AQUAFABA, A GUIDE TO USE OR MAKE

By seamline

My main tip? Buy canned chickpeas instead of making your own from cooked chickeas. My favorite brand is Trader Joe’s Organic Chickpeas.
My next tip is to throw in some cream of tartar, which causes the aquafaba to whip up much easier, faster, and makes the peaks firmer.

Ingredients

• It’s is the liquid leftover from cooked chickpeas.
• GUIDE PREFERS TJ ORGANIC CHICK PEAS

Preparation

Step 1

CREAMY Tangy Vegan Mayonnaise with Aquafaba made with a HAND MIXER! Easy, 10 minutes, 8 ingredients, SO tasty! #vegan #glutenfree #mayonnaise #aquafaba #recipe #minimalistbaker
If you’ve found this page you’re likely curious about aquafaba!

WHAT IS IT?
It’s is the liquid leftover from cooked chickpeas. You can obtain it two ways:
1) Drain a can of chickpeas and reserve the liquid. Or,
2) Cook your own chickpeas and reserve the leftover cooking liquid. The second method is less reliable, in my opinion, because the aquafaba can be too thin and you may need to cook it down, making it more tim consuming.
Beginners should rely on aquafaba from canned chickpeas for ease!
HOW DO YOU WHIP IT?
The trick to whipping aquafaba is using a hand or stand mixer! Whisking it by hand takes quite a long time and does not produce as good of results in my experience. I use this hand mixer and it works like a dream.
Whipping aquafaba generally takes 3-6 minutes to get to semi-firm peaks, depending on your equipment and how thick your aquafaba was to begin with. So take your time and don’t be discouraged if it takes some time to reach stiff peaks! It can require a little practice and patience.
TIPS + TRICKS?
My main tip? Buy canned chickpeas instead of making your own from cooked chickeas. My favorite brand is Trader Joe’s Organic Chickpeas.
My next tip is to throw in some cream of tartar, which causes the aquafaba to whip up much easier, faster, and makes the peaks firmer. See it at work in this VIDEO!

HOW TO USE IT?
Aquafaba can be used in a number of ways:

It can be added to recipes unwhipped as an egg binder, such as in these Vegan Gluten Free Sugar Cookies. It can also be used to make Vegan Mayo!
It can be whipped into semi-stiff peaks and added to recipes as a whipped egg white substitute, such as these Best Vegan Gluten-Free Waffles!
It can be whipped into stiff peaks and made into things like meringues and macaroons (recipes to come!).