Dessert Monster Review: IG-Worthy Desserts And Brown Sugar Beancurd At A Hawker Stall

With the help of his family, the semi-retiree runs the stall from 9am to 11pm every day, constructing each ice cream bowl, chendol, and drink by hand. As if their menu wasn’t extensive enough, every ice cream order gives an option of five ice cream flavours and over 18 kinds of toppings or sauces. The Double Choco ($3.50 for three scoops) combo was the first to catch my eye.

It comes with scoops of chocolate ice cream topped with crushed KitKats, chocolate chips, chocolate wafers, and a drizzle of butterscotch sauce. The quality was similar to what you’d find at a $1 ice cream stall, but with that many toppings for $3.50, I’m not complaining. I usually go for dark chocolate options, so I was expecting the milk chocolate ice cream to be too sweet for my liking.

The newest ice cream flavour on their menu was the Thai Milk Tea Ice Cream ($4 for three scoops) . I decided to try my hand at picking the toppings and settled on peanuts, almonds, chocolate wafers, and chocolate sauce to top the familiar orange-hued ice cream.

Per to With each topping priced at $0.80 , our total bill, up to over twice the price of the Double Choco set, proving that the ice cream sets certainly offer more value for money. There was nothing to shout about for the chocolate wafers, but they served as a crispy, chocolate-filled snack when we felt like taking a break from the ice cream.

As I’m used to seeing my chendol look like an icy mountain with elements piled on the sides, I was charmed by the owner’s elegant presentation of the traditional dessert. The Monster Treasure ($3.50) comes with a shaved ice and gula melaka base, and it is topped with grass jelly, red beans, attap seeds, taro QQ balls, and green pandan jelly.

They were subtly sweet and chewy on their own, and when mixed with the ice, bloated up with the taste of gula melaka. Out of all the desserts on the menu, this was the only item I was unfamiliar with. The Pearly Taho ($2.50) is the stall’s take on a Filipino treat which is made of silken beancurd, sago and sweet syrup.

Dessert Monster adds a Singaporean spin to the dessert, using thick gula melaka as the syrup and with an addition of chewy brown sugar pearls. With all the elements of the dessert combined, this version of taho satisfied my dessert cravings for the day. As I watched him chat with diners seated by the stall, it became clear to me that people return for the desserts, service, as well as the touch of warmth that he adds.

If you’re a fan of local desserts, check out this list of our favourite chendol places around Singapore! 8 Chendol In Singapore From $1.50 That Can Rival Malaysia’s Address: 101 Upper Cross Street, #B1-13, People’s Park Centre, Singapore 058357 Opening hours: Daily 8am to 8pm Tel: 8118 4347 Website Dessert Monster is not a halal-certified eatery.