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Burnt Sugar Soufflé with Chocolate Sauce
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Burnt Sugar Soufflé with Chocolate Sauce

This is such an elegant dessert, that's quite easy to make, but takes some timing to get it into the oven and puffed properly. Once you take it from the oven it will slowly start to deflate, so get it to the table as soon as possible. If it is properly made it will not collapse until you cut into it. The soufflé is rich in flavor and super light in texture.
Author: Zoë François

Ingredients

Chocolate Sauce

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 oz bittersweet chocolate chopped
  • 1 tsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp sugar optional

Burnt Sugar Soufflé

  • butter and sugar for preparing pan
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 4 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp teaspoon nutmeg plus more for dusting on top
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 10 egg whites
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar plus more for dusting on top

Instructions

Chocolate Sauce

  • Heat the heavy cream to a simmer. Add the chocolate and let it sit for 3 minutes, then stir. Add the cocoa and sugar (optional) and stir to combine. You can make this ahead and heat before serving.

Burnt Sugar Soufflé

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Generously butter and sugar an 8-inch ramekin.
  • In a saucepan, heat the brown sugar over medium high heat until it starts to melt. Once it starts to melt, stir the sugar until it melts and starts to smoke. Add the heavy cream (be careful, it will sputter as you begin). Cook the mixture on low heat until it is smooth.
  • In a medium sized bowl, mix the yolks, milk, cornstarch, salt, nutmeg and vanilla. Slowly add this mixture to the pan of caramel, whisking the whole time. Once you have added all the yolk mixture, return the pan to the stove and bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking the entire time. Once it thickens continue cooking for another 2 minutes. When it is done, pour it into a bowl and put it in the freezer or over an ice bath. Stir it often so it doesn’t get too firm.
  • Whip the egg whites with the cream of tartar until soft peaks, then slowly add the confectioners’ sugar until glossy and stiff peaks.
  • Add 1/3 of the whites into the caramel pastry cream and stir to soften the pastry cream. Add another 1/3 of the whites and gently fold them in. Add the remaining whites and fold just until incorporated and immediately pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Serve immediately with chocolate sauce. You can pour the sauce into the center of the soufflé or serve on the plate.