Leftover Egg Whites...Share Your Go-To Uses

[gulfporter]

Mi esposo discovered a new crème brulee recipe that he is making pretty often.  Consequently we are amassing great quantities of egg whites in our freezer.

 

Angel food cake is an obvious choice, but my Mexican gas oven isn't the venue for anything that needs a stable temperature for more than 20 minutes.  

 

He tried a recipe called Ooey Gooey Brownies with egg whites only....way too ooey, way too gooey. 

 

Suggestions appreciated!  

[heidih]

I like meringue cookies - plain vanilla,, spiced or w/ chocolate chips. Not temp fussy. Keep in airtight container.  This basic recipe. No need to pipe. I just dollop. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/vanilla-meringue-cookies-5237475

[heidih]

Also I enjoy egg whte omlettes especially with scallion, mushroom and spinach or same combo in a wrap with melted feta. Griddle the packet. The spinach + feta wrap used to be my go to at StarBucks when I had to wait there. and needed something satisfying. I am not averse to whole eggs but the egg white only can be a  nice neutral flavor carrier. 

[Kim Shook]

I carefully save, label, freeze them and add to my Freezer List.  Then I throw them away a couple of months later 😑.    I just never seem to have anything to use them for.  I'm not at all fond of an egg white omelet.  I don't mind adding one white to a couple of whole eggs, but that's as far as I go.  So, I'll save a couple in the fridge to do an omelet or a scramble but when I have a bunch of them and I don't want to make a cake, I really might as well toss them.  And, as expensive as they've gotten, I hate doing that.  It's one of the reasons I love @Tropicalsenior's lemon curd - it calls for 3 whole eggs instead of the recipes that call for yolks only.  

[lindag]

I have only used the extra whites for glazing my bread loaves. it helps in holding any topping on .

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

I save the few extra whites frozen to be eventually used to make seafood sausages (they're the binder).

Also for something like a shrimp or salmon mousse.

 

[pastrygirl]

Do you have success baking other cakes?  If so, Swiss meringue buttercream. 

 

Or french macaron filled with buttercream.  Dacquoise & marjolaine are similar combos to explore.

[FeChef]

Leftover egg whites? I never heard of such a thing.

[lemniscate]

Munavalgekook is excellent way to use up egg whites.   

[JeanneCake]

coconut macaroons

 

and to add to the earlier recommendation on meringue - pavlova.  You can make the shells and store airtight for at least a month.

 

there are marshmallow recipes that use egg whites, but I haven't made that type yet

[Alex]

Italian Pistachio Cookies. I make these semi-regularly (the round version). The only differences are that I use more vanilla extract, add some ground anise seed, and don't roll them in chopped nuts. The only problem is that now I have to figure out what to do with the leftover yolks. 

[heidih]

2 minutes ago, JeanneCake said:

coconut macaroons

 

and to add to the earlier recommendation on meringue - pavlova.  You can make the shells and store airtight for at least a month.

 

there are marshmallow recipes that use egg whites, but I haven't made that type yet

Pavlova is great idea and can make small more individual sized ones and OP in Mexico has access to some great fruits!

[haresfur]

I'd say pavlova if your oven can manage. Otherwise lots and lots of cocktails like whiskey sour and Ramos gin fizz

[JoNorvelleWalker]

33 minutes ago, lemniscate said:

Munavalgekook is excellent way to use up egg whites.   

 

Many times I've made that Nami-Nami recipe to go with ice cream.

 

[gulfporter]

Thanks to all.  

 

The Munavalgekook looks great, but bake time is up to 40 minutes; my MX oven won't consistently hold temp that long. 

 

Similar issue with pavlova which takes an hour.  But pavlovas are at a low temperature and have no baking soda or powder in the mix.  I would give it a try.  

 

The Italian pistachio cookies may be a good choice as we have better luck with cookies than cakes.  Cookies seem to be more forgiving than a cake which needs a more controlled temperature to rise and lift. 

[JeanneCake]

3 hours ago, gulfporter said:

 

Similar issue with pavlova which takes an hour.  But pavlovas are at a low temperature 

If you make individuals, use an ice cream scoop (disher) to form them and hollow the centers with a spoon; they should take about 30ish minutes depending on the size.  I always leave them in the oven overnight anyway so hopefully your MX oven will cooperate! 

[Smithy]

For a savory use, consider making garlic sauce. To get an idea of the flavor profile, think of it as aioli using only the egg whites. I learned this trick in Egypt, with the sauce named "thomeyya" or some such. So far every recipe for Lebanese garlic sauce I've scared up hasn't included eggs at all, but this one did. If you're interested I'll look to see if I can find the original recipe.

 

Hmm. I wonder if you could make hollandaise sauce using only egg whites? I've never tried it. I know the yolk is supposed to have all or most of the emulsifier.

[Duvel]

Join a gym and start heavy lifting. Soon you’ll have leftover egg yolks …

[paulraphael]

Financier. Not just the traditional shape. It's the world's best pound cake. Also good for muffins. The batter's good for cake of any size or shape.

 

Rarely comes up anymore; my girlfriend pilfers all the egg whites to make healthy stuff.

[MaryIsobel]

I too make individual pavlovas  - they do last a while. More often, I scramble them and give them to our dog as a special breakfast..

[lindag]

On 1/13/2023 at 1:12 PM, gulfporter said:

Mi esposo discovered a new crème brulee recipe that he is making pretty often.  Consequently we are amassing great quantities of egg whites in our freezer.

 

Angel food cake is an obvious choice, but my Mexican gas oven isn't the venue for anything that needs a stable temperature for more than 20 minutes.  

 

He tried a recipe called Ooey Gooey Brownies with egg whites only....way too ooey, way too gooey. 

 

Suggestions appreciated!  

There are a lot of cocktails that can include egg white

[gulfporter]

Made mini pavlovas with them.  Will get fresh strawberries tomorrow.  This prototype I filled with some cherry preserves.