Last week, we were at SM Sky Garden to try something from the list of Starbucks Philippines new food items this Christmas 2011. We ordered a slice of their Triple Decker Cheesecake with Snickers (Php 130 / slice, Php 1,250 whole) because the name just sounds so delectable.
It’s a 3-layer cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, caramel, chocolate fudge icing and chunks of Snickers candy bar mixed in, topped with roasted chopped peanuts. Being a Snickers chocolate lover, I enjoyed every bit of this. The mixed textures in my mouth lingered ‘til we got home. 😀
We also ordered two (2) of their delightful seasonal drinks – the new Cranberry White Chocolate Mocha for me and Peppermint Mocha for Ken.
The Cranberry White Chocolate Mocha is a combination of, as the name implies, white chocolate, freshly steamed milk, and topped with a generous serving of whipped cream, a tart cranberry drizzle and crystallized cranberry sugar. I enjoyed sipping it as it’s not too sweet even with all the extra sugar added. Or maybe I just have a sweet tooth, I don’t know. Try it and let me know. 🙂
I also got to try Ken’s Peppermint Mocha. Of course, he loved it ‘cause he’s very fond of anything minty. This frap is made of a combination of espresso, steamed milk, bittersweet chocolate and peppermint, of course. It’s supposedly topped with red sugar sprinkles along with the whipped cream, but they mistakenly topped our order with mocha-flavored sauce. We were busy talking about a project that we didn’t notice ‘til we got in the cab on our way home. 😀
I didn’t get a decent photo of these drinks so I’ll just show you photos from their press release, along with the other old time favorite, Toffee Nut Latte with its buttery and nutty flavors:
You can order nine (9) of these plus eight (8) core beverages to redeem a Starbucks 2012 planner.
Starbucks latest food items this Christmas season are a mix of savory and sweet. Let’s start with the savory:
From top, left to right: Chicken Alfredo Turnover (Php 90), Glazed Ham with Apricot Spread (Php 140) on Multi-grain Bread, Sun-dried Tomato and Basil Roll (Php 50, served with butter and jam – ooohh, sounds good!), and Turkey & Chicken with Apple Stuffing (Php 140) on Whole Wheat Walnut.Bread. And, of course, the Texas Chicken BBQ Wrap (Php 140).
Aside from the Triple Decker Cheesecake with Snickers we ordered, here are the other sweet new food items on Starbucks menu this year:
From top, left to right: Hazelnut Stollen Bread (Php 65 / slice, Php 595 whole), S’mores (Php 70 – I want to try this!), Pecan Butterscotch Twirl (Php 85), Warm Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake (Php 130 / slice, Php 950 whole).
Starbucks is also bringing back some of the old time favorites:
From top, left to right: Molten Chocolate Cake (Php 120 – a sponge cake filled with dark chocolate and caramel truffle, topped with whipped cream, drizzled with Starbucks caramel sauce – now if that didn’t make you drool, I don’t know what will. :D), Chocolate Toffee Nut Loaf (Php 55 / slice, Php 495 whole), Peppermint Brownie (Php 75) and White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie (Php 55). They also have these uber cute Gingerbread Cookies {Php 55) designed as snowmen. 🙂
If you’ve got coffee aficionado friends, then, you can opt to gift them with these Starbucks Christmas Blends:
Take your pick among these 3: Starbucks Christmas Blend Espresso Roast (Php 500 – rich caramel flavor), Starbucks Christmas Blend (Php 500 – bold, spicy flavor), Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Christmas Blend (Php 495 – instant coffee goodness).
There you go. Starbucks new food offerings for Christmas 2011. Which ones have you already tried?