Dive into a world of traditional festive flavours with a modern twist

Give your sweet cravings an even higher rush with our curation of traditional festive flavours with modern twists

Ladoo ice-cream

Bite into artisanal ice-creams paired with boondi — a fun take on everyone’s favourite ladoo. They come in flavours love and light (saffron, almond, pista), rose petal, coffee and lime.  
At Sucres Des Terres, 2A Rashid Mansion, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli.
Log on to sucresdesterres.com
Call 9920985880
Cost Rs 1,050 (for eight ladoos)

Sweetness in a tub

Dive into these tubs of goodness like gym girls anonymous (cardamom- scented vanilla sponge cake, whipped saffron & honey Greek yoghurt); taash and poker (above) which is a twice baked croissant pudding with cashew frangipane and edible gold; and the NRI cousin (64 per cent chocolate namelaka, gianduja truffle, feuillitine topped with gold-dusted hazelnut). 
At Paul and Mike, 109 Kwality House, Kemps Corner.  
Log on to @paulandmike.co 
Cost Rs 300

The French way

Every festive season, this pâtisserie launches new limited-edition treats. For Diwali, they’re offering a cajou pistache gateau with cashew sponge, in-house kaji katli, pista saffron mousse. There’s also a kesar badam diya tart, baklava karanji and vanilla sable shankarpalli.
At Philoméne, Food Square, Linking Road, Santacruz West.
Log on to @_philomeneindia
Cost Rs 2,150 (for the hamper)

Tradition with a twist

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Savour some lip-smacking festive special treats like pistachio coconut crumble, almond mawa tea cake, motichoor ladoo parfait, and cheese crackers.  
At The Bakerie, Gopi Birla Memorial School, Walkeshwar Road, Malabar Hill. 
Log on to @thebakerie_shalimar
Call 66641002
Cost Rs 1,299

Vegan delights

Relish this delivery kitchen’s festive goodies without guilt. There’s a hazelnutty date, mixed berry barfi, dried fruit tart, pista rose barfi, kaju peda and almond gond barfi.  
At Fig The Vegan Bakery.
Log on to @fig_theveganbakery call 9833419535
Cost Rs 600 (for box of 9) and Rs 800 (for box of 12)

Fancy a bite?

This collection of four petit gateau called Samridhi encapsulates modern spins on the tradition of gifting dried fruits and nuts. Also, on offer are flavours of pistachio, almond, cashew and hazelnut.  
At Sivako, Hiren Industrial Estate, Mahim. 
Log on to @si_va_ko 
Call 8452041618
Cost Rs 2,500

Celebrate two cultures

Try Diwali mochis, Japanese pounded sticky rice filled with ice-cream. These limited-edition eggless flavours include pistachio, rabri rasgulla, coconut ladoo and more.  
At MochiCo
Log on to @itsmochico
Call 9820403880
Cost Rs 740 to Rs 1,850 (for a box of four, six and nine pieces)

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