Learn how to replace eggs in baking with this 15 vegan egg substitutes for baking guide! Watch the video to learn more!
Eggs and dairy are the hardest two things to give up when going vegan. For most people anyways. Especially if you like to bake. Luckily, we are going to show you just how easy it is with our vegan egg substitutes for baking guide!
Look, we understand. It sounds complicated and how in the world are you going to replace an egg with something that’s not an egg.
I think it’s something that we think about often as a vegan. We want this thing, usually a food item, and how can I now get the same feeling of that thing, without using animal products.
It may be a meat products, a sweet treat, or, in this case, something baking related that we are trying to swap out and luckily, the vegan industry has come so far that almost anything is possible and if it isn’t, it’s coming.
Luckily, today we are not only going to tell you what the different types of vegan egg substitutes there are, but we are also going to tell you how easy it is to swap them so you feel more confident in the kitchen.
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*Note: See more answers to frequently asked questions about baking at the bottom of this post**
Why are eggs used in baking?
Almost every non-vegan recipes for baked goods calls for eggs, essentially yielding them a no go for vegans.
Eggs are used for many reasons. They help bind and add structure. They help leaven whatever is being baked, which is essentially helping the recipe rise. But, they also add texture and flavor.
As you can see they are needed for a variety of reasons depending on the recipe that you are making.
The key here is that we are trying to replace them and notice as little as possible that they are not being used.
For us, sometimes we have have experiment a lot; however, we’ve noticed that the longer and more often that you try recipes, the better you will get at releasing what recipes can be replaced with what type of egg substitute.
How many eggs can I replace with vegan egg substitutes in baking?
This is probably the most important thing to read in this whole post. You should only try to replace 1-3 eggs with one of these substitutes.
The means if below says ¼ cup puree for 1 egg and your recipe you are trying to convert calls for 3 eggs you would triple the amount to be ¾ cup puree.
If a recipe calls for more than 3 eggs, it’s going to get more complicated to make the recipe work and you are likely going to need other binders in the recipe.
15+ Vegan Egg Substitutes for Baking
Below you will find more than 15 ideas for how to replace eggs in vegan baking. We hope this guide is helpful but if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out and we will help clarify anything.
The photos/text below are listed in order that they were shown in the video that we encourage you to watch above.
*Disclaimer: Not all of these options will work in every recipe even if you have used it for a similar recipe in the past. Vegan baking is always an experiment, especially when you are trying to convert a non-vegan recipe.
Vegan Flax Egg
We’re going to start with the most common and recommended vegan egg replacer and that is the flax egg.
To make this one you need:
- 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed
- 2-3 tablespoons of water
To make this, combine the water and ground flax seed and let sit for 10-15 minutes. It will thicken and be gelatinous.
Use 2 tablespoons of water unless the recipe calls for a large egg in which case use 3 tablespoons.
You want to make sure you are using ground flax seeds, also sometimes called flax meal and not whole flax seeds.
This does have a nutty flavor but it’s not overpowering.
It’s a great egg substitute for cookies, brownies, pancakes things like that.
Vegan Chia Egg
Similar to the flax egg have chia egg. Only here is you are using chia seeds.
To make this one you need:
- 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
- 2-3 tablespoons of water
To make this, combine the water and chia seeds and let sit for 10-15 minutes. It will thicken and be gelatinous.
Use 2 tablespoons of water unless the recipe calls for a large egg in which case use 3 tablespoons.
It’s basically the same concept as the flax egg and they can be used in the same ways.
It doesn’t have a nutty flavor but it is seedy, like poppy seeds or raspberry seeds.
To avoid that texture you can give this a quick pulse in like a personal sized blender to not have that seedy texture come through.
Vegan Mashed Bananas
Next is one of our favorites depending on what we are making which is, bananas.
If you smash ¼ cup worth of banana this is equal to 1 egg. This is typically half of a large banana.
It’s a great replacer, however you have to be mindful that whatever you are making will have a banana flavor.
Quick tip: usually when baking you want to go for overripe bananas because it adds a deeper flavor but also more sweetness to your baked goods.
It’s great for things like quick breads, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, again as long as you are okay with a banana taste.
Vegan Applesauce
Which leads us to our next option which is very similar. Applesauce.
Also using ¼ cup of applesauce per egg being replaced.
You want to make sure that you use unsweetened applesauce because you don’t want to add a lot of sugar that comes from sweetened versions.
Also be careful of flavored ones like cinnamon.
If applesauce isn’t something that you typically have on hand then it’s best to get the individual small containers that are just over ¼ cup usually. This ensures that you will waste less of a big container of applesauce.
We probably use applesauce and flax egg the most.
It has a neutral flavor and is best in cookies, quick breads, muffins, brownies, and pancakes.
We like this a lot because it has such a neutral taste but acts similar to the bananas.
What about other pureed fruit?
We have shown pureed bananas and applesauce, but honestly you can do any pureed fruit. Some examples are:
- avocado
- pumpkin or other squash
- strawberries or other berries
- pears
No matter what pureed fruit option you go with, it’s important to note that it can lead to a more dense bread. It combat this you can add ½ teaspoon more baking powder to the recipe. Note: do not add more to already vegan recipes. These replacements are for recipes that call for eggs, not that already have vegan egg replacers.
Vegan Aquafaba
Next up, we have aquafaba. This one takes the longest to come together, but it is great for recipes that call for egg whites.
Aquafaba is literally just the juice from canned chickpeas.
Now, you could use the juice from dried chickpeas that you cook; however, it needs to reduce a lot to turn into aquafaba and so it’s just easier to use from cans.
To make this one you need:
- 3 tablespoon chickpea liquid (aquafaba)
Add the juice to a large bowl (it will expand) and beat with a mixer for 8-10 minutes. It will be stiff and have peaks.
It’s pretty neutral in flavor, but depending on your taste buds the bean taste can definitely come out.
It’s great for meringues, cakes, pancakes and muffins.
Vegan Silken Tofu
Then we have silken tofu that we puree.
Again going for ¼ cup per egg being replaced.
This equally about ⅕ of a block of silken tofu.
No need to press this out before hand just drain the water from the package.
Add to a blender and blend until smooth.
This is great for it’s neutral taste and really good for things like cheesecake, French toast batter, custards, and even brownies.
The downside is that it’s a little more expensive that some of the other options we’ve mentioned already.
Make sure not to get any flavored versions and it must be silken.
Vegan Nut Butters
We can also replace eggs in some things with nut butters.
This is things like peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, even sunbutter if you have an allergy to nuts, etc.
Any nut butter that you buy or make at home that has that same texture can be used.
You use 3 tablespoon per egg and it’s just important to note that it will take on the taste of whatever nut or seed butter you decide to use.
It’s great for things like cookies or quick breads.
Vegan Chickpea Flour Egg
Another thing you can use in cookies, muffins quick breads, is chickpea flour.
To make this one you need:
- 3 tablespoon chickpea flour
- 3 tablespoon water
It’s a 1 to 1 ration between chickpea flour and water.
It’s not as neutral as some of the others but it doesn’t have an overpowering taste either.
Baking Soda and Vinegar Vegan Egg Mixture
Then we have a mixture of Baking Soda, Water and Vinegar. You can use white or apple cider vinegar, or another acid like lemon juice.
It has a super neutral taste and you want to use thing in things like cake.
To make this one you need:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon water
Whisk together and use.
Baking powder and Oil Vegan Egg Mixture
Another similar one to that for cakes or cookies you could do a mixture of baking powder, oil, and water.
To make this one you need:
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon water
Obviously if you are oil free you don’t want to do this one.
Cornstarch Vegan Egg Substitute (Or Arrowroot)
Keeping with these pantry staples you can use cornstarch or if you don’t do corn, arrowroot powder is a classic switch.
To make this one you need:
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- 3 tablespoon water
Whisk the ingredients together.
This is great for breads or French toast.
This one for us is kind of like we don’t have anything else on hand, so we’d recommend to use another option first.
Vegan Agar Agar Egg Replacement
Also if you are in a pinch and you happen to have agar agar on hand, you can make a vegan egg substitute with that.
To make this one you need:
- 1 tablespoon agar agar powder
- 4 tablespoon boiling hot water
It must be boiling water in order to activate the agar agar powder.
Just be careful. It does have a neutral flavor which is great.
It’s more gelantiny and again last resort for egg replacing but it can work.
Vegan Carbonated Water Egg Replacement
One of our favorite ways to make boxed cakes before going vegan was to swap out the eggs for carbonated water or even carbonated juice.
If you buy original it’s super neutral in flavor or if you want a hint of flavor you can used flavored versions like this grapefruit one we have here.
You want ¼ cup per egg.
It’s also great in muffins and it makes things airy and fluffy.
Vegan Yogurt Egg Replacer
You can even do something like a neutral dairy free yogurt.
Y’all know we don’t have a great track record with liking many dairy free yogurts, so the key here is picking one that you know you like.
Again it’s ¼ cup per egg before replaced.
What about commercial/store bought egg replacers?
You may have noticed that we didn’t included any commercially available or store bought egg replacers.
One, they are more expensive than almost every option that we posted here.
They are also not as easy to find, especially for people who live in more rural areas or in different countries beyond the US from our understanding.
We wanted to keep this post about vegan egg substitutes for baking easy and limited to things that most people already kept on hand.
Can I use Just Egg as an egg replacer?
Just Egg is not a replacement for eggs in baking and is just a substitute for scrambled eggs, omelets, and folded eggs. Learn more about Just Egg.
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What are some of the best recipes that have already been tested?
We have over 400 recipes here at Make It Dairy Free and while no, not all of them are baked goods, many of them are. We have tried and tested these recipes and so have many of you.
The great thing about finding vegan recipes is that you know they don’t contain any eggs and it’s not something you even have to worry about replacing or finding an egg substitute for.
Here’s our 5 top recipes of all time on our website that have vegan egg substitutes already tried and tested.
Vegan Glazed Donuts
We used a combination of applesauce and leavening agents like baking powder and soda to help these rise and get the texture of baked good.
Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes
The combination of vinegar, oil, baking powder and baking soda helps you not miss eggs in this easy vegan cupcake recipe.
Vegan Coconut Cake
Applesauce is the main replacer in this delicious vegan cake recipe.
Vegan Bread
Again, applesauce helps here with this vegan loaf of bread recipe.
Vegan Banana Bread
There’s no better replacer in vegan banana bread than bananas themselves.
Check out even more vegan baked goods that have already been tried and tested for egg substitutes.
We hope this post and video were helpful! As always comment below or reach out another way if you have any questions.
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