Soufflé glacé

Also referred to as frozen soufflé or ice cream soufflé, soufflé glacé is a cold dessert made by combining an egg yolk custard or Italian meringue with fruit purée and heavy cream before freezing the mixture until firm.

The denser and creamier ice cream soufflé version consists of a custard-like base of egg yolks and sugar that is mixed with fruit purée, whipped egg whites, and heavy cream. The lighter version uses Italian meringue, which is made with beaten egg whites and sugar syrup, and combines it with fruit purée and heavy cream.

Both types of ice cream soufflé are typically spooned into small soufflé dishes or ramekins with paper collars or foil collars attached to them that reach over the rim. When the paper or foil is removed, it gives the dessert its typical look of a puffed up soufflé, hence ice cream soufflé.

This sweet and frozen dessert can be enhanced with crumbled biscuits, macarons, or liquor, and it is usually finished off with a dusting of powdered sugar, fruit, or a drizzle of hot fruit coulis (fruit sauce).