Guess what? You don’t have to go to Japan to eat Shibuya honey brick toast, this mouth-watering dessert!
You can do it perfectly in the comfort of your home and share it with your friends and family in less than half an hour.
Here’s an easy 9-step recipe for delicious Shibuya honey toast at home!
Shibuya honey toast ingredients
I’ll give you the ingredients list and a detailed 9-step recipe to make phenomenal Shibuya honey brick toast at home.
Not only can this toast make a great snack, but it can also be a delicious breakfast. It’d be a tiny bit similar to eating fluffy French toast with a side of fruit in the morning.
It all just depends on what you’re in the mood for!
Maybe if you read on, I may even create my own salty style of Shibuya toast; it’d be called the Shibuya salty toast!
Get it? Okay no, moving on to the ingredients!
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Shibuya honey toast recipe
Just a tip: daifuku is a Japanese ball of sticky rice stuffed with anko (a sweet red bean paste) or fruit. Size may vary from small to the size of the palm of your hand. Now, we know that not every convenience store around the world will sell these, so you can substitute with another small dessert or other fruit of your preference. Course DessertCuisine JapaneseKeyword Bread, Honey Prep Time 30 minutesCook Time 5 minutesTotal Time 35 minutes Servings 4 people Author Joost Nusselder Cost $10Ingredients
- 4 inch slab of milk bread or other soft bread at your local convenience store or supermarket. Slice the end of the white bread loaf; this will be your hallowed box (there should be crust on 5 sides). If you’re lucky to find pain de mie, you'll have the perfect Shibuya honey toast.
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted (you can heat it in a small bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds but stop and check every 10 seconds)
- 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 1 ripe banana peeled and sliced crosswise
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream or ice cream of your preference
- ½ cup whipped cream (or 2; it just depends on your preferences)
- Choose your garnishes, nuts, cookies, fruit, and/or candies (Preferably Pocky brand biscuits, wafer straws, mini macarons, mocha, daifuku, matcha truffles, and praline roses),
Instructions
- For the first step (and to save time), you preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit (180 Celcius). Now, you'll get your baking sheet ready with parchment paper and set aside.
- Take a small bowl and then toss the berries with the sugar. By berries, I mean blueberries if you prefer, or strawberries, or even blackberries if you’re into them. Leave the berries and the banana slices with the sugar in the bowl and set the bowl aside to macerate while you work on the toast box.
- A serrated or bread knife will work best for this next step. But if you don't have one, a vegetable or puntilla knife will work. Just be careful not to squish the bread too much. If the knife's sharp enough, cutting the bread won’t be hard. If you don’t want to risk it, hit up a friend and get yourself a bread knife!
- Using the knife, start cutting a square from the crustless side of the bread. Make sure to leave at least a ½-inch border on all 4 sides and at the bottom side. These will be your beautiful walls.
- Now take the squared crustless bread and cut small bite-sized cubes. These smaller cubes will also go in the oven to get crusty.
- Spread the pieces and the hollowed out box on a prepared baking sheet and brush them on all sides with a melted butter and honey mixture (1:1 ratio) so they’re evenly covered. Brush the inner walls of your toast box with only butter. You can use a cooking brush for this or the back of a spoon.
- Put them inside the oven once it's reached the needed temperature. Occasionally, open the oven and turn all the cubes so they brown evenly as well. Do this until the small cubes are crisp and golden. It’ll take about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove the bread cubes and continue baking the toast box until crisp. That should take 10 more minutes.
- Once you take the toast box out of the oven, brush the inner walls with sweetened condensed milk. Your kitchen must be full of a freshly baked aroma by now!
- Now put the crusty pieces of bread back into the toast box and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of honey (If you want to add more, go ahead; it’ll be our little secret ;)).
- Top the toast with the pieces of sugared fruit, and add 1 scoop of ice cream of your favorite flavor and whipped cream. Garnish it with cookies, candies, and/or nuts as desired. Drizzle the magnificent structure of sweetness with a final tablespoon of honey or chocolate sauce and serve right away with forks and knives. This dessert is meant to be served hot.
It’s incredibly easy to make! The longest part for me was garnishing since I wanted it to look exactly like the pictures.
What is Shibuya honey toast?
Shibuya honey toast (also known as brick toast) is a dish that promotes sharing. Servings are for 2-4 people.
That number will also depend on how much you can eat though. I’m a dessert lover, so I could probably eat it all by myself!
You know what they say: dessert doesn’t go to the stomach. It goes to the heart!
It’s a dessert that’s meant to be shared with others, especially with friends.
I call it a dessert; however, this could be a nice, heart-warming breakfast too. I can bet your coworkers will be shocked!
This dessert is a square-shaped basket with crusty walls with smaller pieces of crusty bread inside and a mixture of fruit, sweets, or both. You can add different garnishes to your Shibuya honey toast and the more, the better!
Don’t worry if you think it has too much of everything. Garnish it with every nut, cookie, or candy your mouth is craving at the moment.
- Do you want some mini Oreos in it?
- Or perhaps chocolate chip cookies? Put them in it!
- Strawberries, bananas, apple slices?
- Throw them in there!
When I heard about this dessert, I said to myself: “I have to make it”.
I really enjoy preparing different desserts for my family on Sunday afternoons. It’s become a tradition!
I make the dessert and my brothers are in charge of searching for a movie or show that’ll entertain everyone who was nice enough to stop by. Sometimes, we’d have friends over too!
It’s really fun to do. It doesn’t take long and no extravagant techniques are needed.
We try to keep this tradition as multicultural as possible and this past Sunday, I stumbled on the Shibuya honey toast.
It’s a Japanese dessert mostly served at cafes or karaoke bars in Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore, but it’s still popular around the world.
It originated from the district of Shibuya, a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese are focused on the decoration of the food and are mostly concerned if it’ll look nice on top and if it’ll look even nicer once cut open.
I try to do the same, but it never comes out the right way.
The Taiwanese version of this dish is usually topped with condensed milk, custard, or cheese instead of ice cream or whipped cream.
Also check out the recipe for these awesome Filipino coconut macaroons
Shibuya honey toast in America: New York
You can also find this dessert in New York!
In fact, New York Shibuya honey brick toast lets you build your own Shibuya. This dessert will cost you approximately $8-$9 in New York City.
It’s recommended that you order it on an empty stomach if you even want a chance to eat it all!
Some restaurants have 2 sizes for this dessert. Also, remember you can always share it with a friend.
You may not find it as “Shibuya honey brick toast” at every place, so try describing it to your waiter and mention “honey toast as an Asian dessert”. I hope your waiter can hook you up with the right dessert!
At any restaurant, it’ll take 25-40 minutes to serve, so please be patient. The wait will be worth it!
Once it’s served, eat it while it’s still warm. The warm buttered bread paired with the cold sweet ice cream will overwhelm your taste buds.
Enjoy this heavenly treat
I hope you’ll enjoy this dessert with your dear ones and will be able to impress your significant other with this divine dessert.
I am a sucker for desserts and I’m always looking for popular ones in other countries. I’m particularly interested in Asian cuisine and came across this flavorful one!
As a fireworks explosion of flavors in your mouth, from the sweet ice cream, to the sour berries and the crusty bread, this dessert will definitely change your mood completely.
