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Recipes and cocktails with egg yolk

Explore egg yolk in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.

14 recipes and 1 cocktail

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Oyster Soup with Lemon and Saffron

Fully cooked oyster soup with a gentle broth, saffron, lemon, and an egg yolk liaison. Adaptation of a recipe published in Cuba in 1925.

45 minMedium

Atropellado de maní y piña

Thick sweet of grated pineapple and roasted peanuts, bound with cooked egg yolks. A home adaptation of a preparation collected by researchers from INIFAT.

3 h 30 minMedium

Sweet Chayotes Stuffed with Cream and Almonds

Chayote halves stuffed with a cream made from their own pulp, vanilla, and lemon, topped with sliced almonds and baked until golden.

2 hMedium

Golden yam fritters with syrup, one opened to show the inside.

Yam fritters with syrup: a sweet from old Cuban cuisine

Fried yam balls with a hint of orange blossom water and light cinnamon syrup, adapted from a 1864 Cuban cookbook.

2 hMedium

Cuban Capuchino Cake in Syrup

Yolk and cornstarch sponge baked in a 20 cm pan and soaked in lemon, cinnamon, and vanilla syrup. The Cuban capuchino in cake form.

4 h 30 minMedium

Banana pudding with María cookies and coconut, Cuban style

Cold dessert in small glasses with vanilla custard, banana, softened María cookies and toasted coconut. Inspired by the American banana pudding.

5 h 35 minEasy

Lemon Cream

Lemon cream cooked in a bain-marie with egg yolks, butter and zest. A Cuban recipe from before 1959, ideal for filling tartlets or eating on its own.

50 minEasy

Pastry Cream

Homemade pastry cream with milk infused with lemon, cinnamon, and vanilla. Perfect for señoritas, brazo gitano, profiteroles, and panetelas.

45 minEasy

Yemitas

Cuban yemitas made with egg yolks and syrup, rolled in fine sugar. The sweet treat of childhood birthdays, in two versions.

2 hMedium

Chocolate Natilla

Creamy chocolate natilla made with milk, cocoa, egg yolks, and cornstarch. A delicious homemade dessert, easy to make and ready in 20 minutes.

20 minEasy

Curdled Milk Sweet

Cuban sweet made from leftovers: milk, sugar, yolks, lemon and cinnamon cooked slowly until golden curds form in syrup.

1 h 30 minEasy

Capuchinos

Cuban Capuchinos: baked cones of beaten egg yolks soaked in a syrup of cinnamon, lemon, and vanilla. An irresistible traditional sweet.

1 hMedium

Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti with golden bacon, butter, Parmesan and egg yolks that form a smooth sauce with the heat of the pasta. Ready in 30 minutes.

30 minEasy

Golden Fizz

Fizzy cocktail with Cuban white rum, egg yolk, lemon and sugar, shaken with ice and topped with soda water. Smooth, golden and refreshing.

Cocktail5 minEasy

Natilla

Creamy Natilla made with milk, egg yolks, and vanilla, sprinkled with cinnamon. A timeless dessert, easy to make and perfect for the family.

25 minEasy