Lune Is Serving Up Lolly Bag-Inspired Cruffins in August — and Bringing Back Its Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries

Sweet or savoury? For Lune Croissanterie customers, that's a regular question. In August, when the world-famous pastry haven serves up its last round of monthly specials, it remains a pressing query. Do you want to tuck into a lolly bag-inspired cruffin or a béchamel-filled lasagne pastry, for instance?

Yes, you can go for both — and also coconut pandan croissants, hazelnut puddings and 'turtle' twice-baked pains au chocolat. That's how Lune is seeing out winter 2024, and you've got 31 days to tuck in.

If the croissant-muffin hybrids are tempting your tastebuds, they're party pop cruffins, featuring fruit gel, whipped white chocolate custard and apple raspberry pâte de fruits inside — and a raspberry glaze and feuilletine on top, then popping candy.

As for the lasagne escargots, this returning Frankenstein's monster of a bakery creation comes stuffed with bolognese and béchamel. There's also shredded mozzarella cheese, because of course there is. And, that pastry is then topped with parmesan before it goes in the oven.

The twice-baked coconut pandan croissants feature coconut frangipane and pandan ganache inside, then more coconut frangipane on top with icing sugar and toasted coconut. Grab a hazelnut pudding and you'll taste frangelico caramel, crushed hazelnuts and hazelnut financier, then caramel, praline cream and hazelnuts to garnish. And the pains au chocolat also go nutty, courtesy of roasted pecans within and candied pecans on top — to pair with the pastry's  chocolate frangipane, salted caramel, chocolate powder, fudge sauce and salted caramel sauce.

Different options are available at different stores — with the lasagne escargot and the pains au chocolat on offer at all Lune spots in Melbourne (Fitzroy, the CBD and Armadale) and Brisbane (South Brisbane and Burnett Lane). You can't get the party pop cruffins, coconut pandan croissants or hazelnut puddings at the Melbourne CBD store, however, and you can't preorder online from there, either.

Lune's August specials are available from Thursday, August 1–Saturday, August 31, 2024. Different items available from different stores, with Lune operating at Fitzroy, the CBD and Armadale in Melbourne, and South Brisbane and Burnett Lane in Brisbane — and from everywhere except the Melbourne CBD, you can also order them online.

Images: Peter Dillon.