windowsill pies, upper thomson.

my friend was driving, and so, she suggested windowsill pies for dessert after dinner. having moved to upper thomson from jalan besar, it is hard to get to without a car, so that was why we quickly took the opportunity to go there. my friend had had it once, when they were still at jalan besar, while i hadn't (despite the fact that jalan besar is actually really convenient for me).

had some trouble finding the place. thought it would be located on the main stretch when we got there, but it wasn't. it was tucked into the back of a dubious looking small alley- we had our doubts that we were in the right place.

my friend commented that the place was smaller than the original one at jalan besar. it was pretty much empty- kind of worrying, given that it was a sunday night. the only other customer was a guy on a laptop. but okay, when we were about to leave, a few other people came in.



the pies available were all displayed at the counter. there were so many that it was hard to decide, so thankfully the girl at the counter was really knowledgeable about what was in each of the pies! it's awesome when the staff is well-informed about what they're selling. my friend went in wanting one of their classics, the grasshopper (mint and chocolate), but she got swayed by the sheer variety available. i was undecided between the hazelnut & ginger creme and honey macadamia at first, but when the girl mentioned that there was PEANUT BUTTER in the hazelnut pie, i was sold. my friend eventually decided on the yuzu, so we got both to share ($16 in total).

 

didn't regret choosing the hazelnut & ginger creme at all. it was made of ingredients that i am fond of (hazelnut parfait, with hidden dollops of peanut butter, and topped with bits of poached pear and ginger creme) so it was a no brainer that i'd like it. also liked that it wasn't sickly sweet. what i didn't like was the texture of the parfait- a bit too stiff (though maybe that's just a parfait thing) but flavours were spot on. the pie crust was the barely-there, more-biscuit-than-butter type, so attention is drawn more to the filling than the crust. quite different from tarte by cheryl koh.



the tangy sparkling yuzu pie was a great contrast to the hazelnut pie. loved the smooth and just-runny-enough yuzu curd. the white chocolate dollops on the top were just right to offset the tang of the yuzu, though my friend did find the yuzu to be on the sour side. we weren't expecting the hidden pop rocks at all, so it was quite a surprise (now i know why it's called sparkling yuzu).



had a pretty good experience at windowsill pies. makes me wonder why on earth i didn't make an effort to go try them when they were located at jalan besar. just because of the sheer remoteness of the place, we were briefly tempted to do a takeaway (HONEY MACADAMIA PIE!!!) but... we regained our senses and decided not to be greedy. hopefully i can come back soon to try their other flavours!

 windowsill pies
95 soo chow walk
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