Local bakeries and sweet shops are getting into the spooky spirit with frightfully delicious creations that are almost too cute to sink your fangs into.
BRUG BAKERY
Brug Bakery’s October specials bring together the best of Halloween and fall flavors. For something savory, the bacon and pumpkin gratin bread is a toasted roll filled with cream sauce and topped with bacon, kabocha, cheese and breadcrumbs. On the sweeter side, the Spooky Sweet Potato Danish is ghostly good flaky pastry topped with custard, purple sweet potato cream and a marshmallow ghost. The haupia custard black cat is filled with creamy coconut custard and decorated with almond ears.
BRUG BAKERY
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
BRUGBAKERY.COM
INSTAGRAM: @BRUGBAKERY
PHOTO COURTESY BRUG BAKERY
OLIVE BRANCH
Looking for a delicious Halloween-themed box to gift to a friend? Olive Branch is serving up a variety of festive treats. The trio set features a chocolate-dipped pretzel, a dipped Oreo and a Rice Krispie treat, each decorated with colorful sprinkles and edible googly eyes. Mix and match any two treats for a sweet surprise, or take things up a notch with the Halloween Sweet Box, filled with an assortment of all three treats and other chocolate candies. The Boo Box is another show stopper, featuring white chocolate dipped Rice Krispie treats, Oreos and strawberries.
OLIVE BRANCH
POPUP LOCATIONS
OLIVEBRANCHHAWAII.COM
INSTAGRAM: @OLIVE_BRANCH_HAWAII
PHOTO COURTESY OLIVE BRANCH
DIPPED BY DEE
Whether you’re in the mood for something scary or sweet, Dipped by Dee’s eye-catching creations have you covered. Disney lovers can sink their teeth into the Mickey Jack Apple or candy corn Mickey apple, while the candy corn Minnie apple features a bright orange bow and sparkling sugar. Fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas will love the Sally Apple, decorated with a design inspired by the character’s iconic patchwork dress. The Cookie Butter Poison Apple may look wicked, but it’s all sweetness underneath, featuring a green apple dipped in caramel and decorated with cookie butter chocolate details.
DIPPED BY DEE
AIEA VILLAGE SQUARE
99-080 KAUHALE ST., AIEA
DIPPEDBYDEE.COM
808-913-8083
INSTAGRAM: @DIPPEDBY_DEE
PHOTO COURTESY DIPPED BY DEE
CHEE HOO! PATISSERIE
Chee Hoo! Patisserie at Hilton Hawaiian Village has undergone a spooky transformation into Chee Hoo! Boo!, bringing a lineup of frightfully delicious pastries and seasonal sips to the menu. Executive pastry chef Urielle Mounin has created playful treats like the purple monster ube muffins, spider web croissants and Jack-O-Donut. Other festive offerings include croissants in flavors like pumpkin, bloody red and devil red fruit pain chocolate — the latter filled with a fruity surprise. Pair your pastry with a seasonal sip like the pumpkin cream cold brew, witchéd pumpkin whip and pumpkin spiced iced tea float. Don’t wait too long to get your Halloween fix, as the themed cafe is only around through the end of October.
CHEE HOO! PATISSERIE
HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE
2005 KALIA ROAD, HONOLULU
808-949-4321
INSTAGRAM: @HILTONHAWAIIANVILLAGE
PHOTO COURTESY HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE
