25 Ways to Use Up Leftover Egg Yolks

Have you made an airy pavlova or crunchy meringue lately? Or did someone in your family abscond with all the egg whites for his breakfast scramble, leaving you with an excess of egg yolks?

Don’t be annoyed! Step up to the challenge and look at this as an opportunity to use these protein-packed, sunny spheres in new recipes. We promise that whatever you choose to make, it’ll be delicious.

You can go as simple or as ambitious as you want when using up egg yolks. Want a weekend project? Make impressive giant raviolis with an egg yolk in each one. Something simple? Beat the egg yolk up and brush an unbaked pie crust with it to create a seal that will keep the crust from getting soggy.

Whether you’ve got one leftover yolk or six, here’s a list of recipes, grouped together by number of yolks used, so you can make something tasty and use them up at the same time. And if you don’t have the time to use up your egg yolks right now, remember that you can freeze them for later!

• Buttered Toast Bundt Cake with Honey and Jam
• How To Make the Best Coffee Ice Cream
• Towering Strawberry Shortcake

• Mexican Chocolate and Almond Ice Cream
• How To Make Lemon Curd in the Food Processor
• Stirred Egg Custard

• How To Make the Best Southern Banana Pudding
• How to Make Hollandaise Sauce
• How To Make Sweet and Silky Crème Anglaise Sauce
• Easy Key Lime Pie

• Heavenly Lemon Bars with Almond Shortbread Crust

• Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Bar Donuts
• How To Make Perfect Chocolate Pudding from Scratch
• How To Make Creme Brûlée

• Orange Cream Pie
• How To Make Impossibly Fluffy Japanese-Style Pancakes
• The Easiest Chocolate Pudding Cakes
• Banana Pudding Bars
• How To Make Mayonnaise with an Immersion Blender
• Aïoli

• Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
• How To Make the Best Lemon Bars
• Enriched Cream of Wheat with Egg and Vanilla

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