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Chocolate Soufflé

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This recipe will show you how to make the king of desserts, the souffle, with a bit of a twist. With a nice mind creme anglaise you get both the warmth of the chocolate souffle and the coolness of the mint, the best of both worlds!

Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 30 min

TOTAL TIME: 45 min

4 SERVING

Ingredients:

ㅤ ㅤMint Crème Anglaise
1 cup Whole Milk
1 cup Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Packed Mint Leaves (½ Cup If on the Stem)
3/4 cup Sugar, Divided in Half
1/4 tsp. Salt
6 Large Egg Yolk
2 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
ㅤ ㅤChocolate Soufflé
1/4 cup Sugar, divided in half
1 tbsp. Cocoa Powder
1½ tbsp. All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
3/4 cup Milk
1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
5 oz. Semisweet or Dark Chocolate
5 Large Eggs, yolks and whites separated
1 tbsp. Unsalted Butter
ㅤ ㅤFor The Bake
Unsalted Butter ㅤ ㅤ
Granulated Sugar ㅤ ㅤ

Directions:

Step 1 【Mint Crème Anglaise】

Put mint in a pot with cream, milk, half of the sugar, and salt.

Step 2

Bring ingredients to simmer.

Step 3

Whisk together remaining sugar and egg yolks in a bowl.

Step 4

Once ingredients in the pot are hot, stream into the bowl, whisking.

Step 5

Return to pot, and on low heat, cook until thickened, using a spatula to constantly scrape the bottom and sides of the pot.

Step 6

Once crème anglaise is thickened, strain and chill at least 20 minutes.

Step 7 【Chocolate Soufflé】

Heat milk, half of the sugar, flour, and cocoa powder. Bring to a boil and cook, whisking, one minute.

Step 8

Pour over chocolate, salt, vanilla extract, and butter. Let sit one minute, then mix to combine.

Step 9

Add egg yolks, stir to combine.

Step 10

Whip remaining sugar and egg whites in a very clean bowl to stiff peaks.

Step 11

Fold into chocolate mixture.

Step 12

To bake, in buttered and sugared ramekins, pour or scoop souffle batter to within ½” from the top of the ramekin.

Step 13

Bake at 180°C / 350°F 12-15 minutes for small souffle ramekins, 20-25minutes for a large one, depending on the size of the ramekin. Souffle will be uniformly colored and tall.

Step 14

Serve immediately.