Recipes For Using Up Egg Yolks

Looking for ideas for using up spare egg yolks. Keep reading I've put together ideas and recipes that need egg yolks. So next time you have egg yolks to use up you will not be stuck for ideas.

If you've been busy making pavlovas, meringues, macarons or any other bakes that require only egg whites and have been left you with a few egg yolks to use up .

Nobody likes food waste, so rather than let them go to waste, check out these ideas for using up egg yolks in your everyday cooking, as well a collection of recipes for delicious cakes and desserts that use egg yolks.

Quick ways to use up spare egg yolks

• Whisk with a little water to make a glaze for pies or breads They will give a lovely rich golden colour to the crust.
• Add to short crust pastry (reduce the water slightly) for a rich pastry crust.
• Beat with a little milk before mixing into mashed potatoes
• Add to whole eggs to enrich scrambled eggs or an omlette.
• Make homemade mayonnaise
• Add to mince when making meatballs, the egg helps bind the meat together and the meatballs to hold their shape.
• Use a couple of yolks in place of a whole egg in a carbonara for a richer sauce.
• Add to bechamel for a richer flavour.

Delicious bakes and desserts

Or better still use the spare egg yolks to make more delicious cakes, bakes or dessert.

For ease of use I have grouped the recipes according to how many egg yolks you will need. Bookmark this post and next time you have 1, 2 or more egg yolks to use up you will not be stuck for ideas.

Recipes for using up 1 egg yolk

Coffee and Walnut Chocolate Brownies

Who can resist a chocolate brownie with its paper thin crust and soft squidgy centre!  This particular one is punctuated with walnut pieces with a background flavour of coffee, and uses one egg yolk along with 3 whole eggs.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Coffee and Walnut Chocolate Brownie recipe

Beetroot, Walnut and Rosemary Tarte Tatin

This savoury tarte tatin is made with an egg enriched walnut shortcrust pastry. It makes a delicious starter or light lunch.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Beetroot, walnut and Rosemary Tarte Tatin Recipe

Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

Does a pile of cookies in the tin prove too much of a temptation to you then why not just make a small batch and use up that odd egg yolk while you are at it.

Recipe: Home Made in theKitchen

Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Peanut butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

A delicious recipe for crumbly peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies, heavily studded with dark chilli chocolate.

Recipe: Tin and Thyme

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Recipes for using up 2 egg yolks

Triple Chocolate Orange Swirl Cookies

The classic flavour combination in these triple chocolate orange swirl cookies make them incredibly delicious with a soft and yielding texture punctuated with chocolate chips.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

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Raspberry and white chocolate mini trifles

These individual trifles, flavoured with raspberry and white chocolate, is another recipe which makes great use of two egg yolks.  Trifles are always popular in our family, but being individual these seemed that little bit more special.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Raspbery and White Chocolate Trifle Recipe

French Canele

Known as Canele pastry or Canneles de Bordeaux, these delicious and petite French pastries have a soft vanilla custard filling with a sweet caramelized crust.  While they're not hard, they do take some time and practice. But they taste amazing so worth trying if you are up for a challenge.

Recipe: Partylicious

French canele recipe

Mini Layer Cake

This mini layer cake uses 2 egg yolks. It is a delightful little chocolate cake to make for a special occasion with just a handful of people. Elegant, simple and easy to make. Just add a frosting of your choice.

Recipe: The Littlest Crumb

Mini layer cake recipe

Recipes for using up 3 egg yolks

Raspberry and White Chocolate Tarts

These raspberry and white chocolate tarts, look so pretty and use 3 egg yolks and 1 whole egg in the sweet pastry case and creme patisserie.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Raspberry and white chocolate tarts recipe

Portuguese Custard Tarts

This simplified version of the classic pastéis de nata - Portuguese custard tart uses bought puff pastry and a simple custard made with 3 egg yolks.

Portuguese custard tart recipe

Raspberry Syllabub Trifle

Sponge soaked with masala or sherry, fresh raspberries, vanilla custard topped with a boozy syllabub, this raspberry syllabub trifle makes a fantastic indulgent dessert. This jelly free trifle uses 3 egg yolks and 1 whole egg.

Recipe: Recipes Made Easy

Raspberry syllabub trifle recipe

Jam Tarts with Gluten Free Pâté Sucrée

These eye catching gluten free mini jam tarts use 3 egg yolks to enrich the sweet pastry.

Recipe: Gluten Free Alchemist

Mini jam tart recipe

Recipes for using up 4 egg yolks:

Blackcurrant Curd

This blackcurrant curd is very easy to make and produces a deliciously tangy fruit curd. Ideal or spreading on bread or using as a filling for cakes.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Blackcurrant curd recipe

Basil Ice Cream

Basil ice cream, it sounds like an odd flavour for ice cream, but it really works. Aromatic, slightly sweet and floral, it makes for an interesting dinner conversation as others try to guess that familar flavour they can't quite put their finger on.

Recipe: Recipes Made Easy

Basil ice cream recipe

Tiramisu

Have you avoided making classic Italian tiramisu because it contains raw eggs? Then this is the recipe for you. This version cooks egg yolks, sugar and Marsala gently over a bain marie (pot of simmering water).

Recipe: Marcellina in Cucina

Tiramisu recipe

Crème Pâtissière

Crème Pâtissière is also known as Pastry cream, or Creme Pat for short. A versatile rich and creamy custard. It is one of the most basic and traditional French Pâtissèrie recipes and is an essential part of any keen baker's repertoire.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Crème Pâtissière Recipe

Recipes for using up 5 egg yolks:

Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream

Another classic way of using up spare egg yolks is by making homemade ice cream.  Fresh strawberry ice cream is the perfect refreshing dessert for hot summer days.  It bursts with seasonal berry flavour and is surprisingly easy to make.

Recipe: Only Crumbs Remain

Chocolate Pecan Brownies

This brownie recipe uses no less than 5 egg yolks (no whole eggs) along with a generous amount of dark chocolate, dark brown sugar, cream and pecans for contrast in texture.  As you can see they come out lovely, gooey and fudgey!

Recipe: The Baking Explorer

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