This is the popular Japanese deep fried cream sando which you may have seen on TikTok. It's just milk bread (shokupan) that's deep fried and then filled with a thick cream. It is quite tasty so here's the recipe in case you want to try it at home. You can also add a variety of toppings like mango, strawberry or creme brûlée.
Category
Dessert
Servings
12
Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
This is the popular Japanese deep fried cream sando which you may have seen on TikTok. It's just milk bread (shokupan) that's deep fried and then filled with a thick cream. It is quite tasty so here's the recipe in case you want to try it at home. You can also add a variety of toppings like mango, strawberry or creme brûlée.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Japanese milk bread (Shokupan)
-
neutral oil, for deep frying
- 500ml cream
- 25g (2 tbsp) icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Slice the bread into 2cm thick slices. Place enough oil in a deep saucepan to 5cm (2 in) deep and heat to 180°C (355°F) over medium-high heat.
- Fry the bread 1 slice at a time, for 2 minutes, turning over several times to brown well on both sides. Drain on a wire rack over a tray and repeat with the remaining bread slices.
- Beat the cream, icing sugar and vanilla with electric beaters to firm peaks.
- Slice the fried bread in half on the diagonal, then make a slit through the cut side of each without slicing all the way through. Carefully open up to make a “pocket”.
- Fill each pocket with some whipped cream, mounding over the top and serve immediately.
Recipe notes
Origins
This is an extension of the Japanese Cream Sando, taking it a little extreme with the theory that everything is better deep fried!
Cook support
A toast or taco holder can be handy to hold your finished sandwiches before they are eaten.
Sourcing
Shokupan loaves are available fresh from Japanese bakeries and frozen from major supermarkets or Asian supermarkets.
Storage
You won’t need storage….they will all get eaten!
Serving ideas
Variations of this sandwich include adding whole strawberries in with the cream, sliced mango, or spreading some custard over the top of the cream before dipping in some caster sugar and torching the top for Creme Brûlée.
