Summer's Never Been So Sweet : Summer Desserts
14 Dec 2017

The heat in Queensland can do crazy things to a person. The ground is too hot to walk on, air-con just doesn’t seem to cool us down and we insist on flinging ourselves into any body of water available, even if it means battling the school holiday crowds at Southbank. Heck, even having a splash in the brown snake seems totally reasonable (don’t do it, please.) We recommend standing back from the river walk and instead diving into one of our favourite restaurants for desserts that’ll cool you down and sweeten up summer.
LEMON WATTLE SEED CHEESECAKE | DEER DUCK | AUCHENFLOWER
We don’t mean to sound cheesey – but this dessert takes the cake. As true blue as lamingtons, the wattle seed and lemon myrtle cheesecake from Deer Duck is a national treasure. Accompanied with strawberry crisp pearls, dark chocolate, riberry couli and Persian fairy floss, it’s the perfect way to end ducking into our favourite Auchenflower haunt.CHOCOLATE MANDARIN MARQUIS | DETOUR | WOOLLOONGABBA
When the decision between chocolate and fruit dessert is too difficult – take a detour somewhere your sweetest dreams are waiting to come true. We can’t look past the chocolate mandarin marquis: mandarin jellies, sorbet and dehydrated segments paired with rich chocolate.
BEEHIVE PANA COTTA | WOODEN HORSE | CLAYFIELD
We’ve been babbling on so much recently about breakfast pana cotta we’ve been guilty of neglecting their dessert cousins – not anymore. With mascarpone, beetroot, chocolate soil, honeycomb and bee pollen, this dessert is sure to have you buzzing long after dinner.
LEMON | BACCHUS | SOUTH BRISBANE
Who decided that ‘a lemon’ was bad? Whoever they were clearly has never had the divine pleasure of sampling the lemon dessert from Bacchus. With limoncello, lemon jam, lemon candy and a fluffy meringue – this dessert might be tart but it’s anything but bitter.