How To Reheat Yorkshire Puddings – I Test 3 Methods [Pics]

Yorkshire puddings are a firm favorite in my household, but we still sometimes end up with leftovers. And who wants to waste all that puffy goodness? 

I experimented with a few different ways to reheat my Yorkshire puddings to see which ones kept them crisp and puffy. I also looked at how best to store Yorkshire puddings

The best way to reheat Yorkshire puddings is in the oven or the air fryer. Bring the Yorkies to room temperature before heating them in a 200°C oven for 3-5 minutes. If you use the air fryer, set the temperature to 180°C. Avoid the microwave because you’ll get soggy Yorkshire puddings.

How I Tested Reheating Yorkshire Puddings

One weekday evening, I made a big batch of Yorkshire puddings and stored them overnight (a few didn’t make it as I had to ‘quality’ test them). The next morning, I tried out the following reheating methods:

• The oven: The best option.
• The microwave: Avoid this method, results in soggy Yorkies.
• The air fryer: Good but drying.

I was looking for a reheating method that re-crisped my Yorkshire puddings, but not too much.

Reheating Yorkshire puddings in the oven/toaster oven

Time: 3-5 minutes
Rating: 9/10

1. Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C Fan (400°F / Gas Mark 6) and allow the Yorkshire puddings to come up to room temperature (if refrigerated).
2. Place the Yorkshire puddings on a wire rack.
3. Put the wire rack into the oven and reheat the Yorkshire puddings for 3-5 minutes, or 4-7 minutes from frozen.
4. Remove from the oven and serve hot.

The longer the Yorkies are in the oven, the more likely it becomes that they’ll burn. Bringing them up to room temperature first helps minimize the time they need to spend in the oven.

Note that bigger Yorkshire puddings are likely to burn on the top in a toaster oven because there’s not much space inside. I recommend cutting your Yorkshire puddings in half to avoid this.

If you’re reheating other items at the same time, you can use a slightly lower temperature (down to 180°C/350°F), but don’t leave the Yorkies in too long or they’ll dry out.

Result: As I expected, this was the best method for reheating my Yorkies. They came out crisp and fluffy without any dryness. I won’t say there was as good as new, but once you smothered them with gravy, they were close.

Another advantage of the oven is that you can reheat lots of Yorkshire puddings at once with minimal fuss.

Reheating Yorkshire puddings in the microwave

Time: 10 seconds
Rating: 3/10

Disclaimer: I’d avoid this method – microwaved Yorkshire puddings are soggy and they’ll shrink.

1. Place your Yorkshire puddings on a microwave-safe plate and allow them to reach room temperature.
2. Heat them in 10-second intervals until warm.
3. One Yorkshire pudding should take 10 seconds to heat up.
4. Allow them to rest for 10 seconds before serving.

The longer you leave Yorkshire pudding in the microwave, the soggier they’ll become.

My advice is to only heat the puddings until they’re warm – not hot. If you heat them until they’re hot, they’ll be greasy and wet. I learned this the hard way when I left my first test Yorkie in the microwave for 20 seconds.

My second attempt at 10 seconds left the Yorkshire pudding lukewarm and a tiny bit soggy but edible.

Results: This was the worst result. Despite trying various time periods as well as two different power settings (50% and 100%), it didn’t make much difference to the result. The Yorkies were soggy.

You’d be better off just pouring hot gravy over your Yorkies and letting that warm them up.

Reheating Yorkshire puddings in the air fryer

Time: 10 seconds
Rating: 3/10

1. Remove the Yorkshire puddings from the refrigerator and allow them to reach room temperature (if refrigerated).
2. Preheat the air fryer to 180°C (350°C).
3. Spread the Yorkies out in the air fryer.
4. Reheat them for 1-2 minutes, checking halfway through to make sure they’re not getting too crisp. Or 3-5 minutes from frozen.
5. Remove them from the air fryer and serve hot.

An air fryer’s heat is strong and direct and Yorkshire puddings are delicate, so they’ll burn quickly if you’re not careful. This is why I suggest a lower temperature here than if you were using the oven.

Results: I was happy with the results from the air fryer. It was super quick and the Yorkshire puddings were nice and crispy. Just make sure to check on them often, and don’t worry if you over do them slightly… a good dollop of gravy will fix it!

What to do with leftover Yorkshire puddings?

If you’re stuck on what to do with your leftover Yorkshire pudding, try some of these ideas:

• Stuffed Yorkshires: Fill up your Yorkies with pork sausage, mustard, mashed potatoes, and peas, add a topping of onion gravy and you’ve got a meal fit for a king.
• Go Greek: Stuff a little bit of salad, some pickles, falafel, and tahini inside and you’re good to go.
• Dessert Yorkshires: Spread the Yorkshire puddings with apricot jam or brown sugar, drop in some baked apples and complete the dish with crumbly Wensleydale cheese. Or simply scoop in some ice cream!
• Breakfast Yorkshires: Cook up some pork sausage, bacon, mushrooms, and tomato and pop it all in with some scrambled egg. You may even have room for some baked beans and a little brown sauce.

How to store Yorkshire puddings

The best way to store Yorkshire puddings in the short term is to allow them to cool down to room temperature before sealing them in a paper towel lined airtight container. They’ll keep in the fridge for 3-4 days.

If your Yorkshire puddings are covered in gravy, sadly, they’re past saving, and you should throw them out. The gravy will turn them into mush.

You can also store leftover batter overnight in an airtight container. Just be sure to give it a good stir before using it.

Can you freeze Yorkshire puddings?

Yes, Yorkshire puddings freeze extremely well. You can make them in advance and leave them in the freezer until you want to use them. Yorkshire puddings last 2-3 months in the freezer.

How to freeze Yorkshire puddings:

1. Allow the Yorkshire puddings to cool down to room temperature.
2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
3. Spread the Yorkshire puddings out on a baking tray and flash-freeze them in the coldest part of the freezer (rear center).
4. After 2-3 hours or once frozen solid, remove them from the freezer.
5. Pack them into freezer bags, ensuring that you remove all the air and seal them.
6. Label the freezer bag with the date.
7. Store in the freezer and consume within 2-3 months.

By flash-freezing the Yorkshire puddings on a tray first and then packaging them, you avoid crushing them when removing the air from the freezer bag. 

It also means the puddings won’t stick together in the freezer.

Removing the air helps to protect against freezer burn. Common ways to remove air from freezer bags include sucking it out with a straw or dunking the open freezer bag in water and then sealing it.

Top tip: you can also freeze the batter. Pour the batter into a freezer bag, seal it, and freeze it. You can also pour it into a muffin tin with liners and freeze the batter in portions. Once the batter has frozen, separate the frozen batter from the tins and seal it in freezer bags.

How to reheat frozen Yorkshire puddings

Remove the Yorkshire puddings from the freezer and, without thawing them, place them on a baking tray. Spray with a little water and reheat in a preheated oven for about 4-7 minutes at 200°C (400°F). Alternatively, place the Yorkshire puddings in an air fryer at 180°C for 3-5 minutes.

It’s best not to thaw the Yorkshire puddings before reheating them because otherwise, they’ll get very soggy.

How To Reheat Yorkshire Puddings [Tested Methods]

I experimented with a few different ways to reheat my Yorkshire puddings to see which ones kept them crisp and puffy.

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Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine British

Servings 1 person

Calories 191 kcal

Equipment

• Wire rack

Ingredients

  

• 1 portion yorkshire puddings

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Allow the Yorkshire Puddings to come up to room temperature.
• Place the Yorkshire puddings on a wire rack.
• Put the wire rack into the oven and reheat the Yorkshire puddings for 3-5 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and serve hot.

Notes

The longer the Yorkies are in the oven, the more likely it is they’ll burn. Bringing them up to room temperature first helps minimize the time they need to spend in the oven.

Bigger Yorkshire puddings are likely to burn in a toaster oven because there’s not much space inside. 

Cut your Yorkshire puddings in half for a better result.

If you’re reheating other items at the same time, you can use a slightly lower temperature (down to 350), but don’t leave the Yorkies in too long or they’ll dry out.

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