“Little Eggs” of Almond Paste

Carmen rivera díaz of papantla gave me the recipe for these little sweetmeats, which make adorable party favors. (Don’t be horrified at the number of egg yolks — fourteen is paltry when you look at old recipes for some of the baroque-era Spanish convent sweets that used to be made in Mexico.) In Papantla, the huevitos are often made with a soaked prune embedded in the almond paste.

People also make very similar candy eggs using ground peanuts (huevitos de cacahuate) or