Frozen Soufflé

The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler, which means “to blow up” or, more loosely, “to puff up.” This definition is intended for hot soufflés, which contain an egg white foam that, when baked, puffs up and is very light in texture. Frozen soufflés contain an egg white foam and are made to resemble a hot soufflé. The mixture is placed in a ramekin or soufflé mold, whose height is increased by a band of parchment paper or aluminum foil, and then frozen. Once it is frozen, the band of paper or foil is taken off so that the soufflé rises above the level of the mold, looking like a hot soufflé does when it comes out of the oven.