Cheese Soufflé - Soufflé au Fromage

Name: Cheese Soufflé - Soufflé au Fromage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 cups full fat milk (, but works with lite milk too); 75 g (5 tbsp) unsalted butter; 1/2 cup plain flour (all-purpose); 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, + 50% for flakes)); 2 pinches ground white pepper ((substitute black pepper)); 150 g (1 1/2 cups) Gruyère cheese (, shredded using a standard box grater (tightly packed if using cups) (Note 2 for other cheeses)); 3 egg yolks (from large eggs (55g/2oz each in shell), at room temperature (Note 1)); 4 egg whites (from large eggs, at room temperature (total egg whites ~ 120g/4.2oz, Note1)); 1/2 tsp cream of tartar (, sifted if lumpy (Note 3)); 15 g (1 tbsp) unsalted butter (, melted (to grease the ramekins))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:30min

Recipe video above. Cheese Soufflé is a traditional French dish that combines simple pantry staples into something truly special. It rises beautifully in the oven, with a golden top and soft, airy centre. Don’t be intimidated by the name, it’s easier than you think to make it at home. I promise! I still remember my restaurant days, total chaos every time a soufflé came out of the oven. Someone would shout “Soufflé!!” and hope the wait staff appeared instantly, because one thing’s for sure: Soufflé doesn’t wait.

Updated at: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:32:57 GMT