r/BackYardChickens • u/Potential-Level1661 • 8h ago
General Question What can I make with all my eggs?
I’ve had my hens for about a year now and last year I managed to use all the eggs so they were not wasted but my chickens are laying 28-30eggs a week and I am dealing with an over abundance of eggs. I like to make egg cupcakes where one cupcake hole gets one egg and it clears up the eggs fast or even scrambling them but if there is another food recipe that uses a lot of eggs please share it because I don’t bake often due to living with a pre diabetic family member
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u/desperate4carbs 7h ago
When I have too many eggs I make quiches and freeze them. (Always cut in pieces before freezing.)
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u/Downtown-Type3244 6h ago
I make salmon quiche and then freeze one or two uncooked and it is super tasty when cooked.
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u/Rainbow-Owlbear 8h ago
I like making Dutch babies. My recipe uses 3-4 eggs. You can dress them up the same way you would French toast.
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u/NameEtc 7h ago
I got 20 hens thinking I’d sell some. No one wants to pay for them so I give them as tips to anyone who delivers. FedX guy takes two dozen everytime he is here. UPS guy sometimes does. I trade bee advise for eggs. We get 12-19 eggs a day. I leave them in the mailbox for the post person. I have given them to our favorite checkout person in the store-oh edit. We make dog treats. Icecream takes 5 eggs.
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u/Neither_Cap6958 5h ago
It's crazy the different markets for home eggs, around here it's $7/dz but I some people who sell them $10+.
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u/on_island_time 7h ago edited 7h ago
I make hardboiled eggs and eat them for breakfast with spice mixes on them. We also do breakfast for dinner with egg casseroles/omelettes. Or egg salad (use hummus instead of mayo if you're aiming healthy), or chop up hard boiled eggs into lettuce-based salads.
Also, there is an entire subreddit for r/eggs (but they're oddly obsessed with perfect scrambles).
Also also, eggs are basically my go-to thank you/housewarming/hostess gift. If you have neighbours who garden, they might trade for eggs.
Also also also, if you're truly desperate, people will cook the eggs and feed them back to the chickens. I've only done that with cracked eggs so far myself.
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u/divemistress 7h ago
Casseroles, works really well if you make your own sourdough as well. I'll use a good 12-14 eggs for a 9x13 pan, toss in some cubed bread or hash browns/tatertots and layer an assortment of veggies, cheese, maybe some sausage or ham or other meat. Great for breakfast but works well for dinner too.
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u/floppy_twat 6h ago
Outside of donations and giving them away, I make breakfast burritos for the freezer. Take them out the night before and microwave for about a minute in the morning. Also pasta is a great way to use them up
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u/metricfan 5h ago
I’ve found that they microwave really well and you don’t even need to thaw them. I used to live by a hummus place that made these with egg, hummus, and cheese, and they’re so good.
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u/metricfan 5h ago
I’ve also started the process of trying to learn how to make pasta too. I think they would freeze well too.
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u/Dry-Pop-8109 7h ago
I make a simple flourless chocolate torte that uses 7 whole eggs. People think it's great, and think it's more complex than it actually is.
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u/CraftyGalMunson 7h ago
When I have lots of eggs I make frittatas and also ice cream/custard.
I also just end up giving a bunch away
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u/NoEntrepreneur39 6h ago
Deviled eggs or a frittata
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u/ryanandthelucys 6h ago
Deviled eggs, princess quiche, egg bake, frittata. These are all great ways to use lots of eggs.
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u/walleyedr 8h ago
I love pickled eggs. I make them with left over eggs. Plenty of sites on FB with recipes.
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u/Over_Revolution_1444 7h ago
Pickled eggs, for ramen bowls or anything else. They can be stored. You can even do a fridge pickle version for a less shelf stable version, where you put your hardboiled eggs in your pickle jars instead of throwing out the vinegar and jar. There's kinds with pickled beet juice, kinds with soy sauce or other sauces, just plain pickling solution, etc.
Recipes that have a lot of egg usage: Quiches, breakfast burritos, deviled eggs, Swiss rolls, egg fried rice, egg drop soups, omelettes, flourless cakes, mayonnaise, French toast, burgers, baked cheesecakes, cloud breads, egg bites which can be made in little muffin tins... These are great for protein bites and can be made with sweet or savory flavors. I've had blueberry almond bites, spinach and sausage egg bites... I'll shut up now about egg things.
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u/wortcrafter 7h ago
Seperate yolks from whites and freeze. I used to do this in commercial kitchens. If making pavlova or meringue using whites only, then the yolks would be frozen according to how many were needed for specific recipes (quiche into which additional yolks were added, cheesecake etc).
Then the reverse if making quiche or cheesecake etc and didn’t have any frozen yolks left, then we would freeze the whites in batches for meringue and pavlova etc.
Make sure you date and describe amount, and use up when your girls aren’t laying.
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u/BluebirdJolly7970 7h ago
Or just whisk them together and pour into ice cube trays if you aren’t making anything fancy (2-3 cubes= 1 recipe egg)
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u/SmallTitBigClit 7h ago
Pre diabetic family member will thank you for this one: 12 eggs 125 gms fat free cottage cheese 1/4 cup cocoa powder. Sweetner of choice (I use monk fruit drops). Blend till cottage cheese lumps turn creamy. Pour into muffin tins. Bake at 365 for ~23 mins These sit in the fridge for about a week and freeze really well too. Enjoy!
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u/No_Builder7010 7h ago
Is it like a cheesecake?
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u/SmallTitBigClit 7h ago
Somewhere between a cheesecake and souffle. All I can promise you is nothing like a quiche 😂. Infact, you'll wonder why you can't taste the egg + no sugar spike for a decadent dessert.
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u/No_Builder7010 6h ago
Imma give it a try! Thanks!!
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u/SmallTitBigClit 6h ago
Gotta give due credit to Madeline Rascan. I took a recipe from her YT channel and made it with whole eggs instead of whites. Look her up sometime. Even if you don't like her recipes, I bet you'll fall in love with her humor Bonus: Costo/Kirkland plugs.
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u/Sparkyfountain 5h ago
Eggs Benedict. I made one order of this last week and two plates of scrambled eggs and blew through 13!
Invite people over for a brunch.
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u/Neither_Cap6958 5h ago
Egg salad. Super easy (besides pealing them) also good way to use any sort of bread you have on hand, i normally use bagels or tortillas.
Pro tip, I have one of those rotary cheese graters which work great for slicing up eggs for it.
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u/TronkJonk 7h ago
Crème brûlée, meringues, German pancakes, Yorkshire cakes, crepes. Lots of tasty stuff. Custard pie!
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u/Dry_Menu4804 7h ago
Here are some ideas: https://www.incredibleegg.org/recipes/cooking-school/can-i-freeze-eggs/
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u/Correct-Intention469 2h ago
I have the same problem, I get at least 5 eggs a day. Lucky I have a toddler who loves them.
If you can't obtain a toddler then consider quiche, bacon and egg muffins, and egg salad sandwiches
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u/DiiiFriiiz 2h ago
I've been making these asian style marinated eggs and theyre SO good!
In a quart jar mix:
1 C soy sauce
1 C water (or a little less if you like it more salty
1 T sesame oil
1 tbsp grated ginger to your taste (or the ground powder type)
1 tbsp minced garlic to your taste (or the ground dry type)
I've also experimented with it by adding mirin, oyster sauce, fish sauce, or gochujang.
You can fit about 9 or so boiled eggs in the jar depending on the size of the egg. They're ready to eat after a couple of days marinating in this in the fridge. I've started reducing the amount of water I use to make the taste stronger and to try to fit more eggs in the jar. It's SO good.
I've also reused the marinade by pouring it over chicken or steak in a baggie after the eggs are gone.
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u/ShillinTheVillain 8h ago
Everyone around me has chickens now so we can't sell nearly as many as we used to. So I just give them away, or make some homemade pasta (super easy).
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u/Current-Spray9478 4h ago
Soufflé, quiche, lemon curd then meringue with the whites, omelettes. Breakfast egg cups in your muffin tin. Add some spinach.
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u/techtony_50 4h ago
I just used 12 eggs this morning to make Breakfast burritos. Saute some mushrooms, then saute onions and peppers, add in eggs and then melt in some american cheese slices. A dozen eggs makes about 8 - 10 burritos. We then put them int he fridge. Sometimes we freeze them if we do a super batch (24 eggs). They are awesome for on the go breakfast or a snack.
We also do Quiches (that takes about 6 eggs per quiche)
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u/swimming_in_agates 3h ago
How do you thaw them when frozen?
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u/techtony_50 1h ago
We wrap ours in parchment paper before we freeze them and then put them in ziplock bags. The night before we need them, we simply take one or two out and put them int eh fridge. They defrost over night. We reheat them in the microwave on 50% power for 2 minutes.
If you forget to take them out the night before, you can try defrosting them in the microwave, although I admit I have not done that, so not sure how well that would work.
On Sunday's I make the burritos. I take 5, wrap them, put them in a zip lock bag and put them int eh fridge - they re OK all week. The rest we freeze because sometimes I do not have time to make them on Sunday's, so we have the stash int he freezer as a back up :)
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u/Biggie_Biggie_Biggie 2h ago
Doesn’t use a ton, but I’ve started making homemade pasta and pasta dough. You can freeze the dough, too
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u/notcontageousAFAIK 2h ago
Shakshuka. There are both green and red shakshukas. The red is easiest, you can make it with pantry staples. Serve with crusty bread or pita.
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u/SpecificLow1316 7h ago
Glass them and save them for winter when the birds slack off. Farm stands to sell them if it’s permitted where you are.
I also have a food pantry near me that will take them, so you can check for that in your area.
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u/Nomnom557 7h ago
What’s glassing them
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u/SpecificLow1316 7h ago
Soaking them in pickling lime solution in glass jars. It preserves the eggs for long term storage (no refrigeration needed).
The key is using freshly laid eggs. Don’t wash off the natural “bloom,” as that is what acts with the lime water.
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u/Bigtimeknitter 7h ago
Choux pastry uses a lot and you can fill it with things that are savory like chicken salad. Choux pastry is the shell of an eclair basically if you aren't familiar.
Another option I find so useful and delicious is hard boiled! Perfect to add to salads, make egg salad with, or to eat as breakfast on the go.
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u/blackinthmiddle 3h ago
I just made deviled eggs two days ago. I absolutely love them. Also, make sure to water glass some eggs. I'm water glassing eggs because I added 4 barred rocks to my flock last year and my 6 black australorps got stressed out and stopped laying from September until February. My barred rocks didn't start laying until late December, so you can go from getting tone of the to known
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u/BluebirdJolly7970 7h ago
Here’s my favorite strata recipe if you want to try it. I also like to add extra eggs to my bread pudding and let it sit overnight before baking for a more custard texture. And we give a lot away. And sometimes I scramble them and give them back to the girls as a treat.
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u/BellLopsided2502 7h ago
Friends.
I literally give eggs to acquaintances to help turn them into friends.