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French · Dessert

Soufflé à l'Orange Flambé

An orange-and-rum soufflé layered with crushed macaroons and baked in a shallow serving dish, so it holds its height at the table; flamed with warm rum and served with a vanilla crème anglaise.

  • Yield4 to 6 servings, with about 350 ml custard sauce
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 9 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Soufflé

  • 2oranges, for their finely grated zest, zested
  • 135 ggranulated sugar
  • 6egg yolks
  • 60 mldark rum or fresh orange juice
  • 30 gcornstarch, sifted
  • 6egg whites, at room temperature
  • ¼ tspcream of tartar
  • 25 ggranulated sugar, for the whites
  • 1 tbspunsalted butter, for the dish, softened
  • 70 galmond macaroons (amaretti), coarsely crumbled
  • 2 tbspicing sugar
  • 80 mlrum or brandy, for flaming, warmedoptional

Crème anglaise

  • 3egg yolks
  • 65 ggranulated sugar
  • 300 mlwhole milk, heated to steaming
  • 2 tspvanilla extract
  • 1 tbsprumoptional
  • 15 gunsalted butter, softenedoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Vanilla
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Stand mixer

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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