Thong yip, Thai egg yolk sweets
A festive Thai dessert: a mixture of flour and cane sugar, with poached egg yolks, simmered in a fragrant syrup infused with flower water, and then shaped…
This milk cake is a specialty that combines sweetness and elegance. It’s ideal for special occasions and will impress your guests with its soft texture and delicate flavor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time1 hr
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Calories869 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodSaucepan
- Estimated cost$8.55 $1.07 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.80
- $6.98
- $0.77
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Mix the flour with 2 cups of water and knead until it forms a soft dough. ≈ 10 min
- Separate the yolks from the eggs and whisk them with the batter until they are smooth. ≈ 4 min
- In a copper basin, heat the jasmine water with the sugar until it dissolves, then strain and allow to reduce into a syrup.
- Place the dough in small, flattened discs in the simmering syrup. ≈ 3 min
- Once cooked, remove them and gently squeeze them into small, five-petaled flower shapes in small bowls. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Thong yip, Thai egg yolk sweets
- 500 g of flour$0.80
- 20 free-range chicken eggs$6.98
- 1 kilogram of sugar$0.77
Total$8.55
that's $1.07 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 869 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 169.9 g |
| Sugars | 125.8 g |
| Fiber | 2.2 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Salt | 0.05 g |
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