Egg Yolk Recipes

What to do with leftover egg yolks. Use the 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 to recipes by number of egg yolks.
Recipe timings are the grand total (incl. chilling time).

slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
Desserts •
Chai Tea Infused French Custard (Crème Anglaise)
summer berry creamy gratin
Desserts •
French Berry Gratin with Elderflower
clafoutis with raspberries and lemon verbena and a macaron
Breakfast
Raspberry Clafoutis with Lemon Verbena
verbena ice cream roasted nectarines
Desserts •
Roasted Nectarines & Lemon Verbena Ice Cream
Baked rhubarb and custard cheesecake with strawberries
Teatime •
Rhubarb and Custard Cheesecake with Strawberries
Drambuie ice cream recipe
Desserts •
Drambuie Ice Cream (No-Churn)
Orange curd best topping for crepes or pancakes
Breakfast •
Creamy Orange Curd - a perfect topping for French Crêpes!
bowl of homemade pasta noodles with clove of garlic and parsley
Light Lunches •
French Egg Pasta Recipe: Alsatian Noodles
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 & Roasted Red Kuri Squash Filling
cup of lemon ice cream with strawberries
Teatime •
Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
mini pavlova meringue nests filled with lemon cream topped with strawberries
Desserts •
Lemon Meringue Pavlova Nests
asparagus lemon clafoutis slice
Light Lunches •
White Asparagus French Clafoutis with Lemon
individual ice cream with candied fruits on plate with lavender, apricot sauce and a macaron
Teatime •
No-Churn Candied Fruit Ice Cream (Glace Plombières)
scoop of wasabi ice cream with strawberries and macaron
Teatime •
The Heat is on: Pistachio Vanilla Wasabi Ice Cream
Desserts •
Strawberry and Rhubarb Gratin
cracking into a passion fruit creme brulee with chocolate
Desserts •
Passionfruit Milk Chocolate Crème Brûlée
fishcakes with tartare sauce, topped with chives and lemon wedges
Light Lunches •
Smoked Haddock Fishcakes with Tartare Sauce

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:

Recipe Index Filter
plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
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
Desserts •
German Black Forest Chocolate Cream Desserts
Sauce Béarnaise
Mains - Vegetarian •
Béarnaise Sauce - Recipe & Origins Near Paris
caramel pineapple rice pudding
Desserts •
Caramelised Pineapple Rice Pudding (Riz Condé)
slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
Desserts •
Chai Tea Infused French Custard (Crème Anglaise)
summer berry creamy gratin
Desserts •
French Berry Gratin with Elderflower
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
Desserts •
Strawberry and Rhubarb Gratin
prawn lemon and asparagus spaghetti
Mains - Fish & Seafood •
Creamy Lemon Asparagus Spaghetti with Prawns (Shrimp)