Soufflés always fall—that's just the way they are. You have just a few minutes to get them to their final destination before they begin to lose their loft; this is nothing you did wrong. I promise! Just be ready to eat as soon as this white chocolate souffle recipe comes out of the oven, and everything will be just fine. :)
Course Dessert
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 25minutes
Total Time 35minutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 471kcal
Author Stephanie Stiavetti
Ingredients
4tablespoonssoftened unsalted butterfor greasing
3tablespoonsred sugar
6ounceswhite chocolatechopped
3largeegg yolksbeaten, at room temperature
6largeegg whitesat room temperature
1/4cupsugar
6dropsred food coloring
Powdered sugarfor dusting
Instructions
Set an oven rack to the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F (176°C).
Using a pastry brush or paper towel, heavily butter the entire insides of all four ramekins, making sure to get every nook and cranny. Divide the red sugar equally among all the ramekins, rotating them to coat the entire inside with sugar. Gently tap out any excess sugar and set the ramekins at least 1 inch apart on a rimmed baking sheet.
Fill a pot with 2-inches of water and set to boil over medium heat. When the water is at a simmer, turn off the heat. Add the white chocolate to a metal mixing bowl that will fit snuggly into the pot, and set the bowl into the pot. Stir the chocolate until it is completely melted.
Stir egg yolks into chocolate and beat quickly to mix. The mixture will stiffen and may look grainy, which is fine. Set aside.
With an electric mixer or stand mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy. Sprinkle in sugar, continuing to beat just until the white reach stiff peaks. Stir one quarter of the beaten egg whites into the chocolate and mix thoroughly. Gently fold in the remaining whites just until no streaks of white remain.
Divide the soufflé batter in half. To one half add 6 drops of red food coloring and fold gently until the red is somewhat dispersed into the batter. Do not flatten the egg whites by overmixing.
Fill each ramekin one quarter of the way full with white batter, then fill another quarter with red batter, to the halfway point. Add another layer of white batter, filling to the 3/4 point, and top off with red batter, filling the ramekins to the rim. Use a butter knife to carefully drag through the batter, creating a swirl effect.
Bake until puffed and barely set, about 16 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle the tops with powdered sugar, and serve immediately.
Notes
Special Equipment: 4 (12-ounce) ramekins, rimmed baking sheet, electric mixerNote: You can also use 8-ounce ramekins, though you'll need twice as many and you'll have to reduce the baking time to about 14 minutes to compensate for the smaller size.Nutritional analysis does not include powdered sugar for dusting.