What to do with egg yolks ?

You used egg whites in a recipe and you have egg yolks left? You don't want to throw them away and you wonder: what to do with egg yolks ?

Below I offer you 15 recipes to use your egg yolks in cooking. These recipes are classified by quantity of egg yolks to use.

What is the role of egg yolk?

Egg yolk has several roles: generally speaking, egg yolk will bind a dough, give it texture. In a cake batter for example, the egg yolk provides fat and therefore soft additional. The egg yolk also has a role ofthickening when heated in a cream.

How to store egg yolk?

Don't delay in consuming it, it is very important from a health perspective. If your egg yolks are intact, place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It is imperative to use them within 24 hours. To prevent egg yolks from drying out, cover them with a thin layer of water.

What to do with 1 egg yolk?

1

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten-free but 100% delicious cookies with their large chocolate chips and very soft texture...

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2

Norman apple pie

A gourmet and tasty tart made in Normandy! We love its tender apples and its creamy texture ...

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3

Smarties cookies, the easy recipe

To delight young and old ...

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What to do with 2 egg yolks?

4

Cannelés Bordelais, The Easy Recipe

Delicious small cannelés for breakfast and afternoon tea!

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5

Lemon Cheesecake, Lemon Curd and Crunchy Meringues

A deliciously lemon-flavored cheesecake, adorned with small meringues ...

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6

Vanilla Caramel Pecan Nut Log

An easy and delicious Yule log recipe for the holidays. With its creamy vanilla, its heart of caramel, its crunchy pecans and its chocolate base ... It will please all your guests!

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What to do with 3 egg yolks?

7

Asparagus, Ricotta, Parmesan Tart

A seasonal green asparagus tart, garnished with ricotta, lemon and parmesan

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8

Palet Breton, The Traditional Recipe

Emblematic of Brittany: Breton pucks with a shortbread and delicious texture with a good taste of butter, with a touch of salt...

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9

Raspberry Mascarpone & Palet Breton Tart

The pleasure of a fruity tart, a creamy vanilla icing and a crunchy cookie

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10

Strawberry Pistachio Tart On Breton Palet

The perfect seasonal pairing in a simple tart!

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11

Rhubarb Tart with Vanilla Cream on Palet Breton

The fruity tart of sunny days with its smooth cream ...

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12

Bavarian Pear Chocolate on Crunchy Speculoos

Creamy and melting, ideal to enhance the pear-chocolate duo at dessert time

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What to do with 4 egg yolks?

13

Mocaccino Ice Cream (Coffee-Chocolate)

For coffee lovers at dessert time ...

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14

Christmas Eggnog (Eggnog)

A creamy drink flavored with spices. A real delight to enjoy as it is or with whipped cream for even more indulgence!

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What to do with 5 egg yolks?

15

Raspberry Nougat Frozen Perfect

A very gourmet frozen dessert garnished with raspberries and crunchy pieces of nougat ...

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What to do with 8 egg yolks?

16

Catalan Cream, The Easy Recipe

Creamy Catalan creams with a thin layer of crunchy caramel...

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