Halloween is coming up soon, and whether you’re picking up sweets for the office or just looking to indulge, check out these seasonal delights:
Artizen by MW
Artizen by MW’s (888 Kapiolani Blvd. Ste. 102) trick-or-treat dessert box is available Oct. 30 and 31. It includes a mummy “candy bar” (a twist on pastry chef Michelle Karr-Ueoka’s favorite candy bar, Whatchamacallit), bat “Oreos,” Halloween macarons (pumpkin pie and chocolate buttercream), macadamia nut sticky bun-pumpkin cheesecake with housemade cinnamon graham crackers and tropical fruit candy corn cake (lilikoi, guava, coconut, white chocolate crunch).
Preorders only; visit artizenbymw.com.
Asato Family Shop
Asato Family Shop’s (1306 Pali Hwy.) peanut butter and chocolate flavor is only here for October. This frozen treat features the iconic chocolate and creamy peanut butter blend.
On Oct. 29, the biz will be doing a Willy Wonka theme with its Asato Bar (signature chocolate flavor with a blend of milk chocolate and dark cocoa powder). They’re giving away five golden tickets, good for one year of free sherbet. Plus, the first person to find a golden ticket will win a kitchen “factory tour” and get to create their own dream flavor with the biz.
Also on Oct. 29, Asato Family will have Snozzberry and Fizzy Lifting drinks available by the pint and mini Asato Chocolate Bars with mini golden tickets valid for discounts and prizes.
Visit asatofamilyshop.com.
BASALT
BASALT’s (2255 Kuhio Ave.) Spooktacular Halloween pancakes are only available from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29. The eatery’s signature charcoal buttermilk pancakes are topped with a lilikoi sabayon, a charcoal shortbread cookie cat, a meringue ghost, sugar bats, ash whipped cream and assorted candies.
Halloween pancakes are available while supplies last. Keiki are encouraged to come dressed in costumes.
Call 808-923-5689 or visit basaltwaikiki.com.
Choco Lea
Choco Lea (2909 Lowrey Ave.) has a variety of seasonal treats for Halloween. Enjoy goodies like dark-chocolate-covered pretzels, peanut butter-cinnamon haystacks, ube monster bars, a trick-or-treat bundle, and a four-piece chocolate candy truffle box.
The latter features truffles in Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Twix and 3 Musketeers flavors.
Call 808-371-2234.
Chunky Cookies
Chunky Cookies’ (55-370 Kamehameha Hwy.) Halloween pack is perfect for spooky season. It includes the Chunky OG with semisweet and milk chocolate chips and flaky sea salt; Chunky M&M (OG cookie mixed and topped with M&Ms and flaky sea salt), Chunky Monster (Oreo cookie stuffed with a mini OG cookie then topped with Oreos and Hershey’s Cookies ‘N Cream candy) and Chunky Vecna. The latter is an indulgent double-chocolate cookie topped with chocolate raspberry ganache, a marshmallow “spider web” and a sprinkle of freeze-dried raspberries.
Follow the biz on Instagram (@chunky_co).
Dipped by Dee
Dipped by Dee (99-080 Kauhale St. Ste. B1) is known for its caramel-dipped apples. The biz always goes all-out for Halloween. This season’s decorated apples include Cookie Butter Poison, Mummy Mickey, Jack Skellington, Mickey Pumpkin, Halloween Ice Cream Mickey, Maleficent and more. Other seasonal treats include Franken Minnie Oreo, mummy marshmallow sticks and themed Rice Krispie treats.
Call 808-913-8083 or visit dbd808.company.site.
Via Gelato
This Kaimuki dessert shop (1142 12th Ave.) is offering a Monster Mash sundae for the month of October. It features Cookie Monster gelato — freshly baked brown butter chocolate chip cookies sprinkled through a blue, Cookie Monster Fior di Latte gelato — and Frankenstein-inspired toppings (green Chantilly whipped cream, warm caramel, chocolate cookie crumbles).
This sundae is available in-store only.
Call 808-732-2800 or visit viagelatohawaii.com.
Olive Branch Hawaii
Online business Olive Branch Hawaii is featuring a Halloween box with two chocolate-dipped pretzels, two chocolate-dipped Oreos, two dipped Rice Krispies and assorted candies. Chocolate-dipped pretzels, Oreos and Rice Krispies will also be available a la carte.
Custom orders are also available; message the biz on Instagram (@olive_branch_hawaii) for details.
Visit olivebranchhawaii.com.
Hawaiian Pie Co.
Hawaiian Pie Co. (508 Waiakamilo Road) is bringing back its Coffee Candy pie — with a creamy coffee filling and chocolate crumble — for October. From Oct. 25 to 28, the shop’s Chocolate Chess Pie will also be available (preorders accepted). This Southern-style pie features a smooth texture and an indulgent chocolate flavor.
Call 808-988-7828 or visit hawaiianpieco.com.
Kulu Kulu
Kulu Kulu (various locations) has a magical menu of Halloween desserts, including mummy (crème brûlée with raspberry custard and cream cheese whipped cream), black cat (combination of dark chocolate and strawberry mousse), candy corn (layers of lilikoi mousse and white chocolate mousse) and Jack-o-Lantern pumpkin cheesecake (only available Oct. 27 to 31).
Visit kulukulucake.com.
Hokulani Bake Shop
Hokulani Bake Shop’s (500 Ala Moana Blvd. Ste. 4B) Halloween four-pack consists of decorated cupcakes in chocolate buttercream, guava, ube and vanilla buttercream flavors. The Halloween assortment is available for pre-orders only and the cupcakes won’t be sold separately; preorders are accepted through Oct. 31. Delivery orders are now accepted through the business’s website or mobile app (orders will be delivered by a third party driver).
In addition, the shop’s seasonal pumpkin latte flavor — pumpkin spice cake with a coffee buttercream — is available through November.
Call 808-536-2253 or visit hokulanibakeshop.com.
