Easy Yema Balls Recipe
Here is an easy Yema Balls recipe that every beginner cook could easily make.
What are Yema Balls?
Yema is a sweet custard confectionary from the Philippines. It is made with egg yolks, milk, and sugar. The name yema is from Spanish for “egg yolk”. Like other egg yolk-based Filipino desserts, it is believed that yema originated from early Spanish construction materials. During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, egg whites mixed with quicklime and eggshells were used as a type of mortar to hold stone walls together. Filipinos reused the discarded egg yolks into various dishes. Among them is yema, which is possibly based on the Spanish pastry Yemas de Santa Teresa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yema_(candy)
Yemas were originally made with only egg yolks and sugar, heated and stirred until the consistency is thick. They are then shaped into small balls or pyramids and covered in white sugar. Milk (or condensed milk) later became part of the recipe (probably during the American period). Modern variations also usually include chopped nuts.
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Easy Yema Balls Recipe
Course: DessertCuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy4
servings10
minutes30
minutes890
kcal40
minutesYema Balls are a sweet custard confectionary from the Philippines. It is made with egg yolks, milk, and sugar. The name yema is from Spanish for “egg yolk”.
Ingredients
1 can sweetened condensed milk (414mL)
6 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 kg white sugar
Directions
- In a frying pan/ pot, mix the condensed milk egg yolks, and vanilla essence until well blended.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat to prevent the mixture from burning.
- Using a metal spatula, constantly stir the milk as if you are scraping the bottom of the pan. Prevent milk from burning and sticking to the pan/ pot.
- The mixture is ready when it forms a ball.
- When it cools, shape the mixture into balls, 2 to 3 cm in diameter.
- Place the yema balls on a wide plate with white sugar then roll to coat.
- Once coated, pick up each ball with a toothpick. Set aside to cool.
- Optional: Wrap the balls in cellophane and twist both ends to secure.
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
Serving Size251
- Amount Per ServingCalories890
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
15.4g
20%
- Saturated Fat 7.879g 40%
- Trans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 310mg 104%
- Sodium 141mg 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
179.74g
66%
- Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
- Total Sugars 176.52g
- Protein 11.89g 24%
- Vitamin D 10mcg 50%
- Calcium 32mg 3%
- Iron 5mg 28%
- Potassium 400mg 9%
- Vitamin A 27mcg 3%
- Vitamin C 3mg 4%
- Vitamin E 5mg 34%
- Vitamin K 1mcg 1%
- Thiamin 12mg 1000%
- Riboflavin 52mg 4000%
- Niacin 2mg 13%
- Vitamin B6 11mg 648%
- Vitamin B12 39mcg 1625%
- Folate 12mcg 3%
- Pantothenic Acid 30mg 600%
- Phosphorus 50mg 4%
- Magnesium 9mg 3%
- Zinc 19mg 173%
- Selenium 54mcg 99%
- Copper 5mg 556%
- Manganese 2mg 87%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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