What to do with all the egg whites when making ice cream?

AJ_197575

Hey everyone, I'm sure you all have been enjoying frozen custard, ice cream and all the other delicious recipes.

I noticed I have an excess of egg whites left over when making some recipes, especially ice cream.

Was looking for a few ideas as to what some of you do with these left over ingredients. Turn it all into merengue? Perhaps there are a list of recipes or one staple that some of you have.

Just trying to use every bit and not waste anything, but feel like I'm still searching for something interesting

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mike.minasian

I always have this problem. Same goes for making pasta, custard, etc. The best use I find is typically for making foams or shaking into cocktails. If you haven't tried this: https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/lemon-foam I highly recommend it. The Apple Gin Gimlet that they put it on is delightful as well. I'm a huge fan of whiskey sours though, so plain egg whites are great for that too.

nasv

This is a problem for me too. I freeze them in the ice cube tray. There are some pastas based on regional Italian recipes that use only egg-whites, so I plan to try that. Also, I've seen the use of a salt crust for roasting, and egg whites are a common binder for the salt to form the "dome" for what you are cooking, typically fish.

jeffreybkim

I make a lot of ice cream and this definitely a dilemma we all face. Egg whites are brilliant in cocktails, so I apply them there. Evidently, I drink a lot of cocktails ha. Meringue is great. Mousse is another option. Souffle is also another one, which is great too because you can make savory souffles for dinner and avoid the sugar overload. Nico's recommendation for salt crust is awesome. I haven't tried that one, but definitely will now.

Minh_Huynh_48807

Macarons.

fisher23

+1 for macarons.

fisher23

I freeze them in vacuum bags of about three egg whites per bag. Egg white omelettes? Angel food cake? Soufflés? Pavlova? Mousse? Those are my go too items for egg whites.

lockgavin

Turn them into ice cream sandwiches for the double win!

wolfiegirl

Egg whites rock! Angel food cake, macarons, meringue cookies, iced souffles....endless possibilities. You can also use egg whites as a binder (crab cakes, meatballs) when you don't want to add the heaviness of the yolk, like in gnocchi. Just a few things off the top of my head. You can freeze them as John suggests (HI JOHN!!) or you can keep them in small containers in your fridge so you can have them at the ready. Good luck!!

tangma27

I like eating raw egg whites!

wolfiegirl

Why? why why why.....

fisher23

An "Orange Julius" type drink, they are great.

tangma27

GIVE ME AN ORANGE JULIUS

wolfiegirl

Ok, I'll confess.....I've never in my entire life ever had an Orange Julius. I guess I can assume that it contains egg whites. But in my defense of never having a Julius, I'm not all that fond of orange. Except when there is tequila involved....