Frozen Soufflé With Hot Strawberry Sauce Recipes

ICE CREAM " SOUFFLE " WITH HOT STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Soften ice cream until stir-able but not melted. Stir in crumbled macaroons and Grand Marnier.
• Whip cream till thick and shiny; fold into ice cream.
• Spoon into a mold - an angel food cake pan is just the right size - or use your biggest springform pan.
• Sprinkle with almonds, dust with sugar, cover with plastic wrap and return to freezer. (needs at least 4 hours to get firm; overnight preferred).
• Unmold onto a serving platter & store in the freezer until serving time.
• Make the sauce just before serving:
• Put berries in a saucepan with the sugar. Simmer until just soft but not mushy. Remove from heat and add Grand Marnier.
• To serve - slice the souffle and top with hot sauce. Serve immediately!

STRAWBERRY SOUFFLE WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter well and chill 8 1 1/4-cup souffle dishes.
• Place strawberries in food processor or blender. Add 3/4 cup sugar. Puree well. Taste for sweetness (amount of sugar varies with sweetness of fruit). Transfer to bowl.
• Add yolks to mixture and blend well with wire whisk. In another bowl whisk whites while gradually adding 1/2 cup sugar. Whisk until you have soft peaks. Fold 1/4 of whites into strawberries, then remainder. Do not overwork. Taste for sweetness.
• Place souffle dishes on baking sheet and fill rim. Before placing in oven run thumb around rim of each to remove any overflow, which could cling and prevent souffle from rising fully. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Add sauce before serving.

FROZEN STRAWBERRY SOUFFLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.
• Add 1 cup sugar and beat until disolved.
• Stir in 1/2 cup strawberry puree.
• Place in top of double boiler and cook over hot water until thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes, stirring frequently; allow to cool.
• Add Grand Marnier, a little at a time,until thoroughly blended.
• Combine 1 cup sugar and orange juice in a 1-quart saucepan.
• Cook, uncovered,over medium-low heat, stirring until disolved.
• Continue cooking without stirring until mixture reaches the soft ball stage(245 degrees).
• While orange juice and sugar are cooking, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Very slowly pour in hot orange syrup, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Whip cream and fold into yolk mixture.
• Fold in remaining strawberry puree.
• Gently but thoroughly fold in meringue.
• Spoon into oiled and collared 1 1/2 quart souffle dish.
• Freeze about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• When firm, carefully wrap in freezer paper, securing edges with masking tape.
• To serve, remove collar and press chopped pistachios around sides of souffle.
• Whip cream and use to garnish top.
• Decorate with strawberries and serve with raspberry sauce.
• Raspberry Sauce:.
• Combine the thawed raspberries and the Grand Marnier and blend well.

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.

CHILLED STRAWBERRY SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Place a medium bowl in the freezer to chill. Cut 4 strips of parchment paper about 1 inch longer than the circumference and at least 1 1/2 inches taller than a 6-ounce ramekin. Wrap a parchment-paper strip around each of 4 ramekins to form a collar, and secure with tape.
• Reserve 4 small strawberries for garnishing. Hull the remaining strawberries. Puree 3 cups strawberries and 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar in a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Transfer to a bowl or small pitcher, cover, and chill to serve with the souffles. Slice the remaining strawberries, combine with 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and divide them among the souffle dishes.
• Place 1/4 cup wine in a small saucepan. Sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand until gelatin begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, remove bowl from freezer, and pour cream into bowl; whip cream until soft peaks form. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar and the orange zest on high speed until light and very thick, at least 5 minutes.
• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. In a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan, bring the remaining 1 3/4 cups wine just to a boil. With the mixer on low speed, slowly stir the hot wine into the egg-yolk mixture. Return this mixture to the pan, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it thickens and lightly coats the back of a wooden spoon, 3 to 4 minutes. Be sure not to let it boil; if it does it will curdle. Remove the custard from the heat, and immediately set the pan into the ice-water bath.
• Melt gelatin over very low heat, and stir it into the warm custard. Continue stirring until it starts to set. Remove it from the ice-water bath and fold in the whipped cream. Pour the mixture into the prepared souffle dishes, covering the strawberries. You will have to work quickly, as the mixture sets quickly once it is cold. It should fill to an inch or more above the rim of the dishes. Chill until firmly set, at least 2 and up to 12 hours (if kept longer, the souffles tend to stiffen).
• To serve, loosen and remove the parchment-paper collars from the souffles. Thinly slice each reserved strawberry to form a fan, leaving the slices joined at the hull. Press the strawberries flat with your thumb to fan the slices, and set one on top of each souffle. If the souffles have been chilled for more than a few hours, let them warm and soften at room temperature for a few minutes. Serve with the chilled strawberry sauce.

FROZEN PEACH SOUFFLE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Use a food mill to process raspberries and remove seeds; discard seeds.
• Alternatively, you can puree raspberries in a food processor, then strain to remove seeds; makes about 1 cup raspberry puree.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together raspberry puree and sugar, until sugar is dissolved; stir in lemon juice and chill (makes about 1/2 cup syrup and can be stored up to 3 days in the refrigerator).
• Cut a sheet of waxed paper to wrap around a one quart souffle dish; fold in thirds, lengthwise, so it is about 4 inches wide; wrap around the souffle dish and tape ends together, like a collar, so it extends the "height" of the dish by 3 inches; chill dish in freezer.
• Alternatively, use the same method to increase the "height" of 8 individual ramekins by 1 1/2 inches.
• In a large saucepan, over medium heat, cook peaches, 1/3 cup sugar and the lemon juice, stirring frequently, until peaches are soft and break down to an applesauce consistency, about 15 minutes.
• Puree the cooked peaches in a food mill or blender; you'll have about 2 cups.
• In a small saucepan, over medium heat, warm peach liqueur, stir in gelatin and cook, while stirring, until the gelatin melts; stir the gelatin mixture and the almond extract into the peach puree; chill until cold.
• Bring a pot of water to a simmer; beat egg yolks with remaining 2/3 cups sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Place mixing bowl over the simmering water, being sure the bowl does not touch the water; whisk egg yolks until they are pale yellow and have doubled in volume, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove bowl from heat, whisk in the peach mixture and whisk until it cools down.
• Beat egg whites to stiff peaks; in a separate bowl, beat whipping cream to soft peaks.
• Stir half the egg whites into the peach mixture; add remaining egg whites to the whipped cream, then pour the peach mixture on top.
• Gently fold them all together.
• Gently spoon mixture into the souffle dish or the prepared ramekins; it should come at least halfway up the paper collar.
• Smooth out the top and scatter with the toasted almonds.
• Freeze until very firm, at least 4 hours; it can be frozen overnight, but transfer to the refrigerator for an hour to soften before serving.
• If you do make it more than 1 day in advance, press plastic wrap to surface, once frozen.
• To serve, carefully remove collar, serve thin slices with a little raspberry sauce spooned over, and the rest passed.
• Alternatively, serve in individual ramekins, with a little raspberry sauce.

FROZEN GRAND MARNIER SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Cut out four 14x6-inch strips of foil. Fold each lengthwise in half. Wrap 1 around each of four 2/3-cup soufflé dishes. Secure with tape if necessary. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium metal bowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water) and whisk until thermometer registers 140°F for 3 consecutive minutes, about 10 minutes. Remove from over water. Using electric mixer, beat until cool, about 4 minutes.
• Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat cream in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold Grand Marnier mixture into cream.
• Divide soufflé mixture among prepared dishes. Freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Remove foil collars from soufflés. Serve, passing Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce separately.

FROZEN SOUFFLé WITH HOT STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Soften ice cream slightly. Stir in crumbled macaroons and Grand Marnier. Whip cream until thick and shiny; fold into ice cream mixture. Spoon into an angel food cake pan. Sprinkle surface lightly with almonds and powdered sugar. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, 4-5 hours or overnight. Unmold onto cold platter. Return to freezer until serving time. Hot Strawberry Sauce: Just before serving, put berries in a saucepan with sugar; simmer until soft, but not mushy. Remove from heat; stir in Grand Marnier. Serve frozen soufflé topped with sauce.

FROZEN STRAWBERRY SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Praline: Lightly oil a sheet pan.
• Melt the sugar in a small sauce pan, over low heat, increasing the temperature gradually.
• Continue to cook until the sugar turns golden brown (swirl, but do not stir).
• Immediately fold in the hazelnuts, and quickly spread the mixture on the sheet pan.
• The caramel will start to set very quickly.
• When the praline has cooled and is hard, break it into small pieces; set 6 pieces aside for the garnish, and finely crush the remaining praline.
• Souffle: Cut six 13-by-4-inch strips of parchment or aluminum foil.
• Form into collars around six 6-ounce ramekins, and tape or tie in place.
• Cut a quater of the strawberries into 1/4-inch chunks, and toss with 3 Tablespoons of sugar.
• Set aside to macerate for 20 minutes.
• Puree the remaining strawberries in a blender or food processor, and reserve.
• Whip the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually sift in the remaining sugar, and whip until a stiff, light meringue forms.
• Fold in the orange zest, crushed praline, drained macerated strawberries, and strawberry puree.
• Whip the cream until stiff and fold into the strawberry meringue along with the amaretto.
• Ladle the mixture into the prepared ramekins, filling them to 1/2 inch from the top of the collars.
• Set on a tray and freeze overnight.
• (The souffles will keep in the freezer for week).
• Remove the parchment, and garnish each souffle with a fresh strawberry, a piece of praline, and a sprig of mint.
• Serve immediately.