Kaya Toast

Name: Kaya Toast
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: For kaya: 4 egg yolks; 200ml coconut milk; 150g sugar; 10 pandan leaves or 2 tsp pandan extract; thick white bread toasted; cold butter, sliced to serve; soft-boiled eggs, light soy and white pepper to serve

Singapore's beloved breakfast — thick-cut white toast with a layer of kaya (coconut egg jam) and cold butter, eaten with soft-boiled eggs and coffee.

Total time

55 min

Prep

50 min

Cook

5 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Singaporean

Vegetarian

Ingredients

For kaya: 4egg yolks

200mlcoconut milk

150gsugar

10pandan leaves or 2 tsp pandan extract

thick white breadtoasted

cold butter, slicedto serve

soft-boiled eggs, light soy and white pepperto serve

Instructions

Blend pandan leaves with coconut milk, strain.

Whisk yolks and sugar. Add pandan coconut milk.

Cook over a bain-marie, stirring constantly 30–40 minutes until thick like jam.

Toast bread and spread one side with kaya, add cold butter.

Serve with soft-boiled eggs seasoned with soy and white pepper.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

274

Protein

1.8g

Fat

13g

Carbs

40.4g

Fiber

1.1g

Sodium

10mg

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