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Egg Substitutes - for vegan baking & cooking

A summary of different egg substitutes you can use in different situations for baking & cooking. Useful for making eggless or vegan recipes! The amounts below will replace one egg. For detail on each substitute, please see the blog post above for the full info.
Course 'How to's
Keyword egg free, vegan
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
  • 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 4 tbsp mashed banana or applesauce or pumpkin puree
  • 4 tbsp Greek yoghurt (or soy yoghurt)
  • 1 tbsp chickpea flour
  • 4 tbsp aquafaba
  • 2 tbsp oats
  • 4 tbsp silken tofu
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch/tapioca starch)
  • 1 tsp whole psyllium husks or 1/2 tsp ground psyllium husk

Instructions

Bicarbonate of soda:

  • Combine bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) with 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice.
    1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

Flaxseed or chia seed:

  • Combine the ground flaxseed or chia seeds with 3 tbsp warm water and set aside for 5 minutes until thickened.
    1 tbsp ground flaxseed, 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • Mashed banana or applesauce:
  • Use directly as a replacement for one egg.
    4 tbsp mashed banana or applesauce or pumpkin puree

Greek yoghurt or soy yoghurt:

  • Use directly as a replacement for one egg.
    4 tbsp Greek yoghurt (or soy yoghurt)

Chickpea flour:

  • Combine the chickpea flour with 3 tbsp water.
    1 tbsp chickpea flour

Aquafaba:

  • Use directly as a replacement for one egg OR whip with electric beaters until fluffy to use as a replacement for whisked egg whites.
    4 tbsp aquafaba

Oats:

  • Combine the oats (fine/instant/quick-cook oats work best here) with 3 tbsp boiling water. Set aside for 5 minutes to thicken.
    2 tbsp oats

Silken tofu:

  • Use directly as a replacement for one egg
    4 tbsp silken tofu

Cornstarch (or potato starch or tapioca starch)

  • Combine the starch with 3 tbsp water.
    1 tbsp cornstarch (or potato starch/tapioca starch)

Psyllium Husk:

  • For whole pysllium husks, grind them in a spice grinder before starting. Mix the ground psyllium husk with the water in a small bowl and leave for a few minutes to gel. Combine the gel with any liquid from your recipe (e.g. milk, juice, water) and blitz until smooth with a hand blender or standing blender.
    1 tsp whole psyllium husks or 1/2 tsp ground psyllium husk

Notes

Please see the blog post above for the full details on which situations to use each egg replacement in!!