Best Air Fryer Hong Kong Style French Toast 港式西多士
Hong Kong Style French Toast with peanut butter 港式西多士 with a pillowy interior is perfection! Compared to regular French Toast, HK French Toast consists of fluffy milk bread, creamy peanut butter, kaya jam, and a slight sweetness of condensed milk, an egg-battered sandwich air-fried to a golden brown perfection! It is the best thing ever invented.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 slices of Japanese White Bread, crust removed
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbps Milk
- 1 tbps Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 pat of Butter
- Drizzle of Sweetened Condensed Milk or Vegan Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk
- Kaya Jam
- Strawberry Jam or Fruit Preserves
- Nutella Hazelnut Spread
- Almond Butter
- Maple Syrup
- Honey
Instructions
- 1
Cut the crusts off the bread slices.
- 2
Spread a tablespoon of peanut butter to one slice of bread.
- 3
Spread some kaya jam to another slice of bread.
- 4
Assemble the slices of bread together into sandwiches.
- 5
Beat eggs and milk together in a small shallow bowl.
- 6
Soak all sides of the sandwich in the egg mixture. Do not over soak or your French toast will be soggy.
- 7
Preheat the air fryer to 400F for a few minutes.
- 8
Use air fryer parchment paper and line the bottom of the basket for easy clean-ups.
- 9
There is no need to spray with cooking oil spray.
- 10
Place the French Toast into the air fryer and air fry for 375F for 10 minutes until golden brown. Flip halfway.
- 11
The cooking time is 10 minutes, but depending on the air fryer model and the size of your air fryer, you may adjust the time to 2 or 4 mins of cooking time. I use THIS Ninja Foodi Air Fryer!
- 12
Remove carefully with kitchen tongs!
- 13
Top with a pat of butter.
- 14
Then drizzle with condensed milk, maple syrup or even honey. Warmed-up peanut butter drizzle is also lovely.
- 15
Slice the sandwich diagonal to form triangles.
- 16
Serve and enjoy.