
Aquafaba Three Ways
aquafaba plant-based basics desserts
Three uses for chickpea or white-bean cooking water: vegan mayo, peanut butter mousse, and meringue.
Ingredients
Vegan mayo
- 1/3 cup aquafaba
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1.5 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Salt to taste
- Neutral flavored oil like sunflower oil
Peanut butter mousse
- 1/2 cup aquafaba
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 small banana
- 1/2 cup peanut butter, minimum 99% peanuts
- 3 tbsp agave syrup or another sweet liquid like honey, maple, or date syrup
Meringue
- 1/2 cup aquafaba
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Process
Vegan mayo
- 1 With a stand mixer, blend the aquafaba, mustard, apple cider vinegar, and a bit of salt.
- 2 While mixing, slowly add oil.
- 3 Keep adding oil until you reach the consistency you want; the more oil you add, the firmer it gets.
Peanut butter mousse
- 1 Refrigerate the can of coconut milk the day before.
- 2 Scoop out the hardened coconut cream and dispose of the water.
- 3 Blend the coconut cream with the banana, syrup, and peanut butter, then set aside.
- 4 In a separate bowl that is 100% oil-free, whip the aquafaba like egg white until it makes stiff peaks.
- 5 A little before you reach stiff peaks, add the lemon juice to help stabilize the mousse.
- 6 Carefully fold the mousse into the peanut butter mixture with a spatula.
- 7 Pour into smaller serving bowls and refrigerate for a few hours.
Meringue
- 1 Whip the aquafaba in a bowl until creamy.
- 2 Add the vinegar and continue whipping until you can form stiff peaks.
- 3 While whipping, gradually add the sugar and vanilla extract.
- 4 Use the meringue on top of a pie and bake at 140C until the tops become brown.
- 5 When brown, turn off the oven and let the pie cool inside the oven.
- 6 Or make separate meringue cookies by scooping the cream spoon by spoon onto a baking sheet.
- 7 Bake cookies at 130C for 45 minutes, then let them cool in the oven for 1 hour.