La Comedia Sweet Potato Souffle - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

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Why is my sweet potato souffle runny? ›

Roasting sweet potatoes in the oven makes them sweeter and lends caramel-like notes from the natural sugars cooking. Don't add more sugar to make up for it—that could make the souffle runny. Just know it's a flavor trade-off you'll be making if you do this.

A little cornstarch mixed in should thicken it as it cooks. For a normal-family-sized dish, maybe about 1-2 teaspoons of cornstarch sprinkled over the top (to reduce lumps, don't just dump it in) then mixed in.

Store leftover sweet potato soufflé in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in the microwave or a 350 F oven for 15 minutes, or until warmed through. You can also freeze this dish in an airtight, freezer-safe container for up to 6 months.

Eggs and cream help stabilize the dish and prevent it from becoming too runny (a common complaint with many sweet potato casserole recipes). Make it as smooth or chunky as you like!

The egg is the all-important binder in a sweet potato casserole: it enriches and stiffens the mixture without making it heavy. Make sure to cool the mash slightly before adding the egg so it doesn't scramble, and to stir well so there are no streaks of cooked egg white in the finished dish.

A soufflé is made up of a base (usually white sauce or creme patissiere enriched with egg yolks), a flavor (added to the base) and whipped egg whites gently folded in and baked in the oven. While it's cooking, the air trapped in the egg whites expands, causing it to rise.

We've all watched in horror as a soufflé that we worked so hard on sinks right before our eyes. Adding a small amount of cream of tartar when beating egg whites helps add structure to each little air bubble that you create in the process. This will lower the risk of the whites collapsing when baked.

Underbake and you'll have a soupy mess. Overbake and a once beautifully majestic souffle will collapse.

TO STORE: Sweet potato soufflé may be kept in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the fridge. TO REHEAT: Rewarm leftovers in a baking dish in the oven at 350°F or in the microwave. TO FREEZE: Freeze souffle in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months.

Souffle may be made up ahead and refrigerated as long as 24 hours. Put souffle in cold oven and bake 50 minutes at 325 degrees. It can also be frozen up to 7 days. Allow 50 to 60 minutes to bake frozen at the same temperature.

How do you tell when sweet potato casserole is done? ›

Sprinkle the topping evenly over the sweet potato mixture, then pop it into the oven and let it bake for 40 to 45 minutes. You will know it's done when the topping is lightly browned and the center of your casserole is set and firm.

Bake, don't boil

Baking sweet potatoes caramelizes their natural sugars, especially when done whole. It intensifies their flavor and creates a richer taste compared to boiling, which can result in a watered-down, bland flavor.

The reason they are hard in the middle is cook them longer or on a higher temperature. Soaking will not help soften your sweet potato unless you are putting the potato and water in a pot on the stove and cooking it. If your sweet potato is still hard it's not cooked enough.

If you take too long to use the batter, the egg whites will become watery over time. This is why I preheat my pan ahead of time and use all the batter immediately. If the egg whites are not stiff enough, they will cause the batter to fall flat and become watery.

The hotter the oven, the more quickly and fully the soufflé will rise, and the faster it will brown and set on the outside. But the soufflé is also more likely to remain runny in the center, since it'd come close to burning on the outside if you were to leave it long enough to cook through to the center.

Soufflés are best when they're still slightly runny in the centre. To check if a soufflé is set, gently tap the dish – it should wobble just a little bit. If the centre seems too fluid, cook for a few more minutes.

If you are a bit nervous about making a souffle, you can help stabilize the egg whites by adding 1/16th of a teaspoon of cream of tartar per egg white or about half a teaspoon of cornstarch to savory souffles or one or two tablespoons of sugar toward the end of beating the whites of a sweet one, even if the recipe ...