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What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

Do you need to substitute an egg in a recipe?

Maybe because you need to watch your cholesterol?

Or are you vegan or allergic to eggs?

Or simply because your egg carton is empty?

Whether replacing an egg in a cake, pie, cookies, muffins, brioche or quiche...

...many people don't know what to replace eggs with in cooking .

Fortunately, here is the practical guide for all those who need to replace eggs in the kitchen ! Watch and add it to your favourites:

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

Contents
  • The 7 best alternatives to replace eggs
  • 1. Ground flax seeds
  • 2. Chia seeds
  • 3. Soy protein
  • 4. Agar-agar
  • 5. Ripe bananas
  • 6. Applesauce
  • 7. Peanut butter
  • Why does it work?
  • Additional tips
  • Where can I find these ingredients?
  • Chickpea juice to replace egg whites

The 7 best alternatives to replace eggs

To help you replace eggs in your recipes, we have listed the 7 best vegan alternatives to eggs, in 1 single guide.

Note: all the recipes below replace 1 single egg .

Just double, triple, quadruple, etc. the quantities according to the number of eggs needed for your recipe.

1. Ground flax seeds

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Mix 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds with 3 tablespoons of water.

- Whisk with a fork until the mixture takes on the thick and creamy consistency of an egg.

2. Chia seeds

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Put 1 tablespoon of chia seeds in 8 cl of water (about 5 tablespoons).

- Mix and let sit for 15 minutes, until you get a nice jelly-like consistency.

Discover all the magical uses of the chia seed here.

3. Soy protein

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Put 1 tablespoon of soy protein powder in 3 tablespoons of water.

- Mix well until you get the desired texture.

4. Agar-agar

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Mix 1 tablespoon of agar-agar with 3 tablespoons of water.

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5. Ripe bananas

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Cut half a ripe banana into small pieces.

- Mash the pieces with a fork.

To discover: 10 Uses of Banana Peel You Didn't Know About.

6. Applesauce

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Use 60 g of applesauce (no added sugar).

7. Peanut butter

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

- Use 3 tablespoons of organic peanut butter.

Why does it work?

These products all have the same properties as eggs in pastry recipes.

So you can use them as a binder , but also as a leavening agent .

And if you want to make several batches, just double, triple or quadruple the quantities!

Additional advice

Note that each of these substitutes will yield a different result.

So, take the time to play around with each of these ingredients, to see which ones work best to replace eggs in your recipes.

For example, sweet substitutes, such as banana and applesauce, don't really do well in a savory recipe.

Where to find these ingredients?

You can find these ingredients in organic stores. Otherwise, click on the links below to buy them on the Internet:

- ground flax seeds

- chia seeds

- soy protein

- agar-agar

- peanut butter

Chickpea juice to replace egg whites

What To Replace Eggs With In Cooking? The 7 Best Alternatives You Should Know About.

What if I told you that you can make delicious vegan meringues with chickpea juice ? I know, it sounds incredible, yet it really works! Discover the recipe here.