Durian Mousse Heard about a new local-style dessert stall that had recently opened their doors around the Yio Chu Kang neighbourhood — located at Blk 631 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 is CS Dessert 昌盛糖水; the location of which it is situated at is within the same neighbourhood where one can also find Ang Mo Kio 628 Market & Food Centre. Occupying a shop unit that is half the size of a typical HDB shophouse unit that is located at the ground floor of the HDB block, CS Dessert sports a signboard that is a replica of the old-school signboards typical of Chinese stores in the past. This makes CS Dessert rather easy to spot; this is also especially considering how the glass facade of the stall also features decals that feature the various menu items that they serve up. Inside the shop unit, the stall is simply decorated; there are two (2) tables that can be found within the shop — a four (4) seater table and another that is good for two (2) pax. The rest of the space within the shop unit is dedicated to its food preparation area and the counter; the majority of the dine-in seatings are actually located outside of the shop. CS Dessert actually splits its menu into two categories; one dedicated for Hot Dessert, and the other for its Cold Dessert offerings — CS Dessert also offers a Build Your Own Cold Dessert offering where patrons can pick their two (2) of their desired toppings to go along with shaved ice. Beverages available at CS Dessert includes Aiyu Drink, Soursop Drink, Longan Drink, Lychee Drink and Fresh Coconut.
Being folks that are usually more into cold desserts than hot desserts, it is needless to say that the Durian Mousse was the item that caught our attention when we had first skimmed through the menu of cold desserts that CS Dessert has to offer — even more so considered now we do love our durian-based desserts in general. The Durian Mousse came in a form of which that is fairly expected for the item — the bowl comprises of two main elements; the durian mousse and the dollop of durian flesh that comes in a scoop in the middle of the entire bowl. The durian mousse itself is one of those that have left us with a fairly good impression thus far — for one, the durian mousse here is thick and creamy; been blended well enough to be totally smooth and served chilled without the use of ice cubes. The mousse also carries the pungent flavours of the king of fruits really well. The inclusion of the durian flesh gives the dessert a contrast of textures; the durian flesh adding a fibrous texture to the otherwise thick and rich mousse, yet further elevates the flavours of the entire bowl. Definitely exceeded our initial expectations that we have had for the item. We had also went for the Burbur Terigu — patrons do get the option to add coconut milk or not according to their preferences, and we had ours with coconut milk. Some purists of Burbur Terigu might note the use of sago in this variant of Burbur Terigu for an added texture; that being said the white wheat beans have been cooked to a soft texture; the entire bowl not being overly sweetened and carries that “Lemak” fragrance of coconut milk throughout. CS Dessert does seem like a neighbourhood-ly spot serving up some pretty decent local-style desserts at a wallet-friendly price; their hot desserts are priced up to $2.50 per bowl, while their cold desserts starts from $3 onwards — the priciest being the Ice Kachang Durian at $5. A spot that residents in the neighbourhood would appreciate having around them!