How Many Calories in French Toast (Roti Bakar)?

Kopitiam style egg dipped toast with kaya and butter. Bread plus egg plus sugar plus fat, all on one plate.

360kcal / 2 slices with kaya + butter

A serving of kopitiam french toast (two slices dipped in egg, fried, with kaya and a slab of butter) is around 360 calories. The bread and egg are the base, but the kaya, butter and drizzle of condensed milk are where it climbs.

Nutrition facts

Per 2 slices with kaya + butter (120g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	360 kcal	300 kcal
Protein	8 g	7 g
Carbs	40 g	33 g
Fat	18 g	15 g

Where the calories come from

Bread (2 slices)60g

160 kcal

Egg coating25g

40 kcal

Kaya + butter + condensed milk35g

160 kcal

The real talk

Kopitiam french toast looks like a light breakfast but it is a sugar and fat delivery system. You start with bread, dip it in egg, fry it in butter, then add a thick layer of kaya (which is coconut, egg and sugar) and often a cold slab of butter and a drizzle of condensed milk on top. Every one of those add ons is fat or sugar stacked on the bread.

It is a proper treat breakfast, not an everyday one. Two slices plus a teh tarik is pushing 500 calories before you have done anything with your morning. Enjoy it, just do not pretend it is the healthy option on the menu.

How the portions compare

260 kcal

Plain, light spread

360 kcal

Standard kaya + butter

440 kcal

Loaded + condensed milk

How to eat it lighter

Go easy on the butter slab and the condensed milk drizzle. Those are pure add on calories.
Have it with teh o kosong instead of a sweet drink to balance it out.
One serving is enough. It is rich, you do not need a double.

Common questions

How many calories in kopitiam french toast?

About 360 calories for two slices with kaya and butter. The bread and egg are the base, the kaya, butter and condensed milk push it up.

Is french toast a healthy breakfast?

Not really. It is bread fried in butter with sweet spreads on top, so it is high in sugar and fat. Tasty as a treat, but not the light option it looks like.

How do I make it lower calorie?

Go easy on the butter slab and skip the condensed milk drizzle. Those add ons are most of the extra calories on top of the bread and egg.

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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