Soufflé is considered a very sophisticated dish, yet soufflé recipes are actually quite easy and simple to prepare. Soufflé recipes can be savory or sweet as this Chocolate Souffle Recipe shows.
Before you start, check out my 10 Top Tips for Making a Souffle.
Before you start, check out my 10 Top Tips for Making a Souffle.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- ½ stick/55g butter + a little for greasing
- 1 oz/25g all purpose flour
- ½ pint/300ml milk
- 4 oz/110g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids) broken into tiny pieces
- 2 tbsp fine/caster sugar
- 4 large, fresh eggs, yolk and white seperated
Preparation:
Serves 6
- Heat the oven to 395°F/200°C/Gas 6.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Warm the milk gently in a small saucepan. It needs to be hot but not boiling. Stir in the chocolate and keep stirring until melted.
- Add the milk to the flour and butter mixture a little at a time stirring thoroughly to create a thick, glossy sauce. Add the sugar, stirring until dissolved.
- Add the egg yolks and beat well with a wooden spoon until completely incorporated.
- In a clean bowl beat the egg whites with an electric whisk until stiff and firmly set (about 5 minutes).
- Using a metal spoon, stir 2 tbsp of the egg white into the soufflé base to loosen the mix. Carefully fold in remaining egg whites in two parts. Be very gentle and try to retain as much volume as possible.
- Lightly grease 6 individual ramekin dishes with a little butter. Gently spoon the mixture into the dishes filling to within ½"of the top. Run your thumb around the rim of the ramekin to remove any mixture. Place the ramekins onto a baking sheet and cook in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until the souffles are golden and risen.
- Serve immediately. You need to be quick though, the souffle will sink in a few minutes.
