Individual Chocolate Souffles
By Eat More Chocolate Team Miscellaneous Valentines Day Baking
April 2, 2015
These ethereal chocolate souffles are made as individual portions. Pop them in the oven as you're finishing dinner and they'll be perfectly timed for dessert.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
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20 mins
15 mins
35 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush four 7-ounce ramekins generously with the butter; coat with granulated sugar. Whisk whites with a mixer until frothy, about 2 minutes. Add cream of tartar; whisk until soft peaks form. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar; whisk until medium peaks form, about 5 minutes.
Set chocolate in a bowl. Whisk milk into cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring, until thick, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk into chocolate (mixture will separate). Whisk in yolks and creme fraiche. Gently fold in egg whites.
Fill ramekins evenly with batter. Bake on a baking sheet, rotating halfway through, until souffles rise but centers are still liquid, about 14 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus more for ramekins
3 large egg whites, room temperature, plus 3 large egg yolks
5 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (70 percent cacao), melted
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch