Chinatown chef shares Ovaltine toast recipe on Cooking up a Storm

Thursday, January 8, 2026
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cooking up a Storm is back, and a Chinatown restaurant is showing off a popular afternoon tradition, that dates back hundreds of years.

Ken Kee's Hong Kong tea is just as much about the snacks, as it is about the drinks.



Ryan Cai from Ken Kee in Chinatown joined ABC7 Chicago Thursday to make Ovaltine toast.

Ingredients


- 2 slices thick-cut white bread
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon Ovaltine powder (for coating)
- 2 tablespoons condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream (or whole milk)
- 1 slice butter

Recipe


Spread peanut butter evenly on one side of both bread slices. Press them together.

Whisk egg and milk in a bowl. Dip both sides bread into egg mixture.



Heat butter in pan over low heat. Fry both sides until golden.

In a bowl, mix whipping cream and condensed milk until smooth and runny.

Place the fried toast on a plate. Press a spoon into the center to create a deep well.



Pour the cold milk sauce into the center.

Sift a thick layer of Ovaltine powder over the top.

Slice the toast open.

Visit kenkee.com for more information.
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