Egg Yolk Recipes

What can you do with just egg yolks? Use leftover yolks first (best when fresh) and store the whites covered in the fridge for up to a week to make macarons, meringues etc. Whites also freeze well – so store for later. Scroll below for custard based recipes by number of egg yolks.
Recipe timings are the grand total (incl. chilling time).

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spoonful of chocolate mousse with a chocolate macaron on top and edible pansy
French Desserts •
Dark Chocolate Mousse (Mousse au Chocolat)
Japanese bowl of black sesame ice cream topped with a yellow macaron
French Desserts •
Black Sesame Ice Cream
asparagus clafoutis with parmesan sauce basil top
Light Lunches •
Asparagus Clafoutis with Parmesan Sauce
slice of strawberry baked custard clafoutis surrounded by wild strawberries
Breakfast •
Strawberry Clafoutis (Clafoutis aux Fraises)
Palets bretons biscuits with salt
Picnics •
French Salted Butter Biscuits (Palets Bretons)
bowl of cauliflower cream soup garnished with florets, parsley and by candlelight and mistletoe
Starters •
Cauliflower Cream Soup (Crème Dubarry)
caramel pineapple rice pudding
French Desserts •
Caramelised Pineapple Rice Pudding (Riz Condé)
slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
French Desserts •
Crème Anglaise with Chai Tea (Thin French Custard)
clafoutis with raspberries and lemon verbena and a macaron
Breakfast
Raspberry Clafoutis with Lemon Verbena
Baked rhubarb and custard cheesecake with strawberries
Teatime •
Rhubarb and Custard Cheesecake with Strawberries
Drambuie ice cream recipe
French Desserts •
Homemade Whisky Ice Cream (No-Churn)
Orange curd best topping for crepes or pancakes
Breakfast •
Creamy Orange Curd - a perfect topping for French Crêpes!
bowl of fresh pasta noodles with parsley and grated cheese
Light Lunches •
Alsatian Egg Noodles (Nouilles à l'Alsacienne)
large pink macaron with pastry cream with a border of raspberries
Teatime •
Passion Fruit and Raspberry Macaron Filling
Pasteis de nata portuguese custard tarts
Breakfast •
Pastéis de Nata Portuguese Custard Tarts
honey lemon biscuits or cookies from the yolk recipe collection
Teatime •
Honey Lemon Sablé Biscuits
pumpkin spiced macarons
Teatime •
Pumpkin Spice Macarons
cup of lemon ice cream with strawberries
Teatime •
Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
mini pavlova meringue nests filled with lemon cream topped with strawberries
French Desserts •
Lemon Meringue Pavlova Nests
asparagus lemon clafoutis slice
Light Lunches •
White Asparagus French Clafoutis with Lemon

Recipes by Number of Egg Yolks

By clicking on the Recipe Index Filter, choose recipes by number of yolks: from one egg yolk to 12 egg yolks. For example, here are 3 egg yolk recipes:

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sauce serving dish filled with a creamy yellow herb sauce surrounded by its ingredients
Mains - Vegetarian •
Béarnaise Sauce (Sauce Béarnaise)
creamy lemon spaghetti with asparagus
Light Lunches •
Creamy Lemon Spaghetti
gratin dish of berries in a creme brulee cream
French Desserts •
Berry Gratin - A Light Crème Brûlée
plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
French Desserts •
French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
veal stew with white sauce in carrots, mushrooms and onions
Mains - Meat •
French's Favourite Veal Stew (Blanquette de Veau)
black forest chocolate cherry cream with macarons
French Desserts •
No Bake Chocolate Puddings (crème au chocolat)
caramel pineapple rice pudding
French Desserts •
Caramelised Pineapple Rice Pudding (Riz Condé)
slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
French Desserts •
Crème Anglaise with Chai Tea (Thin French Custard)
Orange curd best topping for crepes or pancakes
Breakfast •
Creamy Orange Curd - a perfect topping for French Crêpes!
large pink macaron with pastry cream with a border of raspberries
Teatime •
Passion Fruit and Raspberry Macaron Filling