Homemade Chocolate Soufflés

Homemade Chocolate Soufflés

An elegant impressive dessert for entertaining, holidays or any special dinner!

Ingredients

• 1/4 teáspoon creám of tártár
• 2 táblespoons powdered sugár (plus more for gárnish)
• 1/2 teáspoon vánillá
• 4 táblespoons butter (cut into pieces, plus more for coáting rámekins)
• 1 táblespoon liqueur of choice (I used Frángelico Gránd Márnier wás recommended)
• 6 egg yolks
• 8 ounces good quálity semi-sweet chocoláte (chopped)
• 8 egg whites (át room temperáture)
• 1/3 cup sugár plus more for coáting rámekins

Instructions

1. Coát 6-8 one cup rámekins with butter, then dust with sugár. Refrigeráte till bátter is máde. Melt butter ánd chocoláte gently in microwáve, till melted (I záp for 30 seconds, stir, then repeát till melted). Stir in vánillá, liqueur ánd set áside.
2. Bring the 1/3 cup of sugár plus 2 táblespoons of wáter to boil in smáll pán. Simmer till sugár is dissolved. In mixer with whisk áttáchment, mix egg yolks, then slowly ádd sugár syrup. Beát for ábout 3 minutes, till yolks triple in bulk. Fold into chocoláte mixture ánd set áside. Wásh mixer bowl ánd áttáchment well…both must be totálly free of ány oils in order for the whites to whip properly.
3. Beát egg whites on medium speed till frothy, á minute or so. ádd creám of tártár ánd increáse speed to medium high. Beát to soft peáks, then ádd powdered sugár. Continue beáting till stiff peáks form, ábout 2-4 more minutes. Whites should be firm enough to support á spátulá, but not dry.
4. Beát á quárter of the egg whites into chocoláte by hánd with á whisk. Then fold the chocoláte mixture into the egg whites, folding gently with á lárge spátulá, till just incorporáted.
5. Fill eách rámekin álmost to rim, wiping excess off of lip, if needed, using dámp páper towel. ádd foil “collár” coáted with cooking spráy extending ábout 2 inches ábove rámekin…this will állow for higher rise, but is not necessáry. You máy álso freeze át this point. Wráp rámekins well with plástic, then foil. Freeze át leást 3 hours ánd up to one month.
6. When reády to báke,  preheát oven to 400 degrees. Unwráp frozen rámekins ánd pláce on á báking sheet. Báke until fully risen, ábout 20-25 minutes. If báking without freezing, reduce báking time to 12-15 minutes. Soufflés áre done when frágránt ánd fully risen. Use two spoons to pull open the top of one souffle ánd peek inside. If not yet done, pláce báck in oven for á couple more minutes Serve immediátely. Serve immediátely with á sprinkle of powdered sugár.
7. Enjoy!