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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Videos / Egg Free Mayonnaise Recipe and Video How-to

Egg Free Mayonnaise Recipe and Video How-to

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  • Homemade Egg Free Mayo
  • Another Option for Eggless Mayo
  • Egg Free Mayo Recipe (Easy)

egg free mayo

One of the very first videos I ever filmed for this blog was how to make homemade mayonnaise. In the years since I have received numerous requests for an egg-free mayonnaise version.

At long last, here is a delicious egg-free mayonnaise that I devised after a bit of experimentation. The recipe not only uses no eggs but can be dairy-free too if desired.

Mayo made without eggs definitely comes in handy if you are out of eggs and your local farm pickup is still a few days away!

If you have an egg allergy, making your own mayonnaise is really a must because the ingredients in the commercial egg-free mayo brands that I’ve examined are nothing short of frightening! Even homemade versions are soy-based using either soy milk or tofu which are certainly far from desirable ingredients especially if you value the health of your thyroid!

Homemade Egg Free Mayo

In this recipe, chia seeds soaked in water that thickens into an egg white-like gel is the egg substitute. Chia seeds are low in phytic acid and so are fine to use without any special preparation.

Flaxseeds could also be used if desired. Flax also becomes gel-like when soaked (it makes a great homemade hair gel too!). However, the flaxseeds would need to be strained out prior to using in the mayo recipe whereas the chia seeds are so tiny they don’t require filtering.

Let me know what you think of this no-egg mayonnaise recipe if you have a chance to try it out. My husband loved it just as much as my regular mayonnaise recipe!

Another Option for Eggless Mayo

Another option to regular mayo is using homemade creme fraiche. It contains no eggs, is mild tasting and simple to make using heavy cream and a couple of tablespoons of whole milk kefir. See the link for the easy recipe!

Egg Free Mayonnaise Recipe and Video How-to
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Egg Free Mayo Recipe (Easy)

Easy egg-free mayonnaise recipe which is a healthy alternative to heavily processed versions at the store. Bonus, it can be made dairy-free too!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole yogurt
  • 1 cup avocado oil
  • 1 Tbl chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup filtered water
  • 1 Tbl fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 pinch sea salt

Instructions

  1. Stir chia seeds into quarter cup of water and let sit for about 5-10 minutes.  

  2. After the water thickens and the chia seeds become gel-like, add to a food processor along with the yogurt, lemon juice, dijon mustard and sea salt.

  3. Slowly drizzle in the cup of oil as the food processor is pulsing which will emulsify the oil with the rest of the ingredients.

  4. Strain out chia seeds if desired.

  5. Use immediately. Refrigerate leftovers for up to a week. 

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Heavy cream can be substituted for the yogurt. Use coconut yogurt for a dairy free version.

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Category: Condiment & Sauces, Special Diets, Videos
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (66)

  1. Helen

    Jul 2, 2020 at 4:52 pm

    Hi Sarah,
    One question, if flaxseeds turn to mush when you try to sprout them, how is it companies are doing it? I see sprouted flaxseeds in the store. Another question I have is, I also have dairy allergy, is there a way to substitute the yogurt in this recipe?
    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  2. Jen Miller

    May 4, 2019 at 9:02 am

    How long does this recipe stay good for in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      May 5, 2019 at 3:29 pm

      If you don’t use the whey, then about 4 days.

  3. Andreas

    Jul 18, 2017 at 2:00 pm

    In terms of making it easier for digestion, otherwise most of it goes undigested.

    Reply
  4. Andreas

    Jul 18, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    So better ground then?

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Jul 18, 2017 at 12:27 pm

      Doesn’t really matter actually.

  5. Andreas

    Jul 18, 2017 at 3:57 am

    I’ve heard they’re better consumed in ground form or sprouted.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Jul 18, 2017 at 7:43 am

      You can’t sprout flax seeds. They turn to mush when you try to do that.

  6. Andreas

    Jul 17, 2017 at 1:52 pm

    What is your take on flax seeds? I find that even if I have a tablespoon of flax seeds with oats and they’re soaked, they cause inflammation.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Jul 17, 2017 at 5:25 pm

      They are fine in small amounts. They are estrogenic like soy (not as bad as soy though), so you definitely don’t want to be eating a lot of them.

  7. Andreas

    Jul 17, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    What is your take on flax seeds, I find that it irritates my stomach, is there a special way of preparing them? I’ve tried soaking them but it still irritates my stomach, even if it’s one tablespoon with oatmeal.

    Reply
  8. Jennifer W.

    Jan 18, 2017 at 10:37 am

    Thanks for the recipe however my son has a dairy, peanut/tree nuts and egg allergy can you make this without the coconut oil. I have been trying to find mayonnaise for a while now and have not had much luck.

    Reply
    • Sarah

      Jan 18, 2017 at 11:16 am

      Coconut is not a nut. Does he actually have a confirmed allergy to coconut? If so, you can use avocado oil.

  9. Coral

    Jul 14, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Hi, Great recipe; if I were to adjust it to make lacto-fermented mayo, what do you recommend?

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