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Saint’s bones, marzipan treats

Saint’s bones, marzipan treats

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Small, snow-white marzipan rolls, filled with a custard made from egg yolks, are a traditional Spanish treat for All Saints' Day.

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Recipe from Slastic (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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“Huesos de santo,” or “huesitos,” are small sweets that are eaten in Castile during All Saints' Day. The most traditional ones are filled with a custard made from egg yolks.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodwater bath
  • Estimated cost$3.39 $0.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people

Massepain

  • $0.23
  • $1.38
  • $0.38

Yellow cream

  • $1.29
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare a syrup with 100 ml of water and 200 g of sugar, then gradually add the almond flour while stirring. Let the mixture rest while preparing the cream.
  2. Prepare a second syrup in a small container with 50 ml of water and 100 g of sugar, then add the beaten egg yolks. Place this container in a large pot of water, ensuring that the water does not enter, and heat over a double boiler. Cook without boiling, remove from the heat as soon as the cream thickens, then let it cool.
  3. Spread the almond paste evenly on a flat surface, cover it completely with powdered sugar, and cut it into squares. Wrap each square around a pencil, with the sugared side facing inwards, to prevent it from sticking, to form cylinders. If desired, mark them with lines using a fork. Coat them again with powdered sugar to make them white. ≈ 8 min
  4. Fill the cylinders with the egg yolk mixture. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Saint’s bones, marzipan treats

  • 200 grams of sugar$0.23
  • 150 g of almond flour$1.38
  • powdered sugar$0.38
  • 4 egg yolks$1.29
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.11

Total$3.39

that's $0.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 150 g of almond flour
  • 100 ml of water
  • powdered sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 50 ml of water

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