The Best Quick & Easy Sweet Potato Souffle Recipe

This sweet potato souffle recipe takes basic mashed sweet potatoes and elevates them to a whole new level. It's rich, decadent, perfectly sweet, and topped with a melt-in-your-mouth brown sugar crumble that is undeniably delicious. Best of all though, it takes just 10 minutes to prep this easy sweet potato souffle!

The Best Sweet Potato Souffle

So, this sweet potato souffle recipe is not your basic souffle. Instead, it's made with all the flavors of fall to create a perfectly sweet, lightly spiced, and smooth souffle.

And, as if the souffle itself wasn't delicious enough, I decided to add a crumbly brown sugar hazelnut topping to it to really take it up a notch.

Now, since this recipe is so delicious, you might think it's difficult to make. And, honestly, I don't blame you for thinking that because souffle recipes typically involve a long tedious process. But, not this recipe!

As I mentioned earlier, you can have this sweet potato souffle prepped in only 10 minutes, and then the oven takes care of all the heavy lifting. And as far as steps go, just 3 simple and easy ones are all you need to follow to make it.

The recipe really comes down to prepping the base, prepping the topping, and baking. Seriously, it could not be easier to make this sweet potato soufflé - that's why I make it constantly throughout the fall and winter. Well, that, and because my family begs me to make it. In fact, out of all of the sweet potato recipes I make - like this pound cake, this cornbread, these cookies, and this pie - this souffle is probably their favorite.

Ingredients

Along with being easy to make, this sweet potato casserole soufflé is made with really simple ingredients. In fact, you probably have all of the sweet potato souffle ingredients that you need to make this recipe at home already!

Anyway, here's what you'll need to make this souffle:

• 2 cups sweet potato puree
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp caster sugar (or granulated sugar)
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp butter
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

And then to make the streusel topping:

• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp butter, softened
• ¼ cup chopped hazelnuts, pecans, or desired type of nuts

See what I mean by simple?

Plus, you can use almost every single one of these ingredients to make these sweet potato muffins next! 

Ingredient Substitutions and Modifications

So, when it comes to the sweet potato puree, you can make it yourself with this recipe if you don't know how to cook sweet potatoes, or you can buy canned sweet potatoes and blend them to make a puree. Alternatively, you can also turn mashed sweet potatoes into a puree by using an immersion blender.

Now, if you don't have hazelnuts - or just don't like them - pecans also work really well. With that said though, you can really use any nuts that you want in the streusel topping. Honestly though, you could even skip the nuts altogether and the sweet potato soufflé will be just as delicious!

Lastly, if you don't have caster sugar, regular granulated sugar will work just as well for this recipe.

How To Make Sweet Potato Souffle

As I've mentioned a few times, this sweet potato casserole souffle is a breeze to whip up!

The only work you have to do is a little mixing and baking. So, plan on only needing about 10 minutes of prep time and about 30 minutes of cook time to make it.

Anyway, let's stop wasting time and jump into how to make this sweet potato souffle!

Step 1: Make The Souffle

First things first, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and take out 4 equal-sized small ramekins.

Alternatively, you can make the souffle in one large baking dish or casserole dish.

Next, take out a large mixing bowl and beat the sweet potato puree, brown sugar, caster sugar, egg, heavy cream, butter, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Then, once it's fully mixed, divide the sweet potato mixture equally between the four ramekins - or in one big baking dish. 

Step 2: Make The Topping

Now that the souffle is ready to go, it's time to make my favorite part of this recipe, the topping.

So, to do that, take out a medium mixing bowl and add the light brown sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon to it. Then, stir these ingredients together until they form a coarse crumbly texture. 

Finally, add the hazelnuts - or pecans - and mix them into the topping.

Step 3: Bake The Souffle

Ok, now that both components of this recipe are prepared, you can sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the top of each sweet potato layer.

Then, put them on a baking dish and bake the souffle for about 30 minutes in the oven.

Now, once your sweet potato souffle is baked, let it cool for a few minutes in the baking dish before serving, then enjoy!

How To Store Sweet Potato Souffle

This recipe for sweet potato souffle is as good right after you make it as it is leftover. So don't be afraid to double or triple the recipe!

With that said, if you do end up with some leftovers you can wrap each souffle tightly with plastic wrap or transfer them into an airtight container. Stored this way, the souffle will last in the fridge for about 3-5 days.

By the way, if you want to keep it for longer, you can store it in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 6 months!

How To Reheat Sweet Potato Souffle

Now, if you want to reheat your sweet potato casserole souffle, it's super easy to do that. All you have to do is place it in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350°F.

Alternatively, you can reheat your sweet potato souffle in the microwave. Just cook it in 20-second increments - mixing between each - until warmed.

By the way, if the souffle is frozen, I highly recommend thawing it before reheating it. Otherwise, it will take much longer to warm up.

FAQs About This Sweet Potato Souffle Recipe

What is the difference between casserole and souffle?

Although souffle and casseroles are similar, they have a few key differences. A souffle has a lighter texture and is leavened with eggs. In comparison, a casserole is typically thicker and filled with more ingredients.

How do you thicken sweet potato souffle?

The major key - shoutout to DJ Khaled - to thickening souffle is using the right amount of ingredients. Too much cream will throw off the ratio, so you'll want to follow a properly measured ingredient list like the one in this recipe. If you want to thicken it up a little more, you can add in more sweet potatoes. 

Why is my sweet potato souffle runny?

One reason that your sweet potato souffle may be runny is the sweet potatoes are overcooked. The longer they cook, the more water they will absorb. That being said, a souffle is supposed to be a tiny bit runny in the center after being baked, that's ok if it's a bit in the runner side.

Wrapping It Up

Well, that's how to make sweet potato souffle!

Of all the sweet potato recipes I've done this one is honestly the easiest, and yet most impressive, one I've made. Seriously, sweet potatoes get taken to a whole other level of good when you whip them up into this decadent, perfectly sweet, and smooth souffle with a light and fluffy texture.

Anyway, if you gave this recipe a try, leave a comment below and tell me all about it!

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More Sweet Potato Recipes

If you're looking for some more easy sweet potato recipes, we have a ton on the blog that you can try next!

Here are some of my favorites:

• Old Fashioned sweet potato pie
  
• Ruth Chris sweet potato casserole
  
• Sweet potato hash browns
  
• Sweet potato cobbler
• Sweet potato puree

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