Hot Chocolate Soufflé

This soufflé recipe is the perfect weeknight dessert. It’s light but decadent, and full of flavor! It’s the best remedy for a chocolate craving fix, and it’s easy to make with some pantry staples.

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Ingredients

- 1⁄2 cup whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 4 eggs, at room temperature, separated
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

  1. Preheat the oven to 350. Either pam spray or butter a 1 quart soufflé mold (or really any old pan will work)
  2. Over medium heat in a small saucepan, pour the milk, cocoa powder, sugar and then stir to combine. Bring to boil stirring constantly.

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3. Reduce heat and stir until mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.

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4. Transfer to another bowl and cool slightly. Stir in egg yolks and melted butter. In a separate mixer, mix egg whites until they form peaks. Mix half of the egg white mixture into your chocolate mixture.

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5. Gently fold in the last half of the egg whites. Pour into soufflé mold/pan. Bake on lowest shelf for 18 minutes.

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6. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream and a sprinkle of cocoa powder!

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