Banana Souffles

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• butter-flavored cooking spray
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 bananas, ripe (not over-ripe)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 large egg yolk
• 3 large egg whites
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°. spray four 1-cup ramekins with cooking spray (or brush with melted butter). add 2 tablespoons of the sugar to 1 of the ramekins and rotate it to coat with sugar. tap the excess sugar into another ramekin and repeat until all the ramekins are coated with sugar.
• 2 in a food processor, puree bananas with lime juice, egg yolk and 2 tablespoons of sugar until smooth. pour into a large bowl.
• 3 in a stainless steel or glass bowl, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until firm and glossy.
• 4 using a rubber spatula, beat one-fourth of the beaten whites into the banana mixture, then gently fold in the remaining whites. pour soufflé mixture into prepared ramekins and tap them lightly on a countertop.
• 5 set ramekins on a baking sheet and bake in the center of the oven for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown and risen.
• 6 serve at once.