Gluten free souffle is a delicious side dish to make when you are entertaining friends. Follow these easy steps to create individual servings of light and fluffy broccoli cheese souffle that are sure to impress your guests. This easy souffle recipe makes eating gluten free simple and delicious.
I have finally mastered the souffle thanks to my friend Chef Watson. He is slowly improving how he puts recipe ingredients together. (I tried one of his souffle recipes with apples a little while ago and it was a total flop.) His last software update seems to have helped quite a bit.
These gluten free broccoli cheese souffles are so light and fluffy, and so pretty when they come out of the oven.
Souffles are not only fun to make, but surprisingly, kids LOVE them. Maybe it is all of the cheese, but my kids didn’t turn their noses up at the thought of broccoli. These make a beautiful side dish, yet they are light enough that they are not filling….leaving a lot more room for the main course! Souffles would be perfect for Thanksgiving or any dinner party. (*You can even try these Gluten Free Pumpkin Butter Souffles for a fun dessert idea.)
I won’t lie, there are a lot of steps to making the perfect souffle.
Making Souffle with Gluten Free Flour
The first thing you are probably wondering is if you can make a souffle with gluten free flour. YES! You absolutely can make souffles with gluten free flour!
The base starts with a gluten free roux, then builds from there to the final meringue steps. But don’t worry, I took photos of every step to help guide you through the process.
Is it worth it? For me, yes. This easy souffle recipe made 8 individual broccoli cheese souffles. Everyone, including my kids, ate them up. My daughter is studying French and she asked me to call these by their real name, Souffle Fromage. (It is really just a fancy way to say souffle cheese.)
How to Make a Gluten Free Souffle:
The first step is to melt the butter and minced garlic.
I can’t say enough about Authentic Foods Gluten Free Flours. They are ground to be super fine and they really have added so much to my gluten free cooking. I used this rice flour to make my roux.
This is the start to the gluten free roux.
I used my very favorite Pampered Chef chopper to chop up the broccoli into tiny pieces.
The base with the broccoli and milk added.
I love these mild green chilies. I added these for more flavor. (*The chiles are completely optional!)
Slowly whisk in the egg yolks. (Save the whites in a large bowl for later.)
Whisk in the cream cheese.
Gently add the base in four equal parts to the meringue.
Pour into greased ramekin dishes to bake.
They won’t all come out pretty :-). Some of the gluten free souffle look more like flowers.
Now, it is time to make your own gluten free souffle!
Things You Need To Make This Recipe:
- Souffle cups. These cups make a great souffle dish and are perfect for individual-sized souffles.
- A good whisk to blend it all together!
Broccoli Cheese Gluten Free Souffle
Make these gluten free broccoli souffles for your next gathering. I guarantee your guests will love them.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped broccoli, tiny pieces are best
- 2 tablespoons roasted green chiles
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons rice flour
- 4 ounces cream cheese, full fat
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/8 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 4 egg whites
- 3 egg yolks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease 8 ramekins and put in a baking dish.
- In a large skillet, melt butter.
- Add minced garlic and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add flour and whisk quickly.
- Slowly add in milk, salt, chilies, and broccoli.
- Whisk to blend well.
- Bring to a very slow boil.
- Reduce heat and whisk in cream cheese.
- Remove from heat.
- Separate the eggs, placing the egg whites in a large bowl.
- One at a time, add the egg yolks, whisking the whole time so the yolk doesn't cook.
- Use an electric mixer to beat the egg whites.
- When the egg whites are just foamy, add the cream of tarter.
- Continue to mix the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed.
- Add the broccoli mixture to the egg whites in four equal parts, mixing gently.
- When the mixture is blended, use a ladle and fill the ramekins until they are almost full.
- Top each with a few green chiles.
- Bake until golden on top, about 20-25 minutes.
- They do rise quite a bit, and fall just as quickly 🙂
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 7Amount Per Serving: Calories: 197 Saturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 117mg Sodium: 492mg Carbohydrates: 5g Sugar: 2g Protein: 5g
Suzette
These look so delicious!! Do you think they would work with almond flour instead of rice flour?
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Suzette, I don’t think almond flour will work in this recipe. Can you use sorghum flour instead of rice? That should work.
Debra C.
These look so light and delicious I can see why the kids love them! And I’ll take mine with cheese please! 😀
Debra C.
These look so light and delicious I can see why the kids love them! And I’ll take mine with cheese please! 😀
Sandi Gaertner
Anytime, come on over 🙂
Healing Tomato
I have never thought of making broccoli souffles before. This look so good and they are very creative.
Lyn
These look amazing! What size ramekins did you use?
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Lyn, I used little ramekins for these souffles. They are 3 inches tall and 4 inches wide.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate
These look great! And who wouldn’t want a pretty flower-like souffle? 🙂 Love the addition of green chiles!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Patricia. My kids liked the flower ones best LOL…
Linda (Meal Planning Maven)
Your souffles are beautiful and of course I love they are gluten-free!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Linda. You can use regular flour if you don’t need these to be gluten free 🙂
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
Sandi, these are fantastic. I can’t believe how perfect they look! I really want to eat them…now…where’s my fork.
Sandi Gaertner
Thanks Michelle….come on over. We still have one left for you 🙂
Debra Clark
This look so light and delicious. I love that they are presented in individual servings. One thing I struggle with is appropriate serving size – this makes it easy!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Debra…I also struggle with serving size. These make a perfect portion.
Kelly @ TastingPage
These definitely look worth the effort and definitely Thanksgiving worthy in their presentation!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Kelly!
Katerina
Lovely little souffles and so tasty!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Katerina 🙂
cristina
These souffles look delicious and something I can make for Mom (how needs to be GF). So glad I have a stash of rice flour! 🙂 Thx for sharing…
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Christina. I hope she likes them.