Cake House” is a must-try! Incorporating Korean piping techniques into the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake, creating delicate peony flower shapes. Made with oil-free Korean red bean paste, Japanese white bean powder, whole egg yolks, and baked slowly for an hour, the unique taste and cute girly design are sure to impress.
Peony Handmade Mooncake Gift Box (4 pieces per box) HK$458
//Point Box//
The innovative Chinese cuisine brand Dianhezi offers 3 Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake gift boxes, including the “Shining Golden Black Gold Mixed Mooncake Gift Box,” the “Spicy Tender Beef Black Gold Mixed Mooncake Gift Box,” and the “Well-Known Double-Yolk White Lotus Seed Mooncake Gift Box.” Special flavors include mini spicy peppercorn beef mooncakes, with a bright red outer skin paired with Sichuan peppercorns to tantalize the taste buds, tender beef bringing out the spicy flavor. Another highlight is the “Black Gold Sesame Crispy Mooncake,” adorned with colorful sesame seeds on a crispy black sesame crust, each bite bursting with a rich sesame flavor.
