How do I make a vegan bread pudding? Specifically, what do I use instead of eggs?

I use almond milk (soy is fine too) without any eggs then add finely chopped apple to give it some additional body. I also have a recipe that I haven't tried yet that calls for adding a can of pumpkin, which should do a nice job of eliminating any need for eggs.

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You can probably use Ener-g Egg replacer (supposedly good for baking) or applesauce.

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trampledbygeese added 5 months ago

I've been looking into this myself lately. First off are you planing to bake or boil the pudding?

Baking might work better for a vegan bread pudding as it dose not cook as long or as violently as a boiled pud. You could probably use a binder like bananas, apple sauce or flaxseed.

The more traditional boiling method for bread pudding is a bit tricky. The egg/milk makes a custard that binds everything together, so finding a vegan equivalent for this is where I'm having problems. I asked Vegan author Sarah Kramer about this and she suggested that Coconut milk would give a more creamy texture than other vegan milk substitutes. She also suggested that tapioca might work as a binder for the pudding, but I'm not sure how to make it work.

For a boiled pudding, maybe heat up the spice and milk to near boiling, then remove from heat, add bread, and leave the bread to soak up the milk until completely cool. This should reduce the necessary boiling time to about 20-30 min at full boil (from the traditional 1 to 3 hours).

If anyone comes up with a good (soy free) vegan boiled bread pudding, please let me know right away. I really want to make this for my vegan friends.

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You can skip the egg, though the taste will naturally be different. I would probably also decrease the amount of liquid you add.

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