Hong kong french toast

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If you love French Toast, you'll love this Hong Kong style French Toast! We made this simple dish for breakfast and it constantly has us craving for more. This is a classic dish served at Hong Kong style tea cafes aka Cha Chaan Teng. Given Hong Kong’s status as a former British colony, it was inevitable that Hong Kongers develop a western taste in foods. This influence kickstarted tea cafes. For this dish - all you need is White bread, Peanut butter, Eggs, Butter, and Condensed Milk…

You might wanna make this as a cheat meal, or just every day is good too. I promise you can't go wrong with this recipe.

a kaya stuffed, shallow fried, condensed milk drizzled, toasted coconut sprinkled breakfast/snack/dessert for the ages

Hong Kong French Toast is thick-cut brioche bread schmeared with peanut butter to make sandwiches and then fried on all sides.

Thick slices of milk bread stuffed with peanut butter and soaked in an egg batter make for French toast with a luscious and exquisitely custardy interior.

Nguyen (aka @gnochgnoch) is here to show you how to make her perfect Hong Kong french toast. Run to the kitchen and make this now. Right now.

Stuffed with peanut butter, fried to golden crispy perfection, and drizzled with sweetened condensed milk, Hong Kong French toast takes a classic to a whole new level.

Hong Kong Style French Toast is a Cha Chaan Teng classic, which you can easily at home in less than 10 minutes!

Crispy and crunchy Hong Kong French Toast, made conveniently in the Air Fryer! A very special breakfast or snack that's so easy to make at home. Make this iconic Hong Kong breakfast classic without deep frying. Enjoy with a pat of butter and extra drizzle of sweetened condensed milk!

Hong Kong French Toast is one of the most iconic desserts of Hong Kong. It is similar to regular French toast but it is stuffed with peanut butter and deep-fried. It has an impressively tall height from using two or more pieces of thick white bread. I know many you do not like deep-frying so I am making a pan-fried version today. It is easier to make and tastes just as good, but it does look more like regular French toast.

Peanut butter? French toast? It’s a match made in heaven.

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With a custardy interior that oozes peanut butter when you cut into it and a generous drizzle of condensed milk, Hong Kong-style French toast is the breakfast of champions—but don't let that stop you from eating it any time of day.