Hot Chocolate Souffle

Name: Hot Chocolate Souffle
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: Butter for greasing; 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 5 eggs at room temperature, separated; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, whipped (optional)

By Moira Hodgson

Total Time: 1 hour
Rating: 4(6)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

Butter for greasing
5ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
⅓cup sugar
1teaspoon pure vanilla extract
5eggs at room temperature, separated
¼cup confectioners' sugar
1½cups heavy cream, whipped (optional)

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Step 2
Butter a one-quart souffle dish or four eight-ounce souffle dishes.
Step 3
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and add the sugar and vanilla. Allow the mixture to cool.
Step 4
Whisk the egg yolks until they are pale yellow. Gradually stir them into the warm (but not hot) chocolate. The recipe can be prepared ahead to this point.
Step 5
Beat the egg whites until they stand up in glossy peaks. Stir one-third of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then gradually fold in the rest.
Step 6
Bake souffle in center of oven for about 25 minutes for a large souffle, about 10 minutes for smaller ones. Remove from oven, dust with confectioners' sugar and serve. Pass whipped cream separately.