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Chocolate Souffles Recipe at FreshFoodinaFlash.com
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Chocolate Souffles with Whipped Cream

My cooking teacher, Cecilia DeCastro, who perfected my souffles, used to say, "Restaurants who serve souffles, are selling air", which is a great way to describe what makes a souffle special. It is the air whipped into the egg whites that most people find difficult to perfect. However, if you exercise patience and practice, you will soon be able to make souffles without any trouble at all. The key is to stir the custard often while cooking and NOT stir the egg white mixture - carefully fold together the two just until combined and no more, so that the air is not deflated. Following these two steps will insure success.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Servings: 10
Calories: 349kcal

Ingredients

Prep

  • 8 egg whites or 1 cup
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp sugar

Custard

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 Tbs butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Create Air

  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Topping

  • 1 1/2 cup whipping cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°.  Separate the eggs.  Crack shell, keeping yolk in one half, white in other. Turn yolk from one half into the other, letting white run into a small bowl, yolk into a medium bowl, preferably with a spout.   Pour each white into large mixing bowl. There can be whites in the yellow, but absolutely no yellow in the whites. Keep whites at room temp to increase air.
  • Grease the inside of 10 ramekins with butter and sprinkle the sugar inside each to cover the butter.
  • Make custard.  In medium saucepan with wire whisk, mix flour, cocoa, 3/4 cup sugar, salt.  Gradually blend in the milk. Cook, whisking over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken. Turn heat to low.  Alternate mixing with a rubber spatula and a whisk, until thickened.  Remove from heat.   Beat yolks with the whisk. Pour in about 1/2 cup of the cocoa mixture into the yolks and mix thoroughly.  Gradually whisk the yolk mixture into the saucepan.  Add 2 Tbs butter and the vanilla, stirring until they are combined.  Set aside to cool slightly.  Recipe can be made in advance to this point.
  • Create air by using an electric mixer to mix the cream of tartar and egg whites.  On high speed, beat just until soft peaks form when beater is slowly raised.  Add 1/4 cup sugar, beating just until stiff peaks form when beater is raised.  Whites will be shiny and satiny.
  • Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites, by sliding the chocolate mixture into the side of the bowl.  The egg whites will rise up when this is done. With a rubber scraper, gently fold mixture with an under and over motion, turning the bowl 1/4 turns,  just until combined.  Overfolding will reduce the height of the souffles.  Carefully spoon the souffle mixture into the prepared ramekins. Level off the top with the rubber spatula or a butter knife. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until puffed and set.
  • While the souffles are baking, whip the cream. Guests can break top of souffle and insert whipped cream into the center.
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Nutrition

Serving: 10g | Calories: 349kcal