A collection of easy vegan JUST Egg Recipes for you to try! I'll walk you through how to use this plant based egg substitute in baking for sweets, creating a whole vegan breakfast, and more.
Whether you're vegan or allergic to eggs (like me), JUST Egg is the ultimate egg alternative.
It allows you to enjoy sweet and savory vegan comfort food in just minutes. Great for those wanting to recreate delicious recipes that traditionally call for eggs.
What is just egg?
JUST Egg is a plant based substitute made from mung beans. It acts as a binding ingredient, emulsifier, and leavening agent.
You can purchase JUST Egg products online or in the refrigerated section at most grocery stores. Check their online store locator, but I typically purchase JUST Egg at Sprouts, Whole Foods, Kroger, Target, or Walmart.
JUST Egg Folded, Plant-Based Egg
JUST Egg
JUST Egg Vegan Egg BitesTheir first and most popular product is JUST Egg plant based scramble, a vegan liquid egg replacer. The liquid transforms into a soft and fluffy scrambled eggs or an omelette before your eyes.
The brand has two other products, JUST Egg Folded and JUST Egg Sous Vide. JUST Egg Folded is an eggless patty that's perfect for breakfast tacos or sandwiches. Whereas, JUST Egg Sous Vide are bite-sized vegan egg muffins.
All of the products are made from plants, not chickens. They're dairy free, egg free, gluten free, cholesterol free, and free from artificial flavors. Of course, be sure to double check all packaging for allergens!
Best just egg recipes
You can use JUST Egg in any recipe that calls for eggs. Here are 20+ recipes using JUST Egg that you can enjoy for breakfast, as an entree, and even dessert!
Frequently asked questions
It's hard to compare it to classic eggs or tofu scramble, JUST Egg has a unique egg-like taste with a light, bouncy texture.
Mung beans are small green legumes packed with fiber, folate, potassium, and magnesium. They have a slightly sweet, nutty flavor.
3 tablespoons of JUST Egg equals 1 egg.
Once opened, a refrigerated bottle of JUST Egg should be used within 7 days.
The company does not recommend freezing it, but I have personally stored an unopened bottle of JUST Egg in the freezer for a couple months. If you do, be sure to let it thaw completely in the fridge before use.
Yes! You can cook and reheat JUST Egg in the microwave.
Just egg ingredients
If you're curious, here's the full ingredient label for all of JUST Egg's products:
The ingredient label on the bottle of JUST Egg includes water, mung bean protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, contains less than 2% of dehydrated onion, gellan gum, natural carrot extractives (color), natural flavors, natural turmeric extractives (color), potassium citrate, salt, sugar, tapioca syrup solids, tetrasodium, pyrophosphate, transglutaminase, and nisin (preservative).
JUST Egg Folded includes a similar ingredient list with water, mung bean protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, corn starch, contains less than 2% of baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, carrot extract (color), natural turmeric extract (color), salt, and transglutaminase.
Lastly, JUST Egg Sous Vide ingredients include water, vegan creme (water, soybean oil, natural flavors, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin), potatoes, bell pepper and onion, mung bean protein isolate, rice flour, canola oil, green onion, corn starch, contains less than 2% of spices, salt, yeast flakes (dried yeast, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, cyanocobalamin), tapioca syrup solids, soy lecithin, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, gellan gum, sugar, chives, potassium citrate, dill, citric acid, transglutaminase, carrot extractives (color), onion powder, garlic powder, turmeric extractives (color), and nisin (preservative).
What do you think of JUST Egg? Will you give any of these recipes a try? Comment below and let me know!
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