Hot Chocolate Souffle
Serves: 6
Preparation: NA
Cooking Time: NA
An impressive French dessert. Light as a feather, and melt in the mouth, with an indulgent chocolate flavour.
Ingredients
- 50g Co-operative Fairtrade caster sugar (plus extra for serving)
- 175g dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp double cream
- 4 egg yolks
- 5 egg whites
- icing sugar, to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place a baking tray on the top shelf.
- Brush 6 ramekins with melted butter (the ramekins need to hold at least 150ml), and sprinkle caster sugar into the ramekins so it sticks to the butter.
- Over a pan of simmering water, melt the chocolate and cream in a heat proof bowl. When smooth, take off the heat and wait to cool, then mix in the egg yolks.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Add the sugar into the whites 1 tbsp at a time, whisking after each addition.
- Mix a spoonful of the egg whites into the melted chocolate, and fold in the rest bit by bit until all the egg whites are incorporated.
- Immediately fill the ramekins, and place onto a baking tray. Bake for 8-9 minutes, until the souffles are well risen with a wobble.
- Dust with icing sugar, and serve immediately.