Classic Chocolate Soufflé

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

The key to a successful soufflé is to relax: a soufflé can read your emotions and will fall if you’re stressed about it, and even if it does fall, it still tastes great.

Ingredients

unsalted butter and sugar for preparing soufflé dish

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Butter a 6-cup (1.5-L) soufflé dish and sprinkle thoroughly with sugar, tapping out excess. Over a pot of barely simmering water, melt chocolate in a metal or glass bowl, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in egg yolks, one at a time (chocolat