Aquafaba?

NVintage

I've never heard of this. I'm going to try it for dinner!


What is aquafaba?
Aquafaba is the liquid that is in a can of chickpeas. When you use chickpeas save it to use in all kinds of recipes such as these oil-free roasted potatoes and vegan baking. It freezes well so if you open a can and have no need for the aquafaba save it for a later date.

https://avirtualvegan.com/no-oil-crispy-roasted-potatoes/

ElizabethHanrahan

It is used in vegan cooking as an egg replacer. It makes good whipped cream when sweetened and can be used to make macarons also. There are lots of recipes in the vegan community for using aquafaba.

SuzySunshine99

First time I heard of it was when watching "The Great British Baking Show". They had a "vegan week", and the contestants were challenged to make meringue using aquafaba instead of egg whites.

springlering62

I’ve made Aquafaba meringue cookies, using a fraction of the sugar called for. They’re really cool and taste good. Not “beany” at all. After a day, they taste like cotton candy.

It just weirds me out to pick up a gallon zip lock bag of cookies and they literally weigh nothing. Always catches me by surprise.

acpgee

I've made aquafaba meringue disks for pavlova. I've seen recipes online for vegan mayo using aquafaba.

BarbaraHelen2013

I use Aqua Faba all the time. Any time I drain a can of chickpeas I save it and freeze it, to use at another time. I make a fantastic Pesto that uses it to replace the oil. I use it for things like Chimichurri, and lots of other dressing style recipes. I’ve made meringue, macaron, mayonnaise, all manner of things!

It’s not just chickpeas that produce Aqua Faba though, you can use any canned bean water or even the water you’ve cooked dried beans in. Just be wary of colour! Not sure I’d fancy meringue made with Black Bean water, although I wonder if Red Kidney Beans would produce a nice pink meringue! 😂

NVintage

I can't believe I've been letting that stuff go to waste!