So if you’ve seen my recipe for vegan mayo then you already know that I think making your own vegan mayonnaise is pretty much like magic!
It’s so easy and you actually won’t believe how quick it is!
My other recipe for vegan mayo uses non-dairy milk (soy milk) and creates a really super thick vegan mayo, but THIS recipe doesn’t use any non-dairy milk, it’s just a mix of avocado oil, extra virgin olive oil, a little maple syrup, white vinegar, lemon juice, salt, dijon mustard and aquafaba, which is the fancy name for chickpea water!
Basically – we use the water from a can of chickpeas. This acts much the same as egg whites do. The proteins and starch from the chickpeas leach out into the water so that the chickpea water behaves like egg whites, I even made some vegan meringues with it (check those out!).
If you want to find out more about aquafaba, then check out the official website for it aquafaba.com.
This recipe works best with an immersion blender. I have made it in my Vitamix, but I have a variable speed setting on that, so I’m not sure how much of an impact that had on my success. I was able to start at slow speed and perhaps that is why I had success.
There can be quite a lot of variance between different kinds of blenders, whereas immersion blenders are really quite similar, so you are going to get the most reliable results with an immersion blender.
Don’t try this in a stand mixer or a food processor, neither of those options worked for me at all.
But even if you have an issue with a batch of mayonnaise that doesn’t want to emulsify, sometimes you can still save it. Leave it for a bit and then come back to it and use an immersion blender and emulsify it. I have had that happen where I could not get a batch to work in a stand mixer (which is how I know that does NOT work), but then transferred it to a bowl and used the immersion blender and then it did work.
You can use different kinds of oils, but avocado oil works really well as a base ingredient here as it’s very neutral flavored and blends well with the other ingredients. The overall flavor works SO well here.
It’s so good and yet so different in flavor to my other vegan mayo recipe (that is ALSO so good) that it warranted two mayonnaise recipes for the blog. Each recipe was so good and so different to the other that I had to do both!
This vegan mayonnaise is more like a salad cream in the sense that it is pourable, it’s thinner in consistency so makes a really good salad dressing. It’s also really tangy and creamy, all those good things you want in a delicious salad cream.
It tends to thicken up in the fridge.
The oils in the mayonnaise are very stable but the aquafaba is like egg whites in the sense that it is also not long lasting, so the shelf life of this mayonnaise is not super long like a store-bought vegan mayonnaise would be.
So if you won’t be consuming it within a few days you could make a smaller batch.
I hope you will love this vegan mayonnaise! It is:
- Creamy
- Tangy
- 8-Ingredients
- Quick
- Easy
Keep it in a sealed container in the fridge and consume within 4-5 days.
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So let us know what you think of this vegan mayonnaise in the comments! Rate the recipe too please, it’s so helpful! Thank you.
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Vegan Mayonnaise - Creamy and Tangy - with Aquafaba!
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Aquafaba (45ml) Liquid from a can of chickpeas
- 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 Tbsp Distilled White Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 cup Avocado Oil (240ml)
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil Extra Virgin
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a jug or mixing bowl and using an immersion (handheld) blender blend it up into mayonnaise.
Notes
- Aquafaba. This usually translates to about quarter of what you would usually get if you drain a regular 15 ounce (425g) can of Chickpeas. You can throw the rest away or keep it for other uses.
- You can try other oils other than avocado oil with differing taste results.
- This recipe makes around 1 and ½ cups of mayonnaise.
I have a mustard allergy – any idea how I could leave the mustard out?? Not sure if it would alter the texture.
Hi Karen, you can definitely just leave it out. 🙂
I couldn’t’t get it to thicken at first if I added all the ingredients at the same time. I gave up and the mixture separated, so I tried again but started with the aquafaba first and adding the oil a tablespoon at a time. This time it worked great!
Omg finally a vegan mayo recipe that actually works !! So good !
This recipe is amazing!!! I tried the other mayo recipe but I must say I prefer this one! Haven’t had mayo in years and this one blew my mind at how true to real mayo it is! I used sunflower oil instead of avocado oil (I ran out of avocado oil making the other mayo) and I’m so glad that I did. This mayo has seriously made my day – thanks for such an amazing recipe and for the ongoing inspiration. I have around 10 of your recipes I want to try over the upcoming week/s ????
Thanks so much Cathy! So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
This is sooooo delicious!! I was really craving mayo and I hadn’t been happy with other recipes. The consistency and flavor is everything, tastes like Hellman’s. Thank you!!
Awesome! So happy to hear that Sara! 🙂
Hi are either of your mayonnaise recipes freezable?
Hi Melinda, I’m really not sure but I would be inclined to think not.
Is it sweet? Can I omit the maple syrup?
It’s not sweet at all, the maple syrup is for flavor balance, but you can omit if you want. 🙂
Looks yummy,definitely going to give it a try.
I don’t have avocado oil what can I use instead? Thank you
You can use extra virgin olive oil if you don’t have avocado oil on hand
I can’t wait to try it! How long does it store in the fridge?
4-5 days. 🙂
It looks lovely, I cook vegan cakes for my daughter’s cafe, and it is amazing how simple it is to cook without eggs.
Hi Julie! Yes, it’s so simple and there are so many ways to replace them. 🙂
Tasty and creamy, just super simple!