Too-Easy Vegan Fried Ravioli

If you've ever looked for an egg wash substitute that actually gets breadcrumbs to stick — no real egg required — this is the recipe that proves it works. Store-bought vegan ravioli gets a quick dip in Peggs instead of beaten egg, a roll through breadcrumbs, and a few minutes in the air fryer. What comes out is a crisp, golden shell around a soft, saucy center — the kind of "wait, this is vegan?" appetizer that disappears off the plate before the marinara's even warm.

Real egg wash has one job: give breading something to grip onto so it doesn't fall off in the fryer. Peggs does that job without the cholesterol, the allergen risk, or the trip to the fridge for a carton that goes bad in three weeks. It's also just faster — no cracking, no separating whites from yolks, no washing a whisk covered in raw egg.

Ingredients

• 1 package vegan ravioli (fresh or frozen, your choice)
• 1/4 cup Peggs powder + 1/4 cup water, whisked smooth
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (panko works best for crunch)
• 1 tsp dried basil
• Marinara sauce, for serving

Made with Peggs: This whole recipe runs on one thing doing double duty as your egg wash — Peggs. Grab the 60-pack if fried appetizers are becoming a regular thing in your kitchen; at that size it works out to under a dollar an egg-equivalent, and the pouch sits in your pantry until you need it, not your fridge.

Instructions

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1. Cook the ravioli according to package instructions, then drain and pat completely dry. (Dry ravioli is the difference between breading that sticks and breading that slides off in the fryer.)
2. Preheat your air fryer (or oven) to 350°F.
3. Whisk the Peggs powder with water until smooth and lump-free. Dip each cooked ravioli in the Peggs mixture, then roll it in breadcrumbs until fully coated.
4. Arrange the breaded ravioli in a single layer in the air fryer basket and mist lightly with cooking spray. Air-fry for 3–4 minutes, flip, spray again, and cook another 3–4 minutes until golden and crisp.
5. Warm the marinara sauce while the ravioli finishes.
6. Sprinkle with basil and serve hot, with the marinara for dipping.

How Peggs Behaves in This Recipe

1. Whisked, it turns into a smooth, tacky liquid — closer to a real egg wash than you'd expect, with no stringiness or separating.
2. It coats the ravioli in a thin, even film that breadcrumbs grip onto immediately, so nothing shakes loose in the basket.
3. In the air fryer, that film goes matte, not glossy — the crunch and color you see is the breadcrumbs browning, not the Peggs underneath, so you get crisp texture without any eggy smell or flavor coming through.

More egg-free recipes

Looking for other places to swap eggs out of a recipe? Try the farmer's market frittata, breakfast egg muffins or easy vegan pancakes. Our complete guide to egg substitutes covers every method side by side, and if you're baking rather than frying, the best egg substitutes for baking breaks down which swap works for which bake.