I Tried 6 Vegan Egg Substitutes For Baking Cupcakes
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- Merle tries baking cupcakes using six vegan egg substitutes-mashed banana, aquafaba, carbonated water, water/oil/baking powder, applesauce, and flax egg-to see which does the best job at binding the ingredients without adding flavor.
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For beginning vegan bakers, know that eggs often do different things in a recipe: sometimes they're adding richness and moisture, sometimes they're for binding, sometimes they add a bit of leavening. You have to know the purpose of the egg before you can replace it successfully. I do find that flax eggs are the most reliable when the egg is acting just as a binder, but whipped aquafaba adds a lot of lightness/leavening, and carbonated water will add leavening but not binding. I expect the water/oil/baking powder is trying to cover most of the bases (leavening and moisture), but not binding.
Great comment!
I agree! I’ve tried a few of these and the water, oil, bakingpowder is probably my favorite! (I’m sad she gave it a 0.5 :0)
Ayeee my name is danica too but no k lol
I have a master's degree in nutrition/food science and was coming to leave a comment on this topic - perfectly said!
I was searching for this comment. More people should definitely know this. I learnt through trial and error
Hello everyone!!! Thank you so much for watching 😊 I am seeing a lot of comments about whipping the Aquafaba before using it as an egg substitute, let me know if you try it out and have better results! Thanks for the hot tip, wishing you the best 💚
Merle you are one of my favorite people at buzzfeed and I’m so glad you work on the Goodful channel. We need more people working on this channel! I am not vegan I a do more blue zones kitchen so I eat at least 90% plant based food and I love learning from you.
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Donna C thank you, Donna! I really appreciate it
You definitely have to whip the aquafaba like you would an egg white! Just like when you want to make vegan meringue
Hey.. Thank you for the amazing video. Always love your videos. But here you have forgotten to try vegan yogurt (coconut yogurt). It's the best we have tried so far.
A muffin is a muffin is a muffin is a muffin except in the title where it's a cupcake :D
warwand7 HAHAAAA omg I’m dyin 🤣
@@MerleONeal same. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🌱
Thank you.
Lol
i just noticed!
*GOD MODE:* Mix the flax powder with Carbonated Water and 💥 *BOOM* 💥 conquer the entire universe!
Yes!!! A maybe a spoon of banana
Have you tried it ? I was just looking at this beautiful keto recipe I wanna see if she can remake with either of these vegan egg binders as a vegan lemon blueberry cake
@@pixelking_871 I haven't tried yet. But now that you're reminding me. I really want to
@@1sava tell us how it goes 😄
Arent you supposed to whip the aquafaba
yep
still won't work, tried it with pancakes. and i've whipped my aquafaba into meringue-like stiff peaks. still, my pancakes aren't flippable at all and i ended up with a plate of scrambled dough.
Mia Foo HOW DID YOU WHIP YOUR AQUAFABA TO STIFF PEAKS!? I’ve tried and it didn’t work at all 😭
@@madmudd96 the only way its ever worked for me is with a mixer, i can't whip it with a whisk only
@@madmudd96 i added 1/4 tsp cream of tartar and beat on high with my handheld whisk for.... quite long. i'll say it takes at least twice as long (or more) as whipping egg whites... and they deflates pretty quickly too.
the very very very best vegan sponge cake or muffin receipe that works every time:
225g flour
180g sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 package baking powder
2 teaspoons of vinegar
225ml sparkling water
mix the dry ingredients, combine with the wet ingredients, quickly put into the oven for about 15-20min at 180°C. if not fully baked yet, take it out of the cake tin and bake again for five more minutes.
you can also mix in some cocoa powder, lemon juice and zest, substitute some of the water for a banana and add peanut butter etc etc. i have tried a hundred different versions and it is just so quick, easy and soso good
Sounds good. Will just sub applesauce for oil. Thx!
Thank you! Will try this tomorrow :)
How much is a package? :)
@@yellowsparklefish337 i don't know actually. it says that it is enough for 500g of flour. maybe try about 3 tablespoons
@@megafonundmo1458 That doesnt sound right for a recipe like this.....one package of Dr Oetker baking powder is roughly a teaspoon which is usually the case so I'd guess at 1 teaspoon.
Simple cupcakes vegan box cake mix and can of fruit pie filling. Blueberry is amazing with yellow cake mix. Thank me later 🤣🤣
Husb with sweet tooth would def like this but too much sugar for me.
I need to try this
Canned Pumpkin!! Its so good 😁. So easy and fast, I mean two ingredients!! And its soo good 🤤
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One suggestion with using flax- golden flax meal isn’t as obvious when baking :)
I find golden flax to be disgusting
One tablespoon of vinegar plus one tablespoon of baking soda makes a GREAT substitute for eggs! I always bake cakes using it and the result is delicious!!! This article is missing this
Edit: I've written baking powder instead os baking soda and that's not what the tip is hahaha
Yeah I use that or applesauce for all my vegan baking(depends on the recipe)
Thx will try this 😊🌱
It's true! Search for depression-era cake or vanilla crazy cake, you'll find cakes made this way, I've tested them and they're great and super easy to do! Like, seriously 5 minutes to whip up, and then it's already in the oven.
I always do this! Baking powder in the dry ingredients and making a vegan buttermilk with soy milk and an acid like vinegar or lemon juice. Made the best muffins like this!
How does the vinegar not ruin the taste
I never really commented anything on videos, but when she said "let me know bellow if you'd like me to test out something so you don't have to" I felt like I should ahahah
My brother is allergic to a lot of stuff, and this made us vegan. But recently we discovered he's also allergic to gluten. There are so many substitutes for it but they're all so expensive or hard to find. I know this isn't exactly a 100% vegan request but it would be amazing if you could do some tips or substitutes for flour, or maybe even some tests on what are the best substitutes for recipes like bread, cakes, pancakes, and even the cupcakes you did in this video. Big mystery, do these egg substitutes work properly on non flour recipes?
I don't know if this will get to you but worths to try, big thanks if you read🙏
you should check out julien solomita! he's vegan and gluten free :)
@@nellyglover2276 I was just going to comment that.
There's a lot of what I eat in a day videos that you can get ideas from.
I sometimes dabble in gluten free cooking and yes, definitely more expensive overall. The methods I use for egg substitutes have always worked the same in gluten free recipes (cookies- cornstarch and water, cake/quick breads- vinegar and baking soda).
In some recipes I will use a single type of GF flour, such as almond flour in cookies or food processed oats in pancakes, but that is because I am okay with having very different textures in those foods. If you want the most comparable result to a normal wheat recipe, then you need a mix of many different GF flours, especially if you are baking bread. You could buy many different single gluten free flours so you can fine tune your recipes and make your own mixes, but that becomes complicated and very expensive quickly. That's why I personally favor buying GF all-purpose-flour mixes. They are the most versatile in different recipes, give you more comparable results, and keep baking from becoming overly complex. I like King Arthur's GF all-purpose-flour, which has a 1 to 1 measurement ratio. No math conversions! ;) But if your entire household is gluten free then it might be worth while to invest in buying many single types of GF flours to experiment and make mixes yourself. And also maybe experiment with things such as cauliflower pizza or tacos in lettuce, foregoing expensive flours altogether.
If you want to eat Vegan or if your brother has a dairy allergy, please be wary that many GF flour mixes contain milk products, which are added to help replicate the nice golden brown wheat flour turns when baked.
There are a lot of GF cooking channels that probably could give you better advice than Goodful, which focuses primarily on Vegan cooking.
Hi! I'm gluten intolerant as well :) I recommend using rice flour, it is the best all-round substitute! Of course that won't help you make a pizza dough but it pretty much works for everything else :) You can also add in some corn or potato starch to add texture.
and it's cheap ;)
Aquafaba needs to be whipped before adding it in :)
actually on he blog that merle was following she didnt whip the bean juice. no hate tho xx
Shreya Kannan oh definitely no hate... I love Merle :) Just a tip that may have changed the result for box cake mix... I have used whipped Aquafaba and it worked better but don’t know if it would have the same results on box mix 🤔
i have always been taught and used applesauce and/or banana as oil substitute not as a binder.. never heard of that
"Why are these falling apart???" Says the person who didn't use tin liners for /cupcakes/.
I feel like a lot of these would work better with a liner of some kind (you can even find reusable ones) since the final cupcake ends up so delicate.
they might still fall apart though.
flax eggs are my favorite!
same
I use whipped aquafaba with tartar and white sugar to a stiff consistency. I’m gluten free and vegan and it makes my bakes as close to any non vegan and non gluten free as possible. I made lamingtons a few months ago and they came out great😃. Because they are quite tender and easy to break I freeze the cake for a bit if I need to cut or shape it.
FINALLY someone said it. I've always hated when people use bananas and applesauce in their vegan stuff. USE A FLAX EGG.
Same unless it's banana bread or banana pancakes leave the fruit alont
Except when you are allergic to flax. I've been searching desperately for help on baking and everyone keeps saying flax but I can't eat that either. I'm not vegan but can't have dairy, eggs, gluten, many types of fish, nearly all grains, several types of vegetables, the list goes on. Making food is frustrating I just want a muffin!
but umm, does it work for every kind of recipe?
Is anyone going to talk about how her spatula is too big and is the putting too much pressure on her cupcakes?? It’s making me stressed 😂😅
Silken tofu as an egg substitute. Heard promising results but haven’t personally tried it.
I've made a vegan quiche with silken tofu. Didn't quite taste the same and was a bit liquidy but still delicious 😍 We also used black salt for a bit more eggy flavour
I think with aquafaba you need to whip it. Rainbow plant life has a vegan brownie that uses whipped aquafaba and it tastes pretty great
Ive used flaxseed gel as an egg substitute for omlettes. chickpea flour, vegan curd and flaxseed gel all beaten together will give the best vegan omlette ever. flaxseed gel acts like egg whites. take a tablespoon of flaxseed and 5 tablespoons of water. boil it and strain it immediately. let the gel cool. you can even make a larger batch of the gel and store it in a glass jar or bottle and use when needed. It stays well in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks.
flax eggs are amazing! honestly they are always my go to other than bananas!
Flax egg is always my go to. I even had my wedding cake made with flax egg
Love your great explanations on ingredients and processes Rachel.💙
LOVE your baking experiments! Please make more.
Outstanding video!
Thank you for sharing.
I'd love to see a similar thing with vegan brownie mix, I've heard it's hard to get good brownies without egg.
I have made vegan brownie with flax/psyllium husk egg . They were so easy to make, and turned out perfect. I would share the recipe but it is in Danish
I use curd and it works beautifully
Thanks so much for the variations!! This is so helpful. I love vegan alternatives that are still tasty!
Thank you! I will try these.
You can use sabja(basil seed) meal instead of flaxseed meal. It's mostly flavourless.
I love the tiny whisk, reminds me of Julien Solomita. 😍
I find flax eggs to work best with a finer ground flax meal (I also use golden flax meal so that it is less visible), and with 2.5tbsp water instead of 3tbsp
a method I tried was silken tofu with a little bit of extra baking powder (like 1/4 tsp), it worked great :)
Wow what a great tip! Even for baking or just regular cooking ?
@@keho723 just for baking! specifically I tried it with a box cake mix, but I imagine it would work for a cake mix from scratch. :)
My favorite has always been baking powder and apple cider vinegar. I sometimes use lemon juice if i dont have any vinegar. Always works for me!!
I haven't made flax eggs but I've made multiple recipes with chia eggs and it works fantastically. Sometimes I notice a little crunch but it is actually nice, almost like a poppy seed texture so it works so great in baking recipes.
Thank you, this was so helpful.
This video was very helpful!!!
I always mix a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with vegan milk and let it sit for about 5 minutes. That makes it into a kind of buttermilk, and then you can add a bit of baking soda as well. The baking soda will react with the acidity of the vinegar.
Thank you so much for this video! My little one has a egg allergie and lives muffins! I only tried 2 different replacers so far, but this help so much!
This exactly what I needed!!! I’ve been vegan for 5 years and still trying to perfecting my baking! I have a small social distanced event in a couple of weeks and cupcakes would be perfect! 🧁💗
I actually recommend soy flour the most (it's yellow in colour, and you whisk a few teaspoons with water together before adding it to your wet mix). Or arrowroot powder. Flax meal is great too, though. Carbonated water adds fluffiness! 👍
Really informative and entertaining!! Great video, thank you!!❤️
Thank you really much for this science lesson!!!😀
i looove this videos of testing things, love you merle!!!!
Ailen Favero LOVE YOU BACK
She's so ADORABLE!!
I love sparkling water! Definitely gonna make those
Thank you very much!
THIS IS IT THIS IS THE VIDEO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THANK YOU MERLE💕
For cookies, I like flax, but use aquafaba instead of the water. I find it adds that extra bind and leavening I'm looking for.
That gmm tag line at the end though 🥰 everyone loves them dads
I always use applesauce instead of eggs in my banana bread!!! Super great
Oh man this is super helpful. I wonder if how well it work varies with cookies and brownies and whatnot, might be fun to try those too just to see if it's different!
Here is a tip. Use golden flaxseeds for light colored baked goods. Brown flaxseeds are great for darker colored baked goods.
Red Mill Egg Replacer is the best one by far!
Gr8 work. Going 2 try ourselves sum.
I use this egg replacer made of starches like potato and tapioca which works wonders! If you mix the starch with hot water it clumps together like how and egg does when cooked you can get a big box for like $7
I’d love to see this with something like cookies too! I know a lot of cake mixes don’t even actually need egg, so something like cookies might be pretty interesting.
I add flax seed to cookies and they add some a perfect touch!
Who else is here for Merle content?
Lauren L. 🌻💚
I always use the water, oil, baking powder combo. Always have this stuff in the kitchen.
Thank you🤩💗
You should check out Gretchen’s vegan bakery. She has videos on how to substitute eggs with cake mixes. All her recipes are fabulous and vegan!
I want some muffin know, I seen on Instagram it was your birthday yesterday Happy b-lated birthday Merle... I started my vegan Journey 6 months ago & I love it..
I loove this idea as a video! I wanted to try things like that and find out what’s the best of all. Thank you for avoiding me the hazard to go throughout all of that.. but i wish you used chia as an egg substitute as well
Love it! I'm going to try the carbonated water with my japanese fluffy pancakes!
You should have whipped the aqua faba like an egg white. It worked great in the banana bread recipe we tried.
Love it! Thanks so much for doing this experiment. Super helpful! Going to use flax egg from now on :D Looking forward to more vegan experiments!
Every time I heard muffington instead of muffin tin. And that baby whisk was very cute. What a great episode so far
Box cake mix often has modified starch and emulsifiers such as soy lecithin that by default act as an egg replacement. You don't actually need eggs in most box mixes (even if the instructions say you do) you can just add extra water (milk of choice) to ensure the batter is wet enough.
The instructions call for eggs due to an audience test in the 60s that found people felt box cake mix was too "cheaty" if you only added water and oil. So they wrote on the box you need egg, but for most brands, you don't.
Please do more baking recipes!!!
would love if you could do a similar video but with different vegan butter substitutes!! :D
Do this for brownies please!!
I use corn starch when I do boxed blcske mix. Two table spoons water and two table spoons corn starch for one egg. So far it works with most of them
Is there a chance you can do a vegan birthday cake. I have tried and failed many times.
So much informative video 😚😚😚👌👌👍👍💯💯💯💯
Which would you suggest for fudge brownies ?
Great video, very useful 👌
My mom used to put sprite whenever she made cakes and it tastes great actually
Same here. I usually use coca cola or Pepsi for chocolate cakes and sprite for the others. I use it as a substitute for egg. And it turns out pretty great. Not that different from the cake with egg.
Excuse me whattt 😂 I must try
Can I use coke for brownies? How do I measure it? 1 large egg requires how many ML of coke?
M L not sure how much in mL but for every one egg i think 1/4 a cup of coke will do :)
@@likewhatizzy1323 1/4cup? Ok thank you will give it a try. Thank you
My favorite so far is a flax egg made with aquafaba and a tablespoon of chickpea flour.
I don’t know why but I think is adorable that she says muffin even though she used cake mix ☺️
I have made mine with one box of cake mix and one can of carbonated
Water and “baked” in the Instant Pot and I like it. No oils added
I knew that the Flax egg would come trough and give us a wanted result
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
Tapioca starch and coconut flour both can help to bind the crumbs, but both can cause issues if you use too much. Tapioca starch should have no more than 2 tsp for a cake. Coconut flour would probably work well with a 1/4 cup, but then you have to add 1/4 extra of liquid since it's almost pure fiber and would absorb too much of the cake's water and make it dry if you don't add any additional water.
I found one and it works, one tablespoon custard powder with 2 tablespoons water, mix it up and not only is it a good binder, it gives a yellow colour you would get from eggs
You can use flavoured sodas instead of carbonated water which works just as great
I use cake mix and half a can of coconut cream and it works
I never put anything to replace egg in cakes/cupcakes/pancakes and it always turns out perfect. I use really basic ingredients.
For pancakes I do 1 cup flour, teaspoon baking powder, pinch of salt, 1 cup plant milk, about a tablespoon neutral oil, teaspoon vinegar. Mix briefly until combined and use a nonstick skillet.
I don't have the exact amounts for cake/cupcakes but basically flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cocoa powder if it's a chocolate cake, sugar, boiling water, vinegar, neutral oil. The mixture should be quite runny. Don't overmix.
A vinegar(1tbs) and baking soda/bicarbonate of soda(1tsp) mix is a great egg substitute
Also the flax egg will ad a bit of fiber which is nice.
I use flax for all my vegan/gluten free baking. I wonder if the aquafaba needs to be whisked to create aeration before mixing with the flour?
Ener-G egg replacer is pretty great too
Imagine it with gluten-free flour, that would become sand!
And considering more and more people want gluten free, vegan, fat free, sugar free stuff (all these in one), I'm scared of what they might be baking in the future.
cake pops!
honestly dont get why people want gluten free stuff if they dont need it.
@@ghostie_kat9762 yessss!!!! i totally agree! If I didn't need it, i would be eating real bread and pizza and pasta all day long.
@@sarahbickel5166 yeah like right, i can eat gluten and do. Most people see carbs and think "well, i don't want to get fat..." but carbs are healthy and your body needs them and not eating them actually slows down your metabolism making you gain weight if thats what the persons goal is. also foods without are highly proceed and have fewer nutritions. (also if you like cant eat gluten, than dont eat gluten. your body takes is different then people that can have it and you shouldn't be ashamed)
What do you think of a carbonated water and chia mix for a binder?
any vegan frosting ideas for these cupcakes?
I usually use apple cider vinegar which works great
Two problems aquafaba needs to be whipped and use silicone or paper cupcake liners.
I really like the powdered egg substitutes.
Awww too bad you missed on the arrow-root!!! It is amazing
I always have very good luck with applesauce!!!! But definitely interested in trying other ones on this list!!
I have to agree with Merle. Flax egg is the winner, and for me the mashed banana is the next. Been Vegan Baking for awhile since the start of Quarantine and these 2 are good egg substitutes.