Passion Fruit Soufflé

Ingredients

• 7 egg whites
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoon water
• 1 vanilla bean
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 cup passion fruit purée (you can buy fruit purees at specialty stores) *
• 2 tablespoon butter (for melting)
• Passion Fruit Granita:
• 2 passion fruits, pur é ed (you can also use store-bought)*
• 2 orange tea bags
• 4 cup water
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoon sugar

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° F. Brush six ramekins with melted butter at room temperature and coat with sugar. Bring water, lime juice, vanilla bean and sugar to a boil. Whisk egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add in sugar liquid. Whisk again with a warm whisk until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in passion fruit purée with a spatula. Fill ramekins with the mixture and bake for 7 minutes. To Serve: Remove carefully from oven and serve immediately. Passion Fruit Granita: Bring the lemongrass, sugar and peppercorns to a boil. Add the orange tea bags and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain into a shallow rectangular roasting pan. Put in freezer. Take out when solid and shave with a metal serving spoon to look like crystal.