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Home » Recipe » Shibuya Honey Toast Recipe – Japanese Brick Toast

Aug 1, 2015 · Last Updated: Mar 18, 2021 by Calleigh ~

Shibuya Honey Toast Recipe - Japanese Brick Toast

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When I first heard the name Shibuya Honey Toast, I immediately thought of something that looked or tasted like French toast, but with maybe a cherry blossom, dragonfly, or carp on them. However, what it is, is a far more delightful food that you eat like a dessert.

Shibuya Honey Toast - Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.
Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious dessert your family will love.

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Of course, you could eat it for breakfast, but you can also eat cold pizza and candy for breakfast, even though that's not normally done. Japanese cuisine is known for the decorative presentation and Shibuya honey toast is no exception.

It's a delightful way to make a simple dessert far more elegant. It's also very yummy and that's extremely important too. You can try these Japanese Soufflé Pancakes or Croque Madame (a classic French sandwich) or perhaps these Cinnamon French Toast sticks for breakfast as well.

Shibuya Honey Toast - Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.
This brick toast is very popular in tea shops and restaurants in Japan

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Ingredients

    • ½ loaf of 5-inch thick unsliced sandwich bread 10 cm thick

For the Butter Brush:

    • ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened (76g)
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar 50g; 4 tablespoons
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Garnish:

  • 2-3 strawberries and blackberries or you can use sliced bananas
  • 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
  • 2 wafer sticks for decoration optional

Step by step instructions

For the Bread Bricks:

① Slice 5-inch thick unsliced sandwich bread in half. Then cut out a square: make 2 incisions vertically on top and another 2 incisions horizontally.

Slice 5-inch thick unsliced sandwich bread in half. Then cut out a square: make 2 incisions vertically on top and another 2 incisions horizontally.

Make sure to leave about 1 inch from the edges and bottom of the bread. It should look like a container. Now set aside the cut bread and cut the rest into small cubes.
For the other brick, just cut out a square leaving 1 inch from the edges. Now set aside the 2 bricks. And cut the rest into small cubes.

② For the other brick, just cut out a square leaving 1 inch from the edges. Now set aside the 2 bricks. And cut the rest into small cubes.

For the other brick, just cut out a square leaving 1 inch from the edges. Now set aside the 2 bricks. And cut the rest into small cubes.


For the Butter:

③ In a mixing bowl of ⅓ cup of softened unsalted butter, add in ¼ cup of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. And whisk until homogeneous.
④ Spread the butter mixture inside of the bricks and also spread on all the small cubes.

Spread the butter mixture inside of the bricks and also spread on all the small cubes.


Now for the Baking Part:

⑤ Preheat oven to 360 degrees F. (180C.), and put the bread for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown.


Assemble and Garnish:

⑥ Fill the inside of the brick with the bottom using bread cubes and banana slices (you can add any fruit of your choice).
⑦ Drizzle the honey on top. And place the hollow brick over the first brick, twisting slightly. And again fill it with bread cubes and fruit slices.
⑧ Place 2-3 scoops of ice cream on top. And drizzle honey all over. And don’t forget to serve with a steak knife or a small bread knife.


Extra Tips

① You need to start with a loaf of uncut bread to make this dish. The magic of the dish is the carving of the bread and the re-assembly. It's simple but still looks like a work of art.

② You need a loaf of unsliced bread that's at least five inches long. Cut that in half, then make incisions across each side one inch from the center. On one side, preferably the one with the bottom crust, don't go all the way through but stop about an inch from the bottom.

You need a loaf of un-sliced bread that’s at least five inches long. Cut that in half, then make incisions across each side one inch from the center. In one side, preferably the one with the bottom crust, don’t go all the way through, but stop about an inch from the bottom.
To make this brick toast - cut the bread in half, then make an incision across each side

③ In order to get the inside out of the other loaf, start at an inch from the bottom, slicing the bread horizontally one inch from each side, leaving the bottom on but allowing you to pull the square of bread from the center, leaving a square “container.”

In order to get the inside out of the other loaf, start at an inch from the bottom, slicing the bread horizontally one inch from each side, leaving the bottom on but allowing you to pull the square of bread from the center, leaving a square “container.”
Slice the brick toast horizontally one inch from each side

④ Cut the squares you cut from the bread into even smaller squares. Whisk together butter, sugar, and vanilla until mixed well and spread on all sides of the bread squares and the inside and top of the bread frames you created.

Bake in a preheated 360-degree oven until golden brown.

This is a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.

Cut the squares you cut from the bread into even smaller squares. Whisk together butter, sugar, and vanilla until mixed well and spread on all sides of the bread squares and the inside and top of the bread frames you created. Bake in a preheated 360-degree oven until golden brown.
a thick dense toast assembled into a large brick piled with sweet toppings

Full Recipe

Shibuya Honey Toast – Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.

Shibuya Honey Brick Toast Recipe

4.32 from 22 votes
Shibuya Honey Toast - Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.
Servings: 3
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes

Ingredients:

  • ½ loaf of 5-inch thick unsliced sandwich bread 10 cm thick

For the Butter Brush:

  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened (76g)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar 50g; 4 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Garnish:

  • 2-3 strawberries and blackberries or you can use sliced bananas
  • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
  • 2 wafer sticks for decoration optional

Instructions:

For the Bread Bricks:

  • Slice 5-inch thick unsliced sandwich bread in half. Then cut out a square: make 2 incisions vertically on top and another 2 incisions horizontally.
    Shibuya Honey Toast - Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.
  • Make sure to leave about 1 inch from the edges and bottom of the bread.
  • It should look like a container. Now set aside the cut bread and cut the rest into small cubes.
  • For the other brick, just cut out a square leaving 1 inch from the edges. Now set aside the 2 bricks. And cut the rest into small cubes.
    Shibuya Honey Toast - Turn an ordinary toast into a delicious and attractive lighter dessert your friends and family will love.

For the Butter:

  • In a mixing bowl of ⅓ cup of softened unsalted butter, add in ¼ cup of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract. And whisk until homogeneous.
  • Spread the butter mixture inside of the bricks and also spread on all the small cubes.

Now for the Baking Part:

  • Preheat oven to 360 degrees F. (180C.), and put the bread for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown.

Assemble and Garnish:

  • Fill the inside of the brick with bottom using bread cubes and banana slices (you can add any fruit of your choice).
  • Drizzle the honey on top. And place the hollow brick over the first brick, twisting slightly. And again fill it with bread cubes and fruit slices.
  • Place 2-3 scoops of ice cream on top. And drizzle honey all over. And don’t forget to serve with a steak knife or a small bread knife.

Watch the Video:

Notes

1.) You need a loaf of unsliced bread that’s at least five inches long. Cut that in half, then make incisions across each side one inch from the center. On one side, preferably the one with the bottom crust, don’t go all the way through but stop about an inch from the bottom.
2.)  In order to get the inside out of the other loaf, start at an inch from the bottom, slicing the bread horizontally one inch from each side, leaving the bottom on but allowing you to pull the square of bread from the center, leaving a square “container.”

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 3mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 630IU | Calcium: 6mg

Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Japanese
Keywords: brick toast, brick toast recipe, honey brick toast, honey toast, honey toast recipe, Japanese honey toast, Shibuya honey toast, Shibuya toast

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Comments

  1. Connie J says

    March 21, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    My Asian friends keep posting pretty pictures of this Shibuya honey toast bread and they made me drooling. And now, I can finally make this on my own - Instagram worthy picture.. love it!!

  2. Bernice says

    March 21, 2019 at 1:22 pm

    This is so tempting!! I tried this dessert when we visited Thailand last summer and this is crazy delicious and addicting!! I'm so glad to bump your recipe now, I can re-create this yummilicious bread at home... Yay!! can't wait 🙂

  3. Cynthia Hendley says

    December 19, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    Shut that door!! I'm going to re-create this dessert for our Christmas gathering. Cant wait to see my family's reaction seeing this beautiful toast.

  4. Natasha Angied says

    December 19, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    This looks so awesome..aesthetically... Yes, I would love to try this. I can make this with a twist. Yum!!!

  5. Steve says

    August 21, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    Oh come on! This just totally blew my mind. WOW!! If I could have this everyday, I don't know if I'd ever get tired of it

  6. Candy Rachelle says

    August 19, 2017 at 8:10 pm

    Oh! My! Freaking! Goodness! This looks AMAZING!!! AND it's so pretty! I had another recipe I was going to try next week. But I think this one will take it's place! Thank youo for this inspiration!!!

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  7. Debby says

    August 18, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    I have never seen anything like this. I pinned it and will make it when my family is together over the holidays. They will think I became a super chef.

  8. Elizabeth O says

    August 18, 2017 at 8:22 am

    Wow!! That's look so good and delicious. Nice presentation.

  9. Nicole V says

    August 17, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    I've never heard of this before but it looks super tasty!

  10. Lisa Rios says

    August 17, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    This looks so amazing! I would love to try it, never seen anything like it and i bet it could feed my whole family too.

  11. Sue Tanya McHorgh says

    August 17, 2017 at 8:37 am

    OHHHHHH this looks so goooood ! I would grab a plate now.

  12. Tanvi Rastogi says

    August 17, 2017 at 7:54 am

    This is a work of art and oh! so decadent.

  13. Nicole Flint says

    August 16, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    First of all, I love the presentation! This looks delicious and perfect for a sweet breakfast!

  14. Afroz says

    August 16, 2017 at 1:57 pm

    Omg this looks divine
    It must be very filling breakfast.
    Will definitely try to make it.

  15. jin says

    August 16, 2017 at 12:18 pm

    This looks so delicious! I'm going to try to make this recipe this weekend - gosh really does look yummy!

  16. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    August 16, 2017 at 11:35 am

    Haha that;s brilliant. I've never seen these before. Love it!

  17. Britt | Sweet Tea & Thyme says

    August 16, 2017 at 10:55 am

    Wow, so simple yet so gorgeous in presentation! Love it!

  18. Rae says

    August 16, 2017 at 10:35 am

    Wow, this is stunning! How perfect would this be for a Sunday brunch?!

  19. Agata says

    August 16, 2017 at 10:22 am

    Wow, this looks incredible! One portion feeds all... just kidding,...

  20. Alicia Taylor says

    August 15, 2017 at 12:44 pm

    This is absolutely beautiful - and it looks so tasty. It would make a beautiful centerpiece.

  21. Amy @ Little Dairy on the Prairie says

    August 15, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Now this is a breakfast or dessert! Love this so much!

  22. Beth says

    August 15, 2017 at 12:25 pm

    What a beautiful dessert! This is such a great post! I Have to give this a try!

  23. Calleigh says

    August 15, 2017 at 11:41 am

    @Lisa,
    This is good for 3-4 persons. And yeah, this is over-the-top! hahaha

  24. Lisa | Garlic & Zest says

    August 15, 2017 at 11:20 am

    How many does that serve? I'm betting it would feed my whole family! Over-The-Top!

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