Choosing The Right Egg Substitute For Vegans

By Donald Cook


Given that the vegan demand is growing fast and reaching more and more people, many major companies started producing vegan food, snacks or sweets. You can get them almost everywhere now and there are a lot of options. If you prefer to make your own food and are just starting the vegan diet you may ask yourself what can you use to as an egg substitute for vegans. It is way easier with the milk or butter.

Well the best part is that there are so many vegan options and replacements that you can create practically any favorite food you had as non-vegan. For egg substitutes you will need to check a few of them and see which one suits best your cooking style or taste. All of them are super healthy and nutritional rich, and they will enrich your food.

One simple option is to use flaxseed meal, as it is easy to make and adds a lot of nutrition to your food. To substitute one egg, you would need to use mix 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal to 3 tablespoons of water and let it sit for around 5 minutes before using it.

Chia seeds are very used lately due to their increased nutritional value. Also, they expend in water and create some sort of a pudding, making them a perfect egg replacement as well. Mix 1 tablespoon of chia seeds with 3 tablespoons of water and wait 5 minutes. This can be used in various recipes, but take into account its darker color.

There are also quite a few ready-made egg replacements that you can try. The mix would be a bit lighter than seed ones and have different colors or tastes, based on the brand and ingredients. Check the labels, as some are gluten-free. Follow the written instructions on the packages to get the best results.

Fruit puree is a super easy replacement because it can be made using various fruits that most of us already have in our house. For instance, you can use mashed bananas, pumpkin, sweet potato, butternut squash or avocado. If you do not have any of these, unsweetened applesauce or pear butter would work just as great.

When deciding which one to use, take into account that some of them have a strong sweet taste that may affect the batter. Or even the color, for those that are bright yellow, for example. The applesauce is one of the plainest and can be used in many recipes. If you decide to use other fruit puree that may give a weird color, mix them in with chocolate or coffee.

With so many options to choose from, the next question would be the recipes you can use and great sweet vegan cakes that you can make. For example, there are a lot of cookies that you can make and incorporate your favorite fruit puree into them. Also, vegan muffins are everyone's favorite and will need fruit puree and flaxseeds. For a quick and healthy breakfast you can make various types of pancakes. Also, you may try your own combinations and discover great new recipes.




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