Foodies lose it as Australian chefs show off their most innovative dessert creations

A foodie hub in Melbourne has launched a competition among some of the city’s top eateries to create the most unique sweet treat.  

The aim for restaurants is to prepare a must-try menu item that will entice diners to the city to restart the economy following the pandemic.

Each of the unique desserts will take part in the Chapel Champions Awards and the people of Melbourne will be asked to vote for the most delicious.

Seafood restaurant, Tommy Ruff, added the Icey Angler to their menu with a dessert that resembles a takeaway meal but comes with deep-fried Magnum, cinnamon sweet potato chips, raspberry coulis and white chocolate dipping sauces. 

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Legendary Chapel Street, in Melbourne, has launched this a competition among some of the city’s top eateries to create the most unique sweet treat

Bakehouse, Bistro Morgan, has created a decadent Creme Egg Toastie with marshmallows, caramel and the easter treats melted in a sourdough sandwich.   

Customers will love Burgertory’s Justin Trudo(nut) Fries that are coated in salty and sweet maple syrup with bacon and come served on a vanilla ice cream base.

With Easter right around the corner Rustica Sourdough’s Hot Cross Bun Donuts are the perfect snack with sultanas, currants, sugar, a white chocolate cross and come filled with cardamom brandy creme patisserie. 

With Easter right around the corner Rustica Sourdough’s Hot Cross Bun Donuts are the perfect snack with sultanas, currants, sugar and come filled with cardamom brandy creme patisserie

For those who enjoy sweet and salty treats the Meat Meets Sweet from Alison’s Corner Shop features a baked apple coated in pistachios.

It’s topped with pomegranate and crispy pork scratchings.

Dessert Culture’s Biscoff Bingsu is one for all Korean snow ice fans as the dairy-free dessert comes topped with fresh strawberries and Biscoff flakes.

For those who enjoy sweet and salty treats the Meat Meets Sweet from Alison’s Corner Shop has a baked apple coated in pistachios, topped with pomegranate and crispy pork scratchings

Chapel Champions Awards ‘Sweet Treats’ entries: 

• Tommy Ruff – ‘Icey Angler’: Deep-fried Magnum, cinnamon sweet potato chips, raspberry coulis and white chocolate dipping sauces.
• Bistro Morgan – ‘Creme Egg Toastie’: Marshmallows, caramel and Creme Eggs melted in a sourdough sandwich.
• Burgertory – Justin Trudo(nut) Fries: Doughnut fries that come coated in salty and sweet maple syrup with bacon and c vanilla ice cream.
• Rustica Sourdough – Hot Cross Bun Donuts: Sultana, currant and sugar dough with white chocolate cross and cardamom brandy creme patisserie.
• Alison’s Corner Shop – Meat Meets Sweet: Baked apple coated in pistachios, that’s topped with pomegranate and crispy pork scratchings.
• Dessert Culture – Biscoff Bingsu: Biscoff-flavoured snow ice with strawberries and Biscoff flakes.
• Rêverie Cafe – Paris Prahran Choux: Pastry filled with praline creme, custard, milk chocolate, almonds and roasted coffee beans.
• Cinnamon Scrolls – Australia’s Largest Cinnamon Rolls: 10 pull-apart scrolls available in Tim-Tam, Twix, Oreo, Kinder Surprise, Peanut Butter, Snickers, Lotus Biscoff, and Salted Caramel flavours. 

 

‘Sweet Treats’ has become the most popular category of this year’s Chapel Champions Awards that the public can vote in from April 25 for the winners to be announced May 16

 For a French classic the Rêverie Cafe is set to impress with their Paris Prahran Choux that features praline creme, custard, milk chocolate and roasted coffee beans. 

Australia’s largest cinnamon scroll is also included in the competition and available in eight delicious flavours all from Chapel Street’s Cinnamon Scrolls.  

‘Sweet Treats’ has become the most popular category of this year’s Chapel Champions Awards that the public can vote in from April 25 for the winners to be announced May 16. 

The winner of the ‘Sweet Treats’ category will receive a grand prize of $6,000 cash along with a marketing package. 

Some lucky voters who participate in the public voting system from Melbourne will also go in the running to receive cash prizes from Chapel Champions Awards.