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14 Ways To Use Leftover Egg Yolks In Recipes

No food waste here!

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Bryce Johnson

If you make a lot of egg white scrambles or omelettes, you may find yourself tossing yolks often. Put them to good use instead with these recipes. From breakfast bakes to cookies and ice cream, there are plenty of ways to save the yolks from the trash. For more egg-cellent ideas, check out our favorite egg recipes.

1

Chewy Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Parker Feierbach

The extra yolk helps make this cookie extra fudgy.

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2

Perfect Eggs Benedict

eggs benedict
Parker feierbach

Put your yolks to good use in this dreamy hollandaise sauce.

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3

Eggs Benedict Bake

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Ethan Calabrese

If you're cooking for a crowd, this is the easier way to do eggs Benedict.

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4

Hot Cross Buns

hot cross buns
Parker feierbach

This Good Friday tradition deserves to be made more than once a year.

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5

Best Banana Bread

banana bread
PARKER FEIERBACH

The extra yolk makes this bread SO moist.

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6

Key Lime Bars

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Charlie Gillette

You might just fall in love with this sweet-tart dessert.

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7

Homemade Ice Cream

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Charlie Gillette

This ice cream's custardy texture will make you forget all about the pints in your freezer.

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8

Primavera Carbonara

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Chelsea Lupkin

This creamy pasta calls for five yolks!

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9

Crème Brûlée Cheesecake

crème brûlée cheesecake
Chelsea Lupkin

Put that kitchen torch to use tonight!

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10

Coconut Cream Pie

coconut cream pie
Parker Feierbach

The flakiness of the crust, the creaminess of the filling and the subtle crunch of the coconut flakes is EVERYTHING.

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11

Roasted Asparagus Carbonara

carbonara asparagus
Ethan Calabrese

Getting your veggies in never tasted so good.

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12

Bread Pudding

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Parker Feierbach

Top with some ice cream and you're set.

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13

Chocolate Pudding

chocolate pudding
Emily Hlavac Green

Are you team chocolate or team vanilla?

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14

Vanilla Pudding

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Emily Hlavac Green

A throwback everyone loves

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