Mango Passion Fruit Souffle Food

MANGO & RICOTTA SOUFFLé WITH PASSION FRUIT SAUCE

Steps:

• Halve the passion fruit and scoop out the pulp into a saucepan. Add the orange juice and boil until reduced by half. Strain into a jug, to give about 250ml, rubbing through with a spoon. Discard the pips. Cool.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 6. Butter the sides and base of 8 x 150ml ramekin dishes evenly, then coat with 1 tbsp of sugar.
• In a large bowl, whisk together half of the caster sugar, the orange zest, ricotta, fromage frais, 1 tbsp cornflour and the egg yolks. Fold in the mango flesh and 6 tbsp of the reduced juice.
• Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form, then whisk in the remaining sugar. Fold this into the ricotta mix and spoon into the prepared dishes, levelling the top. Set the dishes in a large, deep roasting tin and pour round boiling water to come halfway up the dishes. Cover the whole roasting tin with foil and seal the edges loosely. Bake for 50 mins until the soufflés have risen and set.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Blend the 1 tsp cornflour with a little cold water. Bring the remaining juice to the boil in a small saucepan, mix some into the cornflour, then pour back into the pan with the Curaçao or Cointreau. Heat, stirring until thickened. Set aside to cool. Dust each dessert lightly with icing sugar and drizzle with a little sauce. Serve remaining sauce separately.

PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLéS WITH PASSION FRUIT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put a baking tray on the top shelf to heat up. Grease 4 x 150ml ramekins with butter and dust the insides with caster sugar to coat.
• Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until stiff. Add 1 tbsp of the sugar and whisk for 30 secs more until thick and glossy. In a separate bowl, scoop the pulp from 1 passion fruit into the custard, then fold in the whisked egg white. Spoon the mixture into the prepared ramekins and put on the hot baking tray. Bake for 15 mins until risen and golden on top.
• While the soufflés are cooking, make the sauce. Scoop the remaining passion fruit pulp into a saucepan, add the remaining sugar and simmer gently for 5 mins. Finally add a knob of butter and stir until melted. Pass through a sieve and serve in a jug with the hot soufflés as soon as they come out of the oven. Let your guests break a hole in the centre of their soufflé, then pour in the sauce.

MANGO & PASSION FRUIT FOOL

Steps:

• Peel the mangoes using a vegetable peeler. Slice the cheeks off one and cut into small dice. Set aside.
• Cut the flesh from the remaining mango and stone, then purée flesh in a liquidiser. Squeeze out the seeds from 2 of the passion fruit halves and mix with the mango purée. Add lime juice to taste. Gently fold the yogurt and half the diced mango through the fruity purée.
• Divide between 4 glasses and top with the remaining diced mango. Cover and chill for 30 mins before eating. Scoop the seeds from the remaining passion fruit over the top of the fools to serve.

MANGO PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Grease six 1 cup ramekins and coat the insides of each with sugar. Set aside.
• In a small sauce pan heat the mango puree, passion fruit and sugar until the sugar dissolves then bring to a boil.
• In a small bowl combine the cornstarch and water and mix to dissolve.
• Add to saucepan and cook for 1 minute stirring constantly. Pour into a large bowl and chill.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl beat egg whites and sugar until the mixer is stiff. Gently fold the meringue into the chilled mango mixture.
• Spoon into the prepared ramekins and spread the tops level. Place ramekins on a cookie sheet and place on middle rack of oven. Cook for 10-15 minutes or until they have risen and are golden.
• Dust with confectioner sugar and serve immediately.
• * These will deflate a bit as they cool so you'll want to wait to bake them until right before serving for the most impressive effect. They will still look pretty and taste delicious when the cool though!