More Breadcrumbs

Kaya Jam Recipe

Singapore Stories
Yvonne Ruperti
Kaya Jam Recipe

A Singapore breakfast favorite [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti]

Notes: Find palm sugar, coconut cream, pandan leaves, and pandan flavoring, in your local Asian grocery store. If using pandan leaves, in step three, tie leaves in a knot and cook with coconut cream, and remove before adding egg yolks. Don't use coconut milk, as it will be too watery. I used a combination of clear pandan flavoring and green pandan paste because it was what I had on hand. Pandan bread is a popular bread to serve with this, but any bread will do.

Read more: Singapore Stories: Kaya Jam

  • Yield:makes 1 cup
  • Active time: 15 minutes
  • Total time:4 hours
  • Rated: 1

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut cream, divided
  • 5 ounces palm sugar, grated or finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon clear pandan flavoring or green pandan paste, or 4 pandan leaves (see note)
  • Toast, soft boiled eggs, and soy sauce to serve with (see note)

Directions

  1. 1.

    In medium bowl, whisk yolks with 1/4 cup coconut cream; set aside.

  2. 2.

    In medium saucepan, heat palm sugar over medium-low heat until melted. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar has caramelized to a deep golden brown, 3 to 6 minutes.

  3. 3.

    Carefully whisk in remaining 1 1/4 cups coconut cream. Heat mixture, stirring until smooth. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture has thickened slightly (foaming will have subsided and large, slow bubbles will form at the surface), about 8 minutes.

  4. 4.

    Remove from heat and whisk half of mixture into yolk mixture. Return everything to saucepan and gently heat over medium low heat until mixture thickens to consistency of pudding. Strain into container and chill until cold and set, at least 4 hours.

  5. 5.

    Serve with toasted bread, soft boiled eggs, and soy sauce.

This Recipe Appears In
Singapore Stories: Kaya Jam

This post may contain links to Amazon or other partners; your purchases via these links can benefit Serious Eats. Read more about our affiliate linking policy.

Comments
ADD A COMMENT

Add a rating with your comment:

Comments can take up to a minute to appear - please be patient!

PREVIEW YOUR COMMENT