The Chinese desserts differ from Western treats; these desserts will turn up as soon as they are ready, even in the middle of the meal. Here are the best desserts Singapore you should never skip.

Red Bean Bun

The red bean bun has the red bean as main ingredient, as filled with red bean paste. This bun is very famous all throughout China, especially in the Northern part of China. This dessert comes in different sizes and shapes, and can be purchased in many supermarkets. This bun is a famous version of “baozi”, and may vary into other fillings like taro paste, kernel paste as well as black bean paste.

Dragon Beard Candy

Known as a traditional art during the Han Dynasty, this candy floss is very sticky and is made from spun of sugar. As it is exposed to high temperature, it becomes stickier. This dessert is common on a street stall or any areas with many tourist visitors.

Egg Tarts

The Portugese colonizers are the proponents of Egg Tarts as they were introduced to Mainland China. These tarts are commonly displayed in Cantonese restaurants, as well as convenient stores. This bit custard tart has a sweet yet hard crust.

 Tanghulu

Chinese toffee apple – is made of crabapples and skewer plunged in liquidized sugar and dried. This ancient Beijing-style is very popular to foods markets not just in China, with some varieties such as grapes and kiwi coated with sugar.

Pumpkin Cake

This dessert is very common, especially during winter, known as one of the sweetest stuffs all over China. With its simple ingredients likes sugar, flour and pumpkin. In some cases, this dessert is mixed and coated with sesame seeds to elevate texture as flavor.

Sweet Egg Bun

A mixture of egg yolk, sugar and a warm bun, that is another favorite of Southern Chinese. It may be sound strange, yet buns are so famous that you should definitely try.

Deep Fried Durian

Durian is a fruit with its distinctive bad smell, yet having a great taste. This fruit, maybe not so popular in other Asian countries, but is a common dessert in China. If you wanted to go out of your comfort zone, you can go and try this dessert. This is very common during the summer (or the season of Durian fruit). Just make sure you never touch it with your hands, or you might have great trouble how to get rid its strong odor.

Almond Jelly

This dessert is highly available in most Chinese restaurants, although the name is misleading. The popularity of this dessert is very wide as it crosses among South of China and Hongkong. This jelly has a cream color and is consistently soft. Normally you can create this dessert by using apricot kernel, which was grounded in water and soaked.

Grass Jelly

This kind of jelly is very common not just in China, but in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. With the main ingredients “fairy grass” which is heated, mixed with some salt and starch. Grass jelly can be eaten in many ways, as drinks, jelly or blend with condensed milk.