What if we told you it’s possible to enjoy all your favourite dishes without eggs? Thanks to these vegan egg substitutes, you can!
Eggs have many properties in cooking and baking, from binding and thickening to rising and glazing. Mimicking the texture and taste of eggs with plant-based ingredients can require a little more effort, but it can be done.
By learning a few DIY baking hacks and exploring shop-bought vegan egg replacements, you can recreate your favourite scrambled egg recipe or substitute eggs in baking.
Here’s our ultimate guide to vegan egg substitutes for all your baking and cooking endeavours.
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Vegan Egg Substitutes for Baking
Casa Amella Aquafaba
Aquafaba is ideal for preparing sweet and savoury recipes and replacing egg whites in cocktails. Try making mousse, meringue, mayonnaise, carbonara sauce, omelettes, breading, pisco sour, and much more.
Available at natural food stores and Amazon.ca.
Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer
This egg replacer is a simple, easy-to-use vegan baking essential. It’s great for muffins, cakes, cookies, quick breads and more.
Available at Whole Foods Market, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Metro, Sobeys, Walmart, Independent and natural food stores.
Vegan Egg Substitutes for Cooking
JUST Egg Liquid
JUST Egg Liquid – Scramble JUST Egg like you would any other egg. You can use it to make pillowy omelettes, delicious French toast and scrambles. Three tablespoons of JUST Egg replaces one chicken egg.
Available at Whole Foods Market, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Metro, Sobeys, Walmart, Independent and natural food stores.
Vegan Egg – Other
JUST Egg Folded Patty
Folded plant eggs you can keep in the freezer. For a really easy cooked breakfast, simply pop a JUST Egg Folded in the toaster, and add it to a breakfast sandwich.
Available at Whole Foods Market, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Metro, Sobeys, Walmart, Independent and natural food stores.
Yo Egg
A plant-based egg with a perfectly runny center? Genius! Available in sunny side up, poached and Patty varieties.
Find Yo Egg online at Vegan Supply and PlantX.
Chia Eggs
Chia eggs are ideal for recipes that require the gel texture that eggs provide. Make a chia egg by mixing water with chia seeds and allow it to set until it has a gloopy consistency.
Use this technique for recipes that don’t require a rising agent, such as cookies.
Here’s a guideline for making chia eggs: 1 egg = 1 tablespoon of chia seeds + 3 tablespoons of water.
Baking Soda and Apple Cider Vinegar
When you’re baking light and fluffy cupcakes and want the perfect texture, you can’t go wrong with the trusted baking soda and apple cider vinegar trick!
This method may require a bit of trial and error to get right, but ¼ teaspoon of baking soda for every 1 tablespoon of vinegar is a good rule of thumb.
Silken Tofu
For recipes that are dense, moist or savoury, silken tofu can work wonders as a vegan egg substitute. Try it in vegan cheesecakes, puddings and mousses.
Generally speaking, 1 egg = ¼ cup silken tofu.
Mashed Banana
Looking for an egg substitute for recipes like muffins or pancakes? Mashed banana is a great baking hack, as the sticky texture of mashed banana works as a binding agent.
1 egg = ½ mashed banana is a general rule of thumb to go by.
Vegan Mayonnaise
Hellmann’s Vegan Mayo
You’ll be amazed that the egg-free version of the classic Hellmann’s mayo tastes so good, you wouldn’t even notice the difference! It has the thick and creamy texture we all know and love so you don’t have to miss out on your favourite condiment.
Available at Whole Foods Market, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, Metro, Sobeys, Walmart, Independent and natural food stores.
