Hi Jennifer, I have not tried egg substitute in this recipe before; however I have tried
flax egg in muffins as an egg substitute and it has worked.
For a dairy - free / vegan version, use
a flax egg in the base and melted vegan chocolate chips for the filling.
What you need to do is combine the almond meal, flaxseeds, nutritional yeast, seasonings, and
flax egg in a large bowl of a stand mixer.
Brownies — I will sometimes use
a Flax Egg in brownies, but if you don't mind a banana flavor, that works great too
Combine maple syrup, ginger, vanilla, and
flax egg in a small bowl.
Prepare
your flax egg in your stand mixer and whisk together.
Here's how you replace eggs in baked goods: make
a flax egg in a matter of minutes!
Never used
flax egg in cookies, but it is time to try!
So, do you use
a flax egg in the brownies?
I used a chia /
flax egg in place of the eggs (You can also use just a flax egg), they have reduced sugar, great fiber, and are loaded with vitamins like Potassium.
I chose to use two eggs to help with texture since I was already eliminating so much oil (if you are vegan, feel free to substitute
flax eggs in this recipe!).
Nicole, I haven't had any luck with chia or
flax eggs in my recipes.
Prepare
flax eggs in your large stand mixer bowl.
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons of water is 1 egg so It's hard for me to believe there are 6
flax eggs in this recipe, correct?
The most common replacement in these recipes is flax eggs (you can learn more about
flax eggs in our
The most common replacement in these recipes is flax eggs (you can learn more about
flax eggs in our vegan substitutions article), but there are several things that you can replace eggs with.
Place the bowl of
flax eggs in the fridge for a minimum of 15 minutes.
I seriously love using
flax eggs in my pancakes.
Not exact matches
I can use a
flax egg to bind instead of the coconut oil which is very high
in saturated fat!
To prepare the
flax egg,
in a small bowl whisk 1 tablespoon of ground
flax seeds into 3 tablespoons warm water.
I wondered, I know this may sound like a silt question since you used
eggs and I know it wouldn't be exactly the same, but
in your opinion do you think this will taste good using
flax eggs or chia as a substitute for the
eggs?
Hi Ella, These look amazing, I was just wondering is it possible to use
flax eggs instead of the chia seeds
in the recipe, Chia seeds are really hard to get my hands on but
flax seeds are really inexpensive.
I made a loose variation on these (subbing beet pulp and almond flour for the millet) and I used cashew cream
in place of the ricotta & three
flax eggs to make them vegan > not as perfect as the original, but turned out pretty well.
I do see chia seeds
in recipes
in lieu of
flax seed as the
egg substitute.
1
flax egg (1 tbsp
flax meal, 3 tbsp water, set
in the fridge for 30 minutes before adding to other ingredients)
:) Yes, I think either an enerG binder (premixed, obvs) or an extra
flax / chia
egg or 2 would work to bind them back together... or even a pureed 1/2 of a skinned baked potato could work well (pureed
in a mini-food processor until sticky / goopy).
How many
eggs would I need to substitute if I wanted to use
eggs in place of the
flax egg?
In a small bowl, prepare your
flax egg by whisking 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with three tablespoons of water.
I used
flax for an
egg substitute, 1/4 cup agave
in place of the maple syrup, and 1 cup of applesauce.
«The
egg replacer I most often use
in my baking is 1 tablespoon ground
flax seed mixed with 3 tablespoons hot water.
I almost tried using
flax eggs to make these vegan, but then I decided to trust
in Diana
In a large bowl, whisk the
eggs with the
flax and spices.
These cookies can be made vegan by substituting 1
flax egg for the
egg in the recipe.
In a large bowl stir together the coconut oil, almond butter, maple syrup, vanilla and
flax egg.
A couple of things that could contribute to the batter being thicker than expected: - Not letting the
flax egg fully set - Not using the exact flour blend
in the recipe (I have not tested this with other flours, only the ones
in my blend)- Dipping the measuring cup into the flour vs. spooning it into the measuring cup - The flour not being at room temperature (if it's from the fridge or freezer, it will be dryer and will suck up the moisture).
In a separate bowl, stir together all ingredients with a spatula (cashew butter, maple syrup, baking powder, salt, and «
flax egg»).
I'm not familiar with
flax egg but have had good results substituting firm silken tofu for
egg in cookie recipes.
I haven't tried an
egg substitute
in this recipe, but you could try leaving them out altogether or subbing with some fresh ground
flax seed.
Add
in the wet ingredients (including the prepared
flax egg) and mix to combine.
If aquafaba isn't your thing, you could use the «
flax egg» mixture I use
in my Cashew Butter Snickerdoodles, but know that there will be a difference
in flavor from the flaxseed.
And the
flax egg (which is simply ground flaxseed soaked
in water) can be swapped out for two real
eggs.
Mix together a «
flax egg»:
In a bowl, whisk together ground
flax and water.
To prepare the
flax egg, stir the ground flaxseed and water
in a small bowl and let rest for five minutes.
I made these cookies today with just a sub of 1/2 a banana
in place of the
flax egg.
Replace the milk with almond milk (or your preferred non-dairy milk), you could use canola oil instead of melted butter, you could try a «
flax egg»
in place of the
egg.
I made this with a couple of «
flax eggs» and some raisins thrown
in, plus a few extra walnuts on top.
I usually include
eggs in all my banana bread recipes but feel free to add a
flax egg or chia
eggs if you prefer!
Make the
flax egg by mixing 1 tablespoon of flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons of water
in a small glass or bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed and 6 tablespoons water to create your
flax eggs.
Make a well
in the middle of the dry ingredients and add
in the wet ingredients: maple syrup,
flax eggs, milk and coconut oil.