Kaya Toast | Singapore's Signature Breakfast | Tiara's Home Kitchen

kaya

🥗Healthier: fruit jam

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Fruit jam is lower in calories and easier to find.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil spread

Margarine can be lower in saturated fat.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Almond milk is lower in calories.

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain offers more fiber.

Beaten 3 egg yolks. Set aside

In a pot, add water and bring to a boil. Poach 2-3 eggs

In a pan, add 200ml coconut milk, Pandan leaves, and 80g palm sugar. Cook on low heat until sugar is dissolved

Add a few tbsp of kaya mixture into the egg yolks for tempering

Stir in the egg yolk and simmer on low heat until the mixture turns into a thick paste (Kaya jam)

Toast the bread slices

Spread a generous amount of Kaya jam on the bread slices. Top with thinly-sliced cold butter

Serve with poached eggs and kopi

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