Toast with butter and apricot jam

Toast with butter and apricot jam recipe videos

Toast with butter and apricot jam is a classic breakfast or snack dish featuring toasted bread spread with a layer of creamy butter and topped with sweet apricot preserves. It typically uses sliced bread, dairy butter, and apricot jam made from apricots, sugar, and pectin. This simple combination is popular in many Western countries, especially in the United States, United Kingdom, and parts of Europe.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This dish is high in carbohydrates from the bread and jam, with moderate fat from the butter and minimal protein. It provides quick energy, some vitamin C from the apricot jam, and a rough calorie ballpark of 200-300 calories per serving depending on portion sizes.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	200 kcal
Protein	3.5 g
Carbs	26 g
Fat	9 g
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	12 g
Sodium	210 mg
Potassium	80 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)	0.1 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.1 mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)	1.2 mg
Vitamin A	80 µg
Calcium	40 mg
Iron	1.5 mg
Magnesium	10 mg

Per 1 slice of toast (approx. 30 g bread + 10 g butter + 20 g jam) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

Culturally, this dish represents a comforting, nostalgic staple often associated with childhood or quick meals, while nutritionally, the apricot jam adds a natural source of antioxidants and fiber, making it a slightly more wholesome choice compared to other sweet spreads.