By MOOK Traveler Wu Pin-xuan, compiled and reported
These days, you don’t have to visit department stores or queue up at famous patisseries to enjoy delicious desserts in Japan. There are plenty of sweet surprises hidden in the convenience stores you see on every street corner. Compared to those upscale patisseries, convenience store desserts offer great value for money. So, what are the must-buy and must-try sweet treats? We’ve rounded up six popular ones you shouldn’t miss—grab your notebook and take notes now!
The highly popular GODIVA Chocolate Cake Roll was launched in June this year. (Photo / Lawson)
1.Uchi café SWEETS×ICE MONSTERMango Swiss Roll
Taiwan’s popular ice shop “ICE MONSTER” has collaborated with convenience store “LAWSON” to launch the “Uchi Café SWEETS × ICE MONSTER Mango Swiss Roll” and the richly mango-flavored “ICE MONSTER Mango Popsicle.” The Swiss roll is a premium treat featuring mango cream, fresh mango flesh, mango sauce, and coconut milk jelly—all packed with mango goodness.
Beat the summer heat with a refreshing mango dessert. (Photo / Uchi Café SWEETS)
2.Uchi Café SWEETS×GODIVA Chocolate Pudding
This collaboration series follows the previous Uchi Café SWEETS × GODIVA Chocolate Cake Roll, which sold an astonishing 200,000 units on the first day of release. And here’s another new release—a limited-edition item once again—the “Uchi Café SWEETS × GODIVA Chocolate Pudding,” which is sure to be just as delightful and confidently crafted!
Paired with Hokkaido whipped cream and topped with cocoa powder, eating pudding has never felt so blissful. (Photo / Uchi Café SWEETS)
3.Jiggly Water Jelly 0%Konjac Fruit Jelly
With its translucent, water-drop-like appearance, this jelly offers a refreshing taste paired with Okinawan brown sugar syrup and domestically produced soybean flour. It's low in calories, cool and light, making it perfect for hot summer days. And the best part—you don’t have to go to a dessert shop to get it, as you can now easily find it at Lawson convenience stores!
Crystal clear like a droplet of water. (Photo / Uchi Café SWEETS)
4. Popular Rich Half-Baked Cheese Series
The half-baked cheese tart that caused a craze in Taiwan is also available at Japanese convenience stores. Lawson offers this half-baked cheese tart, made with Hokkaido butter cheese, accented with slightly tangy blueberries, and paired with a crispy crust. Its multi-layered texture rivals that of cheese tarts from popular patisseries!
Cheese lovers definitely need to try one. (Photo / Uchi Café SWEETS)
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