How Many Calories in Apam Balik?

Thick folded peanut pancake with sugar and butter. A fat and sugar sandwich on a starch base, all three macros stack.

290kcal / 1 wedge (~100g)

A wedge of thick apam balik is around 290 calories. The yeasted pancake is the base, but the butter, sugar and crushed peanut filling stack fat and sugar on top.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 wedge (~100g) (100g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	290 kcal	290 kcal
Protein	6 g	6 g
Carbs	48 g	48 g
Fat	9 g	9 g

Where the calories come from

Yeasted pancake base45g

110 kcal

Sugar + crushed peanut filling30g

130 kcal

Butter + condensed milk15g

50 kcal

The real talk

Apam balik, the thick folded peanut pancake, is one of those treats that hits all three macros at once. You have the flour pancake base, then a fold loaded with crushed peanuts, sugar and a smear of butter, sometimes condensed milk too. A wedge is around 290 calories, and a whole one can easily be double that.

It tastes amazing and it is genuinely a fat and sugar sandwich. The peanuts give a tiny bit of protein but the dominant mass is flour, sugar and butter. The corn (jagung) version is a touch lighter, the chocolate one heavier. Treat it like the dessert it is.

Apam Balik variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Thin crispy (2 pieces)	165 kcal	Apam balik nipis, lighter
Jagung (corn)	270 kcal	Less peanut fat
Kacang (peanut, standard wedge)	290 kcal	The classic
Coklat (chocolate)	310 kcal	Added spread

How to eat it lighter

Share it. A whole thick apam balik is a lot of pancake, butter and sugar.
The thin crispy version (apam balik nipis) is much lighter at around 150 to 180.
It is a treat, the peanuts do not make it healthy.

Common questions

How many calories in apam balik?

A wedge of the thick peanut version is around 290 calories. The butter, sugar and peanut filling stack on top of the pancake base. The thin crispy version is much lighter at around 165.

Is apam balik fattening?

It is a fat and sugar treat. A wedge is around 290 calories and a whole one is double that. The peanuts add a little protein but it is mostly flour, sugar and butter.

Which apam balik is lowest in calories?

The thin crispy version (apam balik nipis) at around 165 for two pieces. Among the thick ones, corn (jagung) is slightly lighter than peanut or chocolate.

Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical hawker or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

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