Chickpea liquid??

[Flossie44]

Hi

I am trying to up my intake of chickpeas and beans etc.
Tonigjht I opened w can of chickpeas and the water was incredibly thick and jelly like!! Is this ok???? They were over a year in date and the tin was undamaged.

Any ideas??

It's got a name - Aquafaba! Or Bean Water, Can be used to make vegan meringues and the like.

Mind you, I've never been tempted to use it, too many preservatives and chemicals.

Give the chickpeas a good rinse and see how they look and smell.

What preservatives and chemicals do you think are in a can of chick peas? It's just chick peas and water, possibly some salt.

It's aquafaba. Awesome stuff if your child (or you) has an egg allergy. It works in biscuits, meringues and marshmallows.

Rinse the chickpeas and you'll be fine

Doesn’t it make the meringues taste of chickpeas?

The best use of the liquid is homemade vegan mayo. The meringue I made wasn’t quite up to scratch but the vegan mayo was a perfect substitute.

Not at all @BentNeckLady they're a bit sweeter than usual and took a long time to get to stiff peaks, but I was going to be damned if I was missing out on Eton mess because I was breastfeeding DS.

I haven't tried mayo @karmakameleon - sorry to hijack OP - what recipe do you use please?

It’s been a long time since I made it (back to normal mayo now) but the one on the bbc website looks similar to the one I used to make.