The ugnut that stole my heart is definitely the Banamel Brûlée, and it's probably the least sinful of the dirty (half) dozen on offer that's been masterfully crafted by Fiona.

Bird Bird's heavy, bready donut is coated in a terrifically torched layer of sugar that resembles the top layer of a creme brûlée which has been dubbed as sugar crack. Come to think of it, it's just as addictive as the other crack, but probably tastes a whole lot better. The sugar crack is much like thin ice, as just a slight application of pressure is enough to shatter it, but with much more pleasant results.

The donut is sliced in (approximately) half to accommodate a beautifully brûlée'd banana, and the interior is lubed up with some banana pastry cream. It sounds simple enough, but this was downright delicious! It wasn't overly sweet, but still more than enough to satiate any sugar cravings.

It's a bit heavy for a dessert due to the dense texture of the dough, but heck, your dessert stomach is more than able to cope with it. However, if there was one thing that could be improved, it's definitely the amount of banana cream spread on the donut. The spread of the cream was rather spotty, and quite a few mouthfuls came up devoid of that luscious banana cream.

Nevertheless, the Bananamel Brûlée is quite appeeling, and it's the kind of dessert that's ripe down my alley. There isn't gonna be a split decision over whether you should order this, because you're probably gonna go bananas over this.

Thanks a bunch for hosting us and letting us sample your stellar new offerings @birdbirdsg, and thanks for inviting me to this Eatup @burpple!

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