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Saturday Sweets: Chocolate Soufflés

August 13, 2011 by Anna 5 Comments

Happy Saturday!

Welcome to the 99th post, the one before the much anticipated 100th post!! Oh boy, I can hardly wait :)

Over here the sun is shining, the kids are finally healthy again, the airplanes are rattling the roof thanks to the nearby Airshow, and we’re about to get another look at our new house to take some measurements so I can start planning how to maximize work space and functionality in my new (still fairly small) kitchen!  A good day all ’round, and made even better by these chocolate soufflés.

I made these as part of  the blitz when my family was here, yet another delicious gluten-free dessert to add to the repertoire. This recipe came to me via my friend Kate, who is an amazing cook.  She made these with a delicious coconut cream topping for a Mexican-themed dinner night, after which I could not stop thinking about them and had to have the recipe.  Thanks for sharing Kate!

Unfortunately, I didn’t get a great picture to show you since it was later in the evening when I made them and I was barely containing my desire to delve in long enough for one quick picture, let alone a variety.  I do apologize.

If you’ve been intimidated by soufflés (which I was), it’s time to take the plunge.  This recipe takes a few steps and a few bowls, but they are all so easy and it is SO WORTH IT.  They can also be prepped ahead, refrigerated, and thrown in the oven when your guests are over so it will look really effortless :)  This is one of the chocolatey-est, richest, most decadent things you could imagine, but somehow totally avoids being overly sweet or cloying.  This is something you would order in a restaurant to share and then regret the fact that you hadn’t ordered two. If you eat it immediately out of the oven it will have a soft mousse texture throughout, and if you let it sit 10-20 minutes to cool it will set a bit more and just have a gooey, mousse-like centre. Either way, amazing.

This recipe makes 8, but it could easily be halved. Either way, this is one of the best things I’d ever eaten and I was so glad I was able to reproduce it with much less stress than I thought a soufflé would bring! Try ’em soon.

Saturday Sweets: Chocolate Soufflés
 
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Prep
20 mins
Cook
25 mins
Total time
45 mins
 
A perfect dessert to impress someone special, or for any regular Tuesday night!
Author: Anna
Recipe type: Dessert; Gluten Free
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter
  • 8 oz semi sweet chocolate (8 squares)
  • 3 whole eggs plus 4 egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Grease 8 custard cups with some melted butter, stroking upwards with pastry brush to help soufflés rise high. Then coat with thin layer of sugar. Set in freezer to cool.
  2. In a bowl over a saucepan of hot water, melt chocolate with ½ cup butter. Remove from the heat.
  3. In separate bowl, beat whole eggs with ½ cup sugar. Whisk slowly into chocolate and add vanilla.
  4. In another bowl, beat egg whites. Add remaining ½ cup of sugar, 2 tbsp at a time, until stiff peaks form. Fold slowly and gently into chocolate mix.
  5. Spoon into custard cups (I used ramekins and only filled them half full so the soufflés rose only just above the high edges of the dish, which looked a little less impressive than in low custard cups where they can rise way above the dish, but the taste was the same :)). Level them off and make sure rims are clean. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-28 min. DO NOT open oven while baking or the soufflés will fall!
Notes
You can make these ahead and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking as directed.
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Thanks again for the recipe, Kate!


Filed Under: Desserts & Candy, Gluten Free Tagged With: baking, chocolate souffle, dessert, easy souffle, gluten free, recipe, Saturday sweets

Comments

  1. Barefeet In The Kitchen says

    August 15, 2011 at 9:32 am

    These sound heavenly.

    Reply
  2. katshealthcorner says

    August 15, 2011 at 2:49 am

    Oh my gosh. I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!! :)

    Reply
  3. Erin says

    August 14, 2011 at 2:52 am

    I loved this dessert so much! :) Thanks for sharing the recipe! <3

    Reply
  4. Kim says

    August 13, 2011 at 9:18 am

    These were delicious Anna! Thanks so much for making them for us and sharing the recipe :):) Love you!!!!!

    Reply

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