Marian plums aren’t just meant to be eaten raw, and many sweets shops in Bangkok have elevated them into succulent desserts. Here are the best varieties of mayongchid desserts that prove this fruit’s place as the star of summer.
The period from February to April marks the season of the highly-anticipated marian plum or mayongchid. This plump, sweet, and tangy fruit is already many people’s favourite on its own, but these creative marian plum desserts have made it even more sought-after. Gather around all the sweet-lovers: here is where to find the best, most gorgeous marian plum desserts in Bangkok.
[Hero and featured image credit: The Rolling Pinn / Instagram]
Where to order the best mayongchid and marian plum desserts
The Holiday Pastry
Holiday Pastry never misses the chance to get creative with the fruit of the season. This year, they’re presenting a luscious Mayongchid Shortcake Box (THB490) and Mayongchid Cheese Pie (THB650). If you’re not a fan of cream cheese, you’ll fall in love with the shortcake, which is an assembly of light layers of chiffon cake, fresh cream, marian plum-peach-passion-fruit sauce, and a finishing touch of big fresh marian plums on top.
You can order via The Holiday Pastry’s Instagram.
The Rolling Pinn
Known as Bangkok’s sexiest bakery, The Rolling Pinn always offers the largest, gooiest, most flavourful desserts to all those with a sweet tooth. This time, apart from their popular Mayongchid Cheese Pie (starting at THB690), they’re turning their summery sweet creation into a Mayongchid cheese pie cookie (starting at THB180).
You can order via The Rolling Pinn’s Instagram.
The Pastry & Co
The Pastry & Co., a long-established online bakeshop, has whisked up a series of marian plum desserts, and one of them is the Mayongchid Choux Cream. These little choux pastries are bite-sized, consisting of choux pastry, custard, marian plum sauce, and fresh marian plums. Apart from the choux cream, the Mayongchid Cheese Pie, Mayongchid Soft Roll, and Mayongchid Pudding Crumble are equally worth trying.
You can order via The Pastry & Co’s Instagram.
Cafe de Tu
Since 1998, Cafe de Tu has been churning out high-quality yet affordable sweet treats for Bangkokians. For this mayongchid season, they’ve whipped out their Mayongchid Cheese Pie (THB980) featuring a crispy crust topped with light, billowy cream cheese, and finished with not one but eight marian plums.
You can order via Cafe de Tu’s Instagram.
Parden
Situated inside Sukhumvit Soi 39 is the Japanese Zakka-style cafe specialising in towering creations of various parfaits. Here, they rotate their signature parfait creations seasonally, and this time, they’re making a marian plum parfait (THB 390) layering with sorbet, ice cream, and compote–all made with mayongchid, and topped with fresh, tangy marian plum.
You can find more information via Parden’s Instagram
Montagne
Originally an online French dessert shop and now boasting two physical stores at Rama III and the freshly minted Emsphere, Montagne’s creations, speaking from our experience here, never fail to impress nor make you regret the calories you took from their desserts. After all, the owner took his formal training under the tutelage of the French ice cream master Emmanuel Ryon, who was awarded with the Meilleur Ouvrier de France title for ice cream making. Order their Golden Mayongchid (THB490), a marian plum cheese cake which blends tangy passion fruit sauce with the sweetness of cream cheese.
You can order via Montagne’s Instagram.
Lys Bangkok
This French online dessert may not boast a physical location where you can appreciate their crafts, but their crafts do speak for themselves. The pastry chef and owner Jean-Philippe Hamel, has his CV packed with years of experience working with 5-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants, before settling down and opening his online pastry shop with his life partner. His marian plum creations feature the Marian Plum Almond Tart (starting at THB 1,690) brimming with mayongchid in a pastry case of crunchy almond; and the Marian Plum Shortcake Box (starting at THB690), a glossy, rich, fluffy sponge cake layered with marian plum cream and fresh cream. You are required to book your sweet treats 4 days in advance.
You can order via Lys Bangkok’s Instagram.
Brooklyn Baker
Located inside Polo Soi 2’s Polo Vile Spa, this online pastry-slash-brunch spot has made its name for their custom made treats and impressive list of brunch offerings. For their summery treats, they’ve made their Mayong Cheese Pie (starting at THB 750) featuring a thick, buttery, and a tad salty crunchy biscuit base and sweet marian plums with a hint of yuzu.
You can order via Brooklyn’s Baker’s Instagram.
Hugs. Songwat
The new kid in Songwat’s neighbourhood is Hugs. Songwat has unveiled its new seasonal menu for this mayongchid season. Their Mayong-chid Lemon Shortcake makes use of the local summer fruit, blending it with fresh cream and fresh slices of marian plum. Pair it with their coffee offerings, starting at THB135.
You can find more information via Hugs.Songwat’s Instagram.
Ba Hao Tian Mi
The alternative sweet sister personality to Yaowarat’s Chinese-themed bar is bringing their much-loved Mayongchid Cheese Pie Pudding (THB 188) back due to high popular demand. With their wobbly, jiggling pudding topped with the crunchy crumble and fresh marian plums, what’s not to love?
You can find more information via Ba Hao Tian Mi’s Instagram.
Dawn to Dusk
Krungthep Kritha, despite having the word Krungthep in it, is not close to the city’s centre at all. However, this cafe may give you enough reasons to grab your car keys and drive there due to its lush green outdoor garden. Their marian plum creation sees the Japanese Swiss Roll, liberally stuffed with fresh cream and marian plum flesh.
You can find more information via Dawn to Dusk’s Instagram.
Yellow Spoon Pastry
This homey yellow-ish cafe in Ekkamai Complex has been the backbone of Bangkok’s cafe culture for their sweet treat creations over a decade now. Here, they scooped out the fresh mayongchid and carefully arranged them over the cream cheese until they’re brimming over the pastry case.
You can find more information via Yellow Spoon Pastry’s Instagram.
Kyo Roll En
Known for its Japanese-style sweet creations, Kyo Roll En has rolled out a wide array of their offerings that have satisfied Bangkok’s sweet tooth for years. This year, they’re making a vast variety of their mayongchid creations, including the Marian Plum Formage Blanc Roll (THB 820), using French fresh cream and marian plum sourced from Nakhon Nayok. They’ve said that they used over 15 marian plums in its making, meaning your craving for the summery fruit would be definitely satiated.
You can find more information via Kyo Roll En’s Instagram
Baker x Florist
Sweet treats meet flowers at Rama 9’s cafe. Unlike other spots that use biscuit as their crunchy crust, Baker x Florist has opted for the Belgian biscuit Biscoff to lay out their mayongchid desserts’ base, lending a rich tint of caramel, topped with a swirl of fresh cream and generous slices of mayongchid.
You can find more information via Baker x Florist’s Instagram.
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