What Can You Use to Substitute an Egg?

What Can You Use to Substitute an Egg?
Flax seeds can be used as a replacement for eggs in baking. Elena Veselova/Shutterstock
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Eggs are a key ingredient in many recipes but that doesn’t mean you can’t bake those cookies or make those pancakes if you’ve run out or can’t have them due to dietary restrictions such as allergies or veganism.

While they may not work for recipes where eggs are the main ingredient, there are plenty of easy ingredient swaps and substitutions for eggs, particularly when baking a difficult yet impressive dessert. Here are just a few.

Bananas

One of the best cooking tips we learned from our parents is that a mashed banana is a good substitute for an egg when cooking.

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