: a dish that is made from a sauce, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, and a flavoring or purée (as of seafood, fruit, or vegetables) and baked until puffed up
Examples of soufflé in a Sentence
Noun
a serving of chocolate soufflé
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
In his cookbook dedicated to dishes that parents can cook with their children (or grandparents with their grandchildren), culinary guru Jacques Pepin explains that this easy-to-make egg dish is neither a classic flan nor a traditional souffle.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
Try these stoneware ramekins, which can be used to bake mini souffles and chocolate lava cakes, hold dips and sauces, serve snacks, and more.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
Think of this recipe as an easier souffle.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
About 10 4-ounce souffle cups of flan.
—Alex Cason, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
For dessert like an excellent dark chocolate souffle and beautiful petit fours, you’re moved into a parlor.
—Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
And with a better souffle. Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
That this french souffle doesn’t completely crumble at that point is a tribute to Legardinier’s skill in juggling the tonal shifts without losing control of the bigger picture.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Other bites included pomme souffles adorned with Siberian caviar.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
In his cookbook dedicated to dishes that parents can cook with their children (or grandparents with their grandchildren), culinary guru Jacques Pepin explains that this easy-to-make egg dish is neither a classic flan nor a traditional souffle.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
Try these stoneware ramekins, which can be used to bake mini souffles and chocolate lava cakes, hold dips and sauces, serve snacks, and more.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Nov. 2025
Think of this recipe as an easier souffle.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
About 10 4-ounce souffle cups of flan.
—Alex Cason, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
For dessert like an excellent dark chocolate souffle and beautiful petit fours, you’re moved into a parlor.
—Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
And with a better souffle. Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
That this french souffle doesn’t completely crumble at that point is a tribute to Legardinier’s skill in juggling the tonal shifts without losing control of the bigger picture.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 July 2025
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“Soufflé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/souffl%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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soufflé
1 of 2 noun
souf·flé
sü-ˈflā 
ˈsü-ˌflā
: a delicate spongy hot dish lightened in baking by stiffly beaten egg whites
cheese soufflé
soufflé
2 of 2 adjective
variants
or souffléed
-ˈflād
-ˌflād
: puffed by or in cooking
soufflé omelet
Etymology
Noun
derived from French soufflé, past participle of souffler "to blow up, inflate"
Medical Definition
souffle
noun
souf·fle
ˈsü-fəl
: a blowing sound heard on auscultation
the uterine souffle heard in pregnancy
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