Dark Chocolate Souffles with Cardamom Crème Anglaise
Dark Chocolate Souffles with Cardamom Crème Anglaise might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 203 calories. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have all purpose flour, milk, coarse kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Place chocolate and butter in medium bowl.
Whisk 1/4 cup sugar, flour, and cocoa powder in small bowl. Bring milk and vanilla to boil in heavy small saucepan. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into sugar mixture to blend. Return mixture to same saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until thick paste forms, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Scrape mixture into bowl with chocolate and butter; stir until chocolate is melted (mixture may look curdled).
Add egg yolks and whisk until mixture looks shiny and creamy. (Soufflé base can be prepared 1 day ahead. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface and refrigerate. Bring soufflé base to room temperature before continuing.)
Butter eight 3/4-cup soufflé dishes or custard cups; dust with sugar. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites until frothy. With mixer running, gradually add 3 tablespoons sugar, then salt; beat just until soft peaks form. Fold 1/3 of whites into soufflé base until well combined. Gently fold in remaining egg whites just to blend (some white streaks may remain). Divide batter among prepared dishes.
Place dishes on rimmed baking sheet. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead.
Let stand at room temperature.)
Bake soufflés until puffed above rim of dish, tops are flat, and edges are set, about 12 minutes.
Serve immediately with Cardamom Crème Anglaise.
To crack cardamom pods without losing the tiny seeds, crush them in a mortar with a pestle, or place the pods in a resealable plastic bag, then crush with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer.