Recipes with egg yolks

Ricotta souffles with raspberry sauce are light, puffed individual desserts baked in a water bath with lemon zest, vanilla, and cinnamon. Slashed open at the table and filled with bright raspberry sauce.

White chocolate hazelnut cheesecake with a crushed hazelnut cookie crust, hazelnut liqueur filling, and milk chocolate chunks. A rich, layered baked cheesecake topped with chocolate curls.

Savory Italian cheese cookies loaded with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, butter, and a hint of nutmeg, each topped with a whole almond and baked golden. Rich, crumbly, and utterly addictive.

Strawberry rhubarb pie with a lattice crust, made with both cooked and raw rhubarb plus fresh strawberries and preserves. A diabetic-friendly version sweetened with fruit juice and preserves instead of sugar.

Mirlitons farcis aux crevettes: stuffed chayote squash filled with a shrimp and bechamel filling, topped with cheddar breadcrumbs, and baked golden. A New Orleans Creole classic.

Rich bacon-studded carbonara sauce with creamy Parmesan and silky egg yolks that coat every strand of pasta. Add tender chicken for a hearty twist on classic Italian comfort food.

Kouloures is a traditional Greek Easter bread, sweet yeast loaves brushed with egg yolk, scattered with sesame seeds, and crowned with red-dyed eggs symbolizing the resurrection.

Lemon omelet-souffle bakes airy whipped egg whites right over a bubbling lemon-orange sauce. Light, citrusy and barely sweet, with a creamy center and a dollop of sour cream on the side.

Classic Dutch apple pie with a buttery crumb topping instead of a top crust. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, baked until golden and bubbling in a graham cracker crust.

Use this recipe with peaches, sour cherries or pineapple with equally good results.

Traditional Irish apple cake with a buttery shortbread-style crust layered around spiced applesauce. A rustic Sunday dessert served warm with whipped cream, ice cream, or lemon sauce.

Diabetic-friendly cherry pie with sugar-free custard filling and a lightly browned meringue top. A sugar-replacement twist on the classic Washington's cherry pie that keeps the indulgence.

Welsh rarebit, the British pub classic: sharp aged cheddar melted with beer, egg yolk, mustard, and cayenne into a savory sauce spooned over toast. Dressed up here with walnuts, apple, and broccoli.

Lord Baltimore cake with eight egg yolks, cake flour, butter, and triple extracts of vanilla, almond, and lemon. A rich, golden three-layer Southern classic.

This is an very excellent cheesecake, very yuuuuuy.

Shortbread crust and lots of fresh plums, simple ingredients make this delicious plum tart!