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    Cook With Dana » Recipes » Sweets

    Published: Oct 12, 2021 · Modified: Aug 22, 2023 by Dana · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    Hong Kong French Toast

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    Make the famous Hong Kong French Toast that’s served in all the Hong Kong style cafés. It’s made with simple, easy to find ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make. You will love each bite of the fluffy bread layered with peanut and cooked to golden brown perfection.

    Peanut butter french toast on a plate with butter and condensed milk on top served with milk tea.
    Jump to:
    • What is Hong Kong Style French Toast?
    • Why You Will Love This HK Style French Toast
    • Ingredients
    • Variations
    • How to Make Hong Kong French Toast
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Hong Kong Inspired Recipes
    • Hong Kong French Toast

    What is Hong Kong Style French Toast?

    It’s a unique version of French toast featuring Chinese milk bread or white bread layered with peanut butter and then fried in a lightly sweet egg batter. It’s a bit like a peanut butter French toast sandwich. So good!

    The french toast tastes sweet and savory! After cooking to golden brown it’s drizzled with sweetened condensed milk over the top. You can eat it as a dessert or a breakfast food. It’s traditionally served in Hong Kong cafes and is best enjoyed with Hong Kong milk tea.

    Looking for more breakfast recipes? Try my Chinese Scallion Pancakes or Korean Crab Jeon (Omelette)!

    Why You Will Love This HK Style French Toast

    • Better Than Traditional French Toast: HK French toast combines the simple flavors of a peanut butter sandwich with egg-soaked bread fried in a pan.
    • Enjoy This Classic Chinese Dish at Home: You can easily make this French toast with condensed milk with simple ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen.
    • Versatile Recipe: Serve it up anytime for breakfast, as a snack, or dessert.

    Ingredients

    Here’s a look at the simple ingredients to make peanut butter French toast. Check the recipe card for the full list with quantities of each.

    Ingredients arranged on the table including condensed milk, butter, peanut bitter, egg, vanilla extract, sugar and white bread.
    • White bread: This is an easy-to-find and very accessible substitute for the classic milk bread used to make this sandwich in Hong Kong. For the best flavor, I recommend using brioche bread or any Japanese shokupan, which is Japanese-style white bread. If you have extra, you can also try my 10-Minute Egg Toast Sandwich recipe!
    • Peanut butter: Spread on the inside of the sandwich! Creamy peanut butter is the classic option but crunchy will work too. You can also use almond butter or even Nutella if you want to try a different flavor though peanut butter is the traditional version.
    • Butter: Melted in your skillet to cook the sandwich adding flavor and helping it brown.
    • Condensed milk: Drizzled over the top of your peanut butter French toast.
    • Egg: The main ingredient in the batter used to make the batter for soaking the bread. It adds a fluffiness to the bread when it’s cooked.
    • Sugar: Sweetens the egg batter.
    • Vanilla: Added to the egg batter for a bit of natural sweetness and a warming aroma to the French toast sandwich.

    Variations

    • Add More Layers: If you want you can use three slices of bread to make an extra tall version of this dish.
    • Cut It In Squares: Serve them up for a group by preparing the sandwich and then cutting it into four squares before dipping it in the egg batter and cooking.
    • Serve With Syrup or Honey: If you want to skip the condensed milk you can also use syrup or honey though this isn’t the authentic way to serve it.

    How to Make Hong Kong French Toast

    Beating eggs with salt and vanilla extract in shallow bowl.

    Step 1. Make the egg batter by mixing one egg, sugar, salt and vanilla. Keep mixing until no egg white is showing.

    Two pieces of white bread with peanut butter spread on one of the slices.

    Step 2. Spread peanut butter on white bread (add to both slices if you want extra peanut flavor).

    White bread soaked in egg batter.

    Step 3. Put bread together and soak in egg batter on both sides. While over medium heat, add a slice of butter to the pan.

    Frying soaked egg toast in a pan.

    Step 4. Fry the toast for 3-4 minutes on each side until both sides are golden and the edges are crispy.

    Step 5: Top with condensed milk and enjoy with some milk tea. Hope you enjoy it!

    Expert Tips

    • Use Soft White Bread. This will give you a delicate fluffy texture that’s the signature characteristic of this sandwich.
    • Use Ingredients as Listed. For the most authentic Hong Kong style French toast and traditional flavors.
    • Soaking the Bread. It just needs to be long enough for the bread to soak up the egg mixture.
    • Removing the Crusts. I prefer to keep the crusts intact but you can trim them off before spreading the slices with peanut butter if you prefer.

    Recipe FAQs

    What do you eat with Hong Kong style French toast?

    A Hong Kong milk tea is a classic dish for breakfast at a Hong Kong cafe! You can also enjoy it along with Baked Pork Chop Rice or Hong Kong Style Macaroni Soup. To offer a variety of desserts enjoy it with some Egg Tarts, Hong Kong Mango Pancakes, and Mango Mochi for a bit of variety.

    How do you store to enjoy later?

    HK French toast is truly best enjoyed it freshly made. It doesn’t take too much time so I highly recommend making it fresh. If you happen to have some left and you don’t want to waste, store them in a container. Reheat it in a heated skillet with a bit of butter added or in an oven or toaster oven until hot.

    French toast served with milk tea with slice of butter, condensed milk, peanut butter on a knife.

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    A plate of Hong Kong French toast with condensed milk being poured over the top.
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    Hong Kong French Toast

    Make the famous Hong Kong French Toast that's served in all the Hong Kong style cafés. This peanut butter French toast is made with simple, easy to find ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Servings: 1 serving
    Calories: 357kcal
    Author: Dana

    Ingredients

    Egg Batter

    • ½ teaspoon sugar
    • 1 egg
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 pinch salt

    French Toast

    • 2 slices white bread
    • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
    • ½ tablespoon butter
    • condensed milk add as much as you like

    Instructions

    • Make egg batter by mixing one egg, ½ teaspoon sugar, pinch of salt and ½ teaspoon vanilla. Mix until no egg white is showing.
    • Add peanut butter to two slices of white bread. Put bread together and soak in egg batter on both sides.
    • On medium heat, add slice of butter and fry toast on both sides until golden.
    • Top with condensed milk and enjoy with some milk tea. Hope you enjoy!

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    Notes

      • Use Soft White Bread. This will give you a delicate fluffy texture that’s the signature characteristic of this sandwich.
      • Use Ingredients as Listed. For the most authentic Hong Kong style French toast and traditional flavors.
      • Soaking the Bread. It just needs to be long enough for the bread to soak up the egg mixture.
      • Removing the Crusts. I prefer to keep the crusts intact but you can trim them off before spreading the slices with peanut butter if you prefer.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 179mg | Sodium: 415mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 413IU | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 3mg
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    1. Christian Martinez says

      December 16, 2023 at 4:43 am

      5 stars
      This was so good!! I’m not usually a breakfast person because of time but this was definitely one of my favorites :))

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    2. Ann says

      December 15, 2023 at 7:45 am

      5 stars
      I saw this recipe and KNEW I needed it in my life. Yuum! Thanks for sharing this easy recipe, one of my fav breakfasts now!

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    3. Ivy says

      December 13, 2023 at 11:58 pm

      So so delicious! My new fav breakfast 🙂

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