Vegan Egg Substitutes- Compassionate And Healthy Alternatives To Eggs

Ener-G Egg Replacer: This is by far the easiest, most convenient, and best-results-producing of the vegan egg replacers. You can buy this product at your local health food/natural food grocery, or in some "nutrition" sections in "conventional" groceries. Ener-G Egg Replacer is made primarily of potato starch and tapioca flour. I use this in any baking recipe calling for eggs or egg whites. It works wonderfully in cakes, muffins, breads, brownies, and cookies! (1 ½ teaspoon Ener-G Egg Replacer plus 2 tablespoons water is the equivalent to one egg.)

Flax Seeds and Water: This mixture works well as a binder in pancakes and breads/muffins, but it does has a distict "flaxseed" or "nutty" flavor. Be sure to grind the seeds into a meal before mixing in a food processor or blender with the water-blend until this resembles a thick milkshake (1/3 cup flax seeds, ground plus 1 cup water equals 6 eggs). This will last, if refrigerated, for 3-5 days.

Mashed or Blended Banana: Bananas are great substitutes for eggs in any sweet baking recipe or pancakes. (1/2 of a banana, mashed, equals 1 egg).

Applesauce: As with the banana, use in your "sweet" baking recipes. (3 tablespoons equals 1 egg.)

Soft Silken Tofu: Make sure to use the "Soft" and "Silken" variety to avoid any gritty bits in your baked goodie. Also, you must use a blender or food processor to get the tofu totally smooth before adding it to your creation. (1/4 cup soft silken tofu, smooth, equals 1 egg).

Experiment, try each of these in your baking as a replacement for eggs. Figure out which one(s) work best and give you the tastiest results. You and our planet will be healthier every time you replace an egg with a vegan substitute. And the chickens will love you for it! I wish you success and delicious treats on your path to becoming a kind and compassionate baker.