Easy And Light Pumpkin Souffle Recipes

PUMPKIN CASSEROLE/SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Beat sugar, butter, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add pumpkin and mix well. Beat milk, flour, and baking powder into pumpkin mixture until smooth; pour into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle cinnamon over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set in the middle, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

PUMPKIN SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Separate egg yolks and whites. Place egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl. Place 2 of the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl reserve the third egg yolk for another use.
• Add pumpkin, milk, heavy cream, brown sugar, white sugar, molasses, whiskey, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and cloves to the 2 egg yolks; beat with an electric mixer until well blended.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add 1/4 of the egg whites to the pumpkin mixture; mix until well blended. Delicately fold in the remaining egg whites. Ladle into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and bake for 15 minutes. Turn to oven down to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until the surface no longer jiggles, about 15 minutes more. The total cook time should be about 1 hour. Turn off the oven.
• Leaving the souffle in the oven with the door ajar, for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the inside of an 8-inch souffle dish. Place in a roasting pan that fits the dish.
• Add the cream cheese, pumpkin puree and butter to a medium bowl. Using a rubber spatula, mix together until smooth and well combined. Switch to a whisk and add the egg yolks one at a time, making sure they are fully incorporated before adding the next yolk. Add the cake flour, vanilla and cinnamon and mix well until smooth. Slowly add the milk until fully incorporated. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites in a large bowl using an electric hand mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. With the mixer running, slowly sprinkle in the sugar until glossy and stiff peaks form. Fold one-third of the egg white into the cream cheese mixture using the whisk until incorporated. Repeat with another third. Now add the cream cheese mixture into the bowl with the remaining egg white and, using a spatula, gently fold in the remaining egg white until no streaks remain.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared dish. Drizzle with the melted chocolate and run a skewer through the top to make a design. Fill the roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the souffle dish and place in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300 degrees F and continue to bake until the souffle is just set but still a little jiggly in the center, about 50 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature in the water bath. Remove from the water and refrigerate to cool completely, at least 2 hours. Use a large spoon to serve the souffle.

PUMPKIN SOUFFLE WITH TODD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a small baking sheet. Spread pumpkin puree evenly over prepared baking sheet. Bake until puree loses most of its moisture, but is not quite dry and has not formed a crust, about 25 minutes. Stir halfway through cooking time. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Add cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and vanilla extract to pumpkin mixture. Stir to combine. Cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (and up to 3 days).
• In a small saucepan, combine milk and fresh ginger. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and let steep for at least 30 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve; discard solids.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Butter six 10-ounce souffle dishes. Dust with granulated sugar, tapping out excess.
• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth. Gradually add the steeped milk, whisking constantly, and continue to cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the pumpkin mixture and the brown sugar to milk mixture; stir to combine. Stir in egg yolks. Transfer to a large bowl, and place bowl in the ice-water bath to cool mixture completely.
• Combine egg whites and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and beat until stiff glossy peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, fold egg whites into chilled pumpkin mixture in two stages.
• Pour into prepared souffle dishes, mounding mixture slightly over the rim. Smooth surfaces of souffles with your fingertip. Bake until tops are colored and dry to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve immediately with cinnamon anglaise.

SPICED-PUMPKIN SOUFFLéS WITH BOURBON AND MOLASSES SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together milk, cornstarch, spices, and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in a small heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking, then simmer, whisking, 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and whisk in pumpkin. Transfer to a large bowl and cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in lower third. Butter ramekins and coat with granulated sugar, knocking out excess, then put in a large shallow baking pan.
• Beat egg whites with salt in another large bowl using an electric mixer until they hold soft peaks. Add remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar a little at a time, beating, then beat until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Fold one third of whites into cooled pumpkin mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Divide mixture among ramekins, mounding it.
• Bake soufflés until puffed and golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Dust with confectioners sugar and serve immediately.