An Experiment – Can Hemp Seeds be used to Make Egg Replacer?

I came across some hemp seeds while I was in the health food store recently, and I immediately thought – hmmm… I wonder what I can make with these. (Am I the only one who browses in the health food store like most people browse at the mall?) The hemp seeds were sitting right next to the flax seeds I usually buy, and my brain started cooking up experiments I could try.

The first experiment I decided to try was to attempt to make a hemp seed egg replacement, similar to flax seed eggs.

My method was exactly the same as I what I use to make an egg replacement with flax seeds. First I ground the seeds into a fine powder using my seed grinder. Then I combined one tablespoon of hemp seed powder with three tablespoons water. I whisked it together and let it sit. I was hoping for that magical gloppy effect that happens when I do this with flax seeds.

It didn’t happen.

So I added more hemp seed powder, and still no gloppiness. Hmmm… but something interesting did happen.

I did succeed in making hemp milk! And it makes sense. In fact, that is exactly how hemp milk (and other milks made from nuts) is made. I added more water to the mixture, and let it sit longer. The longer I let it sit, the stronger the milk mixture became. Then I strained it with a fine strainer and put in the fridge – to be used in a baking recipe soon!

I had the equivalent of unsweetened hemp milk.

My conclusion is that hemp seeds cannot be used to make an egg replacer, but combining hemp seed powder with water does make hemp milk. That said, I don’t expect to be making my own hemp milk very often, as it’s very easy to purchase it ready-made, but I did want to share the results – just in case I’m not the only crazy person out there who was wondering if this would work!