Also thanks to my wonderful husband for putting together this beautiful round up. He spent 3 hours on this yesterday afternoon.

Applesauce

DK’s Carrot cupcakes

DK has put a healthy spin on America’s classic, carrot cake. She has come up with an eggless carrot cupcake recipe which uses whole wheat pastry flour, carrot juice and grated carrots. Also she has gone for mascarpone frosting instead of the traditional cream cheese frosting.

Priya’s Vegan Oatmeal and Peanut Butter Cookies

Priya never fails to amaze me with her energy to cook and bake. These cookies just use only 1/4 cup of all purpose flour and 2 tablespoons of canola oil. Using raisins instead of chocolate chips would make these cookies even more healthy.

Priya’s Vegan Oatmeal and Rice Krispies Cookies

As always Priya has come up with a different cookie recipe. These crispy cookies are also low fat cookies just like the previous one.

PG’s Eggless Chocolate Muffins

PG not only experiments egg free baking but also gluten free baking. These chocolate filled chocolate muffins are truly decadent.

Priya’s Vegan Choco Oats Cookies

I think Priya is going to publish a book named Oats 1001 very soon, because she is capable of creating so many number of recipes using oats. This one is again one of her simple to prepare, healthy cookie recipes. She uses dark chocolate bar which is rich in flavonoids.

Priya’s Eggless Apple Tart

Yet another easy to bake recipe from Priya. The tart looks perfect with all those sliced apples. Bake this when you find apples in abundance. Gelatin is used in this recipe, vegetarians and vegans can used agar agar instead.

DK’s Eggless Blueberry Coffee Cake

Check this out immediately and you would be stunned to see how beautiful an eggless cake can look.

Priya’s Vegan Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies

You can bake these cookies with the ingredients available in your pantry. They are easy to prepare and look absolutely delicious.

DK’s Eggless Banana Muffins

Yet another classic, banana muffins get a healthy makeover from DK. She uses whole wheat flour and demerara sugar to bake these low sugar treats.

Madhuram’s Vegan Christmas Fruitcake

A baking recipe cannot get as simple as this one and still give fabulous results. This is such an easy recipe, just mixing flour, sugar, nuts, dried fruits, applesauce and oil. No need for any special baking equipments or techniques. Simply mix and spread the batter in the pan. Get your kids involved while baking this fruitcake.

Madhuram’s Eggless Breakfast Cookies

This is another interesting, healthy and sneaky recipe which I adapted from The Sneaky Chef. Use any breakfast cereal, dried fruits and nuts to make this wholesome and satisfying breakfast cookies.

Mashed Banana

Priya’s Eggless Pancakes

Didn’t I tell you that she is very innovative? These low sugar treats are made of rolled oats, whole wheat flour, yogurt and banana puree. I think adding 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of baking powder would make it even more light and fluffy.

Uma’s Vegan Cranberry Bread

This is a very simple and colorful quick bread recipe. Also Uma has used only 2 tablespoons of oil. Instead of using chopped nuts, she has used semi sweet chocolate chips and I’m sure that kids would love that combination very much.

Madhuram’s Vegan Carrot Muffins

Actually I have to name this as Indira’s Eggless Banana and Carrot cake. This was the recipe which got me hooked on baking and eventually inspired me to start this blog. This is a no fail recipe. I must have baked these cakes at least a dozen times.

Prune Puree

Sweatha’s Eggless Carrot Muffins

Check out here for cute looking spiced carrot muffins. It doesn’t look like its an eggless muffin. I was encouraged by her to use prune puree as an egg substitute.

Madhuram’s Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with black beans

Black beans in cupcakes? Don’t be skeptical about this one because I can assure you that nobody can find it out. You can’t taste both black beans as well as the prune puree.

Madhuram’s Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with spinach and blueberry puree

Once again you need not have doubts about this recipe as well because my son enjoyed these healthy cupcakes very much.

Breads

Pallavi’s Vegan Mango Bread

Pallavi has whipped up a super easy vegan mango quick bread using store bought Kesar Mango Pulp. Can you believe that she has used only 4 tablespoons of oil to bake this bread? Chocolate lovers, you can bake the mango-chocolate chip version and the nutties out there try her mango-almond bread.

Divya’s Spiced Vegan Mango Bread

Divya uses fresh mangoes to bake the bread. Who doesn’t like the taste and aroma of fresh, ripe mangoes? She has also spiced it up with ground cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

Pallavi’s Vegan Mixed Fruit Bread

Pallavi shares with us another recipe for a quick bread. This bread is loaded with dried fruits and mango pulp. Also it has very little fat like her previous bread, making it very healthy.

Madhuram’s Vegan Cranberry Nut Quick Bread

Perfect for the season, this quick bread can be prepared in no time. The combination of dried cranberries and pecans will definitely be a hit.

Yasmeen’s Vegan Pomegranate Bread

Yasmeen surprises us with an interesting fruit bread recipe. She uses pomegranate in her bread to make it super healthy. Also she uses significant amount of whole wheat flour, olive oil and almonds making it very heart-healthy.

Cookies

Sweatha’s Eggless Coffee Cookies

Coffee in cookies? Yes! It’s surely sounds like an interesting combination, which I haven’t tried yet. Get your caffiene fix early in the morning or in the afternoon when you feel lousy by eating these wafer thin crispy cookies.

Madhuram’s Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

This is the vegan version of the classic American cookies that nobody can resist or guess that it’s vegan. It’s perfect amount of sweetness from the brown sugar and the chewy texture will make one wonder from which bakery the coookies are.

PG’s Eggless Apple Cookies

PG has baked these chewy cookies using whole meal rice flour and cornstarch. So these cookies are not only egg free, but gluten free also.

Priya’s Banana and Almond Vegan Cookies

Bake these moist and flavorful cookies in no time. Since oil is used instead of butter, you are also saved from the hassle of creaming the fat and sugar.

Yasmeen’s Energy Bites

All those health nuts out there, check out Yasmeen’s Energy Bites. These cookies are bursting with flavor from a variety of dried fruits, which are rich in anti-oxidants. You can also get a dose of heart healthy unsaturated fats from the sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.

Muffins

Priya’s Vegan Pumpkin and Walnut Muffins

Enjoy these spongy, anti-oxidants rich muffins during the holidays. Apt for this time of the year, since pumpkins are available in abundance.

Hanne’s Eggless Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Hanne bakes these moist, flavorful muffins using applesauce and oat flour. I literally put my hand on the screen to grab one of those gorgeous muffins.

Madhuram’s Vegan Brownie Cupcakes

Baking brownies in a muffin tin means less clean up, quicker gratification and easy to pack. This will definitely make you very popular in the next pot-luck party.

Cakes

Priya’s Eggless Banana and Chocolate Chip Cake

Another delicious recipe from Priya. She uses yogurt and sunflower oil to bake this moist eggless cake.

Madhuram’s Eggless Brownies using store bought brownie mix

This one is for the time pinched cooks who want to bake eggless and make it quick also. These brownies are chewy and fudgy and taste awesome too.

Bharti’s Eggless Brownies

Bharti has adapted Alton Brown’s decadent brownie recipe to come up with this eggless version. She tells that the brownies were not chewy but brownies are brownies and I love them anyway. Check out the black beauty here.

Salty

Priya’s Eggless Beet and Sesame Buns

Priya amazes us with another unique creation of hers. She has baked healthy buns using whole wheat flour, beet puree and topped it off with sesame seeds. The light pink hue from the beet puree makes it look absolutely gorgeous.

Libby’s Eggless Pasta Dough

I’m absolutely floored by Libby’s entry. She has prepared pasta dough using flax seed meal instead of eggs and has cooked 2 unique dishes using the eggless pasta dough. The bowl of hot miso flavored pasta and the plate of pumpkin ravioli started hunger pangs in my stomach as soon as I looked at the pictures.

Others

Sarah’s Eggless Mini Apple Tartlets

Wish you could have a whole apple pie for yourself but without gaining pounds? Then try Sarah’s neat idea of baking it in a muffin pan. She also uses significant amount of spelt flour, making it even more healthy.

Sweatha’s Coconut Chocolate Caramel Candy

A very special treat for all those sweet lovers out there! Sweatha bakes these ooey-gooey candies that nobody can resist.

Priya’s Eggless Oats and Chocolate Chip Scones

I thought that I was addicted to baking. But not anymore, because Priya is the “Ultimate Baking Addict”. I guess she bakes everyday. She has baked these healthy scones using whole wheat flour, oats, almond milk and also makes it interesting for the kids by adding chocolate chips.

Thank you once again for participating in this event.

I have mentioned in my earlier post that eggs act as either binders, leaveners or moisturizers. In the past 2 months we experimented substituting silken tofu and flax seed meal for eggs in a recipe, both being binders. Pureed fruit can either be a binder or a moisturizer. For detailed explanation on egg substitutes I recommend reading Carol Fenster’s book, Cooking Free: 200 Flavorful Recipes for People with Food Allergies and Multiple Food Sensitivities.

The following information about pureed fruit as an egg substitute is from Carol’s book.

For ease of use store bought baby food without fillers, unsweetened applesauce can be used. While buying applesauce check the ingredients, because most of the brands contain high fructose corn syrup. Either go for organic applesauce (like Nature’s promise) or prepare your own at home. It’s simply cooking apples in enough water and pureeing it in a food processor or a blender.

Now for the rules of the event:

Check here for the round up of recipes using pureed fruit as an egg substitute.

I would also like to mention that my husband designed this round up for me. I gave him the text and he did it. The round up is listed in alphabetical order of the bloggers’ names.

Cham’s Mac & Veggies Tofu Frittata

Can something as healthy as a combination of macaroni, vegetables and tofu look enticing enough for your kids to eat without fussing? Yes, if you will follow Cham’s brilliant idea of combining everything together and baking it in muffin pans. Bag these snack size vegan frittatas for a fancy and filling lunch.

Michael’s Chipotle Maple Syrup Tofu Scramble

Do you want to start your day with a colorful breakfast which looks appetizing and also tastes good? No worries, check out this vegan tofu scramble prepared by Michael for his wife Cindy on a Sunday morning. He also uses chipotle chillies, green pepper and tomatoes to jazz it up.

Sandhya’s Italian Tofu Frittata

Have you wondered how a frittata tastes, when you watch it being prepared in the cookery shows? Yes, I have! Now let’s stop wondering and start preparing it using tofu. Sandhya has whipped up a delicious Italian tofu frittata which looks exactly like the one prepared with eggs. She also tells that the cheese in the recipe can be omitted to make it a vegan frittata.

Vaishali’s Spicy Coriander Quiche

Are you in the mood for a spicy quiche? Check out Vaishali’s Spicy Vegan Coriander Quiche. I’m going to try this one just to enjoy the refreshing aroma of coriander.

Cindy’s Chocolate Mousse Slice

Cindy stuns us with a 100% vegan chocolate mousse slice. She uses a vegan butter (Nuttelex) to prepare the crust, fills it with a delicious spread of silken tofu and melted chocolate and tops it with cherries.

Jugalbandi’s Vegan Chocolate Rum Cake

Jai surprised Bee with this Vegan Chocolate Rum Cake on a Valentine’s Day. I can hear what you are thinking, “what’s the big deal with a chocolate cake?” In that case read the recipe once more. Yes, you read it right, it does not have oil or butter. In their words, “it’s almost fat free vegan decadence”.

Madhuram’s Eggless Chocolate Cake

This was my first experiment with silken tofu as an egg substitute and I was so thrilled that it came out very well. Moreover I baked this eggless chocolate cake for my son’s birthday and it was the first time I baked a cake for his birthday, so it was even more special to me. This one is a keeper.

Madhuram’s Eggless Brownies

After a couple of mishaps using tofu, these brownies saved the day. It can also be prepared very easily, just using one microwave safe bowl. These brownies are dense, moist and fudgy.

Madhuram’s Eggless Pound Cake

The only thing I wish I had done was, baking the pound cake for another 5-8 minutes. The pound cake tasted very good in both the ends, but the centre was not cooked completely. Otherwise, the cake was very soft, with the right amount of sweetness and a hint of vanilla.

Madhuram’s Eggless Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe made me shout “Eureka, Eureka! I have found the perfect recipe for an eggless chewy chocolate chip cookie.” Even though these cookies are not made from scratch, I’m sure that nobody will notice it. Also it’s loaded with raisins and quick cooking oats, making it a healthy indulgence as well.

Priya’s Vegan Ragi Cookies

Are you bored of using Ragi (finger millet) flour in dosas and rotis? Don’t worry, Priya has baked eggless cookies using ragi flour and silken tofu. Now isn’t that an interesting recipe or what?

Sangeeth’s Eggless Apple and Almond Cookies

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. So do you want to include this fruit in your diet in a more appealing way? Then try Sangeeth’s Eggless Apple and Almond Cookies. It sure looks very crunchy.

Sandya’s Zesty Lemon Bars

Sandhya has baked a tangy dessert using silken tofu. She has also observed that using tofu leaves the end product moist and soggy. But she does agree that using tofu as an egg substitute is a boon for people who don’t eat eggs.

Sunshinemom’s Vegan Chocolate Pudding

Do you want a quick fix to satisfy your sweet teeth? Then whip up this easy breezy no bake chocolate pudding sent by SunshineMom. What can be more simple than blending tofu, cocoa powder, banana and sugar?

Sweatha’s Double Chocolate Brownies

Is it possible to bake brownies within 5 minutes? Sweatha has baked these delicious brownies in her microwave oven. Now you have to wait only for them to cool so that you can enjoy a quick snack under 20 minutes.

Uma’s Eggless Coconut Cookies

Are you in the mood for a nice crunchy cookie with your cup of tea in the evening? Then try these crispy coconut cookies. Uma mentions that nobody could tell that she used tofu in the cookies.

Thank you once again for participating in this event. Hope you would also send your entries for this month’s Flax Seed Meal event.

Now for the rules of the event:

I will do the round-up for the Egg Replacement Event – Silken Tofu shortly.

Stay Tuned!

When I first started this blog I knew that there were people searching for eggless baking recipes just like me, but I did not even imagine how big that community can be. Now after seeing the statistics and comments especially from parents of kids with egg allergy, I have come to understand that “we” are a big group indeed, whatever the reasons might be for baking eggless. For some it’s cultural, for some it’s allergies, for vegans it’s a principle and so on.

I think everybody would agree that baking eggless is more challenging than regular baking. For eggless baking, we have to find a recipe which is originally eggless or substitute something else for the eggs in the recipe. In case of the former you would have to get books on baking and go page by page, hunting for eggless recipes, which I’m actually doing. I go to the library, borrow books and pour over pages finding eggless recipes, copy them and try them out one by one.

Another possibility is baking with egg substitutes. To get favorable results while replacing eggs in a baking recipe we have to clearly understand it’s role in the recipe. Eggs either act as binders, moisturizers or leavening agents.

To know more about egg substitutions you can refer to “Cooking Free” by Carol Fenster. It has loads of information about do’s and don’ts of egg replacements.

With growing request for more eggless recipes, I thought why not create an event for eggless baking using each of the above substitutions. I have used a couple of egg substitutes myself and would love to hear others’ take on it too. All these recipes and information would be very helpful for many bakers.

The rules of the event are:

I would like to start this event with “Silken Tofu”. As far as I know, tofu is the most sought out egg substitute. Recently I used it for the first time while baking a chocolate cake for my son’s birthday and the result was unbelievably good. Nobody could guess that it was an eggless chocolate cake made with silken tofu.

The general rule of thumb while baking with tofu is using 1/4 cup for each egg replaced and it has to be blended until very smooth. I read that it can be used in cakes, cookies and breads. Baked goods won’t brown as they do while baking with eggs and the end product will be very moist and heavy.

Hope all of you would make this event a grand success by sending as many entries as possible.

Check HERE for the recipes using silken tofu as an egg substitute.