Asia’s billion-dollar mooncake market is going green — although not in the way you’d expect

Hong Kong —

The dessert-stuffed Dubai chocolate bar, of viral TikTok fame , has seen many imitators.

Its chocolate snap and pistachio-pastry crunch has inspired everything from milkshakes to croissants .

Now, Hong Kong-based Conspiracy Chocolate is reimagining it again: this time, as a mooncake.

The bean-to-bar brand, launched by chocolate-obsessed couple Amit Oz and Celine Herren in 2018, has produced mooncakes before that more closely resemble the traditional Chinese treat , which is typically made with sweet lotus seed paste and savory salted duck egg yolk in a soft pastry casing.

But this year, the duo wanted to do something more fun and accessible.

Over four months, Conspiracy Chocolate developed its own version of Dubai-based FIX Dessert’s knafeh-filled chocolate