When I went back to Malaysia 2 years ago, I noticed that kaya toast are so popular.(I’m sure that it has been a while but I have not been back for 6 years before that trip. So indulge me, ok?? 
) Anyway, the kaya toast are no longer just available at the old coffeeshop anymore, but it’s everywhere. I guess it’s one of those food that is timeless and enjoyed by all ages. However, for those of us who live overseas, we don’t have the luxury of walking into a coffee shop and ordering kaya toast. So when craving strikes, we order it from our own kitchen!
Kaya toast, anyone?
This is a very easy recipe for kaya and is cooked in a slow cooker. So I don’t have to worry about burning the kaya.
Recipe:
1 cup coconut cream (click here for a picture of coconut cream)
1 cup egg
2 cup sugar ( I only use 1 1/2 cups. Adjust according to your personal taste.)
3 pandan leaves
1. Mix the coconut cream, egg & sugar together till well blended. Pour into a slow cooker.
2. Add in pandan leaves.
3. Set the slow cooker on low heat. Stir occassionally. It will take about 3 hours or so. Don’t worry when the kaya gets all lumpy. In fact, this is what it looks like after about 3 hours.
Then take a hand-blender and blend the kaya in the slow cooker. Edited to add: Don’t forget to remove pandan leaves before blending.
Result: Smooth & yummy kaya!
For those who live overseas and have been craving for kaya, do try out this easy version.
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Woo! I must bookmark this and give it a try, altho I haven’t seen pandan leaves around! Where do you get them?
wooh … thanks for the tip. now i need to get one of those hand blender. looks so smooth.
Still popular here in Malaysia. I love this and everybody in my family love this.
eh i use that hand blender to blend my son’s baby food. Aiyah….now i feel like eating kaya
Muahhaha!! you know what..!! i had on my MSN.. “SOMEONE SEND ME SOME KAYA PLEASE..!!” yesterday.. and that was before i read about your post..
yer a life saver.. !! but i donch have pandan leave.. any other suggestions..??
Yeah, Kaya toast been pretty popular nowadays and have been a trend for office people and others to have their morning breakfast with coffee or tea there before going to work. As in Kuching, we have this outlet called “Kaya & Toast”. I am not so sure if it is a franchise, however we have 2 outlets here. Beside toast (their bread have choices for you to choose from, i.e kaya, butter, peanut butter, honey etc) and their breads have coffee, corn etc flavour too.
Looks really good…..
The finished kaya looks great! I made mine in the breadmaker and used a blender to blend it til smooth. Making kaya is so easy with the breadmaker and slow cooker this day.
OMG! You even make your own kaya. *Salute*
I got no patience. Only got appetite to eat…..:P
But your recipe makes it sound so easy. One day, I will try. One day.
thanks for the recipe! wow! got to try it up soon!
Thanks so much for sharing!
You the best!
Hey this is a great idea. I get fed up of making my own kaya at home cos it turned out lumpy. Now I know, the secret to a smooth kaya is to blend it. Will make my next attempt again!
No wonder your kaya look so smooth!!.I make mine for the first time,and it’s really rough.LCOM,suggest blender,and now I can see why!!..Yahoo!!..
i ‘m lucky to have a sister who makes yummy kaya….and she’s married into a family of hainan kopitiam…..so i got my kaya on request..for free too….!
Wow….I really need to try this recipe. Hubby has been bugging for Malaysian/ Singaporean food….and kaya is top on his list.
I tried this recipe before, and it’s very good!
We had a bad sunday morning to start off last week when we went to kaya & toast (3rd mile) last week, sunday, 20th January, 2008.
My niece ordered Mochacino and what we found in the drink.
A Cockroach !!!!!!!! She actually drank and munching this creepy insect. Hygience please! When we told the staff about it she said it’s ok and they replaced another drink! How could it be ok if the cocoa comes from the same canister!
Wow! thanks for sharing, it sure looks easy to attempt. thanks for sharing but can i ask what does it mean by 1 cup egg? How many eggs to used? Hope you can advise. Thanks!
here is the easiest way to make kaya in less than 30 mins. 1cup eggs [3 or4]
1cup coconut cream
1cup sugar
pandan extract
mix everything in blender. Pour into a large heat safe bowl and steam for 30 mins. Cool, then blend with hand blender if smooth consistency is preferred. I like the slightly textured consistency. Makes about 2 cups.
Wow, thanks for the recipe link! Finally, a reason to pull the crockpot out…
Hi,
I love kaya toast and would love to try out the recipe but I am not sure what is pandan leaves and where do i get them.
Thanks for the tips!! You made my day after all these year of making Kaya. I have been making Kaya and it always turn out lumpy. Some told me to put in more egg yolks to get it smooth out. I tried adding more yolks, adding more butter, but nothing works!! Just made another batch of Kaya and decided to google on how to smooth out Kaya and I found your answer.
This is awesome! I couldn’t believe my eye. THANKS again.
Thanks for the recipe.I have tried with some modification to the measurements.It turned out to be great! I will never buy Kaya anymore as it tastes so much better.
Hi
I tried twice, 1 green & 1 brown, both taste yummy. Only thing that dont understand why the colour turn out to be milky green and milky brown, unlike those selling a bit translucent, may i kinow why?
Hi..i just made kaya with almost the exact recipe as yours.sugar 1 cup only but texture turns out lumpy ..sob sob..maybe i will try blending next time. but i ve got the normal blender only and not the hand one. do u think it will work?
Hi … I wanted to try this kaya recipe so badly, but I don’t have a hand blender, do you think hand mixer will give the same result ?