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mini lemon souffle in a glass cup
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Easy Lemon Souffles

Lemon souffle is light and fluffy and makes the perfect individually portioned dessert! Made with the perfect amount of lemon flavor, they're a perfect summertime treat!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fruit, lemon, summer
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 97kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and spray eight 4oz jelly jars with cooking spray. Place the jars into a 13x9-inch pan.
    ingredients to make lemon souffle
  • Place the lemon zest and juice, melted butter, flour, and 3 tbsp of sugar into a medium-sized bowl and whisk until you have a smooth paste. Set aside.
    adding ingredients for lemon souffles to a glass bowl
  • Place the egg yolks into a medium-sized bowl and the egg whites into a large bowl; a metal one is preferable for the egg whites.
    adding eggs to a glass mixing bowl
  • Add the milk to the egg yolks and whisk until smooth. Gradually pour the milk mixture into the lemon/flour mixture, whisking as you go, until smooth and well combined. Set aside.
    mixing souffle ingredients in a glass bowl
  • Beat the egg whites on high speed, with a hand mixer or your stand mixer fitted with a balloon whisk, until they just hold peaks.
    adding souffle mixture to a metal mixing bowl
  • Gradually add the remaining sugar, while continuing to beat the egg whites. Keep beating until the egg whites are glossy and hold their peak; this will take around 5 minutes.
    stiff peaks on a whisk
  • Using a metal spoon, add 1/4 of the egg white mixture into your milk/egg mixture and gently fold until combined. Repeat another 3 times until all of the egg whites are incorporated. Be very gentle when folding, you want to keep as much air in as possible and end up with a really light, airy, and somewhat runny batter.
    mixing sugar into a batter for lemon souffles
  • Divide the mixture between your jars, using about 1/3 cup of batter for each jar. They should fill up to the lowest rim line of your jars.
    adding batter to mini glass jars
  • Pour boiling water into the 13x9 inch pan making sure the water level is just below halfway up the jars.
    adding water to a glass pan with lemon souffle glasses lined up
  • Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until risen, lightly golden around the edges and they feel springy to the touch.
    finished lemon souffles
  • Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before serving with whipped cream and grated chocolate.
    holding a glass dish with lemon dessert

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 0.5mg