Saints' bones, marzipan sweets
Small, snow-white marzipan rolls, filled with a custard made from egg yolks, are a traditional Spanish treat for All Saints' Day.
“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$3.36 $0.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
Massepain
- $0.16
- $1.38
- $0.34
Yellow egg yolk cream
- $1.40
- $0.08
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Prepare a syrup with 100 ml of water and 200 g of sugar, then gradually add the almond flour while stirring. Allow the mixture to rest while preparing the cream.
- 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 saucepan of water, ensuring that the water does not enter, and heat over a double boiler. Cook without boiling, and remove from the heat as soon as the cream thickens, then let it cool.
- 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
- Fill the cylinders with the egg yolk mixture. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Saints' bones, marzipan sweets
- 200 grams of sugar$0.16
- 150 g of almond flour$1.38
- powdered sugar$0.34
- 4 egg yolks$1.40
- 100 grams of sugar$0.08
Total$3.36
that's $0.42 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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