Whenever I have leftover egg yolks left after making meringue, I feel bad about just throwing them away. I hate wasting food so I'm always on the look out for recipes that use only egg yolks. I've searched the internet for recipes using only egg yolks, and I've also made some too, and I've brought them all together on this page. I'm sure many bakers have been in this situation before, so hopefully this selection of recipes using leftover egg yolks will prove useful!
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| Pumpkin Pie | Nutella Swirled Chocolate Chip Cookies | Creme Brulee Cheesecake Bars |
| Uses 1 Egg Yolk | Uses 1 Egg Yolk | Uses 1 Egg Yolk |
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| Three Cheese Mac & Cheese | Homemade Lemon Curd | Passionfruit Curd |
| Uses 1 Large Egg Yolk | Uses 2 Egg Yolks | Uses 2 Egg Yolks |
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| Jam Filled Butter Biscuits | Raspberry & White Chocolate Mini Trifles | Key Lime Pie |
| Uses 2 Egg Yolks | Uses 2 Egg Yolks | Uses 3 Egg Yolks |
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| Homemade Mayonnaise | Lemon Curd | Chewy Lemon & White Chocolate Cookies |
| Uses 3 Egg Yolks | Uses 3 Egg Yolks | Uses 3 Egg Yolks |
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| Creme Brulee | Peanut Butter Pudding | Lemon Pound Cake |
| Uses 3 Egg Yolks | Uses 4 Egg Yolks | Uses 4 Egg Yolks |
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| Vegetarian Spaghetti Carbonara | Almond Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce | Egg Custard Tarts |
| Uses 4 Egg Yolks | Uses 4 Egg Yolks | Uses 5 Egg Yolks |
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| Coconut & Berry Fruit Tarts | Pumpkin Custard Donuts | Mocha Eclairs |
| Uses 5 Egg Yolks | Uses 6 Egg Yolks | Uses 6 Egg Yolks |
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| Swedish Princess Cupcakes | Yellow Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting | Raspberry Custard Tart |
| Uses 6 Egg Yolks | Uses 6 Egg Yolks | Uses 7 Egg Yolks |
Wendy M
I have made Creme Brulee before. Have a look, if you've time at http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/chefs/eric-lanlard/mogador-recipe
I made this with the Creme Brulee inside and it is amazing, although mine did not look like the one in the photo!
Chocolate Caramel tart is definitely worth following up.
Kat Buckley
Woah that Mogador looks stunning! Yes I think the Chocolate Caramel Tart is going on my baking list.
Tom
I`ve just recently taken up baking, I`m in my 80`which probably explains why i make the occasional mistake. Today i picked up the wrong bottle while baking a Vanilla loaf cake, instead of vanilla extract i put in salted caramel flavouring, the result was brilliant I ended up with a sea salted caramel loaf cake which turned out to be delicious,