Best Individual Fruit Souffle Recipes

INDIVIDUAL PEACH SOUFFLE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400F Brush 8 individual 1 cup ramekins with soft butter, making sure to get all the folds and rim. Dust each dish with sugar, remove excess and chill the dishes until the soufflé mixture is ready. In the bowl of the food processor fitted with the blade attachment, pulse the peaches until coarsely chopped. The pieces should be no larger than 1/4 inch. Remove 3/4 cup and place 2 tablespoons each of the chopped peaches in the prepared ramekins. Set aside. Add the lemon juice, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt to the remaining peaches. Process until very smooth and pureed. Transfer 1 cup to a medium bowl, discarding any remainder. Set aside. in the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy. Add about 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until the whites hold a stiff peak, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add the remaining sugar and beat until the whites are glossy and hold a long peak when the spoon is lifted. About 1 minute. Add about a quarter of the beaten egg whites to the peach puree mixture and stir until well mixed. Pour this mixture over the remaining whites and fold them together as lightly as possible. Spoon the mixture into the prepared soufflé ramekins. The mixture should come up to the top of the ramekin. Smooth the top with a metal spatula and then run your thumb around the inside rim of each dish, making a shallow "moat" around the edge of the batter. this will help the souffles to rise straight up. Or if you wish a more rustic soufflé, don't scrape the top and pull the mixture in the ramekins up into little peaks. Transfer the filled soufflé ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet to the oven. Bake until puffed, golden and gently set in the center,8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve immediately. Freezing eggs: You can freeze egg yolks. If you are likely to use them within three days of cracking open the shell, you can safely eep them covered in the refrigerator. For longer storage, you can keep them in the freezer for up to 4 months. Eggs become gelatinous when frozen. So gelatinous that they can be hard to use. Mix 1/8 tsp of salt or 1 1/2 tsp of sugar or corn syrup for every four yolks you freeze to inhibit their becoming gelatinous. If you try this, make sure you label the container clearly so that four months from now you know whether you are supposed to be making custard or Hollandaise.

HOT VANILLA SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush 4 to 6 individual souffle dishes (or a 7-cup souffle dish) well with melted butter. Put the sugar inside one dish and toss to coat, then tip the excess sugar into the next dish and repeat. Place the dishes in the refrigerator to chill.
• Reserving 1/3 cup of the milk, place the remaining 1 cup in a large saucepan. Add the vanilla bean and heat just to a boil, then turn off the heat and set aside to let the vanilla bean infuse for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the 1/3 cup granulated sugar, the flour, and the reserved 1/3 cup milk. Add a little of the hot milk and whisk to combine, then add the flour mixture to the hot milk mixture in the saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking occasionally. Simmer just until thickened, about 1 minute. Turn off the heat. Add the butter, stir, cover, and set aside 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and whisk in the egg yolks.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), whip the egg whites in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form. Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and continue whipping until stiff and glossy. Fold into the milk mixture.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared dishes, filling them 3/4 full. Run your thumb around the inside rim of each dish, making a shallow "moat" around the edge of the batter. This will help the souffles to rise straight up. Dust the surfaces with confectioners' sugar. (The souffles can stand at this point for up to 30 minutes.) Bake in the center of the oven until puffed and light golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Do not open the oven door unless absolutely necessary.
• Satin Chocolate Sauce: Combine the 2 chocolates over simmering water in the top half of a double boiler. Stir constantly until melted, then whisk in the syrup and water without removing the double boiler from the heat. Whisk until smooth and shiny. (The sauce can be made up to 48 hours in advance and refrigerated. To rewarm, stir over low heat or heat in a microwave.) At the table, serve the hot souffles by poking a hole in each one and pouring chocolate sauce into the hole, then drizzling sauce over the tops. For a large souffle, spoon onto dessert plates and drizzle sauce on each serving.

INDIVIDUAL CHEESE SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Coat 4 (6 ounce) ramekins with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with breadcrumbs, tilting and turning dishes to coat sides completely.
• In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle with flour.
• Cook, stirring, until mixture begins to pull away from pan.
• Gradually whisk in milk.
• Return to medium heat; cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk in a large bowl, the egg yolks, salt, pepper, dry mustard, and garlic powder.
• Temper the yolk mixture, by putting some of it into the onion milk sauce, then add all the onion milk sauce back into large bowl of yolks.
• In a medium sized bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form that do not fall over when the whisk is lifted.
• Gently fold the egg whites and Cheddar into cooled sauce in large bowl.
• Divide mixture evenly among four custard cups.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan.
• Put custard cups on a baking sheet so that they are easier to handle.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Souffle should still be moist in center; do not overcook and yes it will fall but that is the nature of a souffle.

MINI SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 4 individual-size ramekins and place them on a baking sheet.
• Sprinkle grated cheese over bottoms of ramekins.
• Divide ham and mushrooms among ramekins.
• Top with a pinch of nutmeg.
• Whisk eggs well. Slowly whisk in heavy cream.
• Divide egg mixture among ramekins.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until souffles are puffed and golden (souffles can be held in a warm oven for about 20 minutes before they begin to deflate.).

INDIVIDUAL GRUYERE SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Place four 1/2-cup souffle dishes into the refrigerator to chill.
• Separate the eggs, placing the yolks in one bowl and the whites in larger bowl.
• With one tablespoon of the butter, butter the bottom and sides of each souffle dish, paying special attention to the sides. Place in refrigerator.
• Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. Blend well, but do not brown the flour. Add the milk, stirring rapidly with the whisk, add the salt and pepper, nutmeg and cayenne. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 seconds, stirring.
• Blend the cornstarch and water and add to the bubbling sauce. Stir and cook for about two minutes. Add the yolks, stirring vigorously. Cook, stirring, for about a minute.
• Spoon and scrape the mixture into large mixing bowl. Add the cubed Gruyere, blend well with a wire whisk. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites in a mixing bowl, preferably copper. With a flexible balloon-shaped wire whisk or a hand beater, beat them until stiff and thick. Add half of the whites to the souffle mixture and mix thoroughly. Add the remaining whites, folding them in quickly but gently with a rubber spatula.
• Spoon and scrape even amounts of the mixture into each souffle dish. The mixture should fit inside the dish to about a quarter-inch from the top of the dish. With your thumb, create a channel around the periphery of the dish to allow for expansion. Sprinkle the top with the grated gruyere.
• Place the dish on a baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

CARLO MIDDIONE'S QUICK FRUIT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Put the strawberries in a small bowl, mix with one to two tablespoons sugar (to taste) and the brandy and allow to macerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter six small souffle dishes four inches in diameter (about one-and-a-quarter-cup capacity). Dust each with a teaspoon of sugar.
• Beat egg whites until softly peaked, sprinkle on one tablespoon of sugar and continue beating to firm but supple peaks. Quickly fold in the strawberry mixture so the fruit is well distributed but not perfectly incorporated. You have to work fast.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared souffle dishes, put them on a cookie sheet and place in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes until puffed above the rims of the dishes and browned. Serve at once.