I debated about doing two desserts back-to-back, but I think it makes more sense to just do all the TGV 2022 recipes together and be done with it already. Plus, this one came out really well and I want to tell you about it. So, with that in mind, here is 14-37: Chocolate Soufflé, the Thanksgiving 2022 companion dessert to 16-21: Apple Pie with Crumb Topping.
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The blurb here reminds me of one of my favorite tropes: the endangered soufflé, otherwise known as soufflé humor. Whatever happened to that?
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This is actually the FIFTH Simply Delicious soufflé recipe I’ve covered–here’s the others (so far) for fun:
- 4-11: Potato Soufflé with Onions
- 5-6: Cheese Soufflé
- 14-3: Grand Marnier Soufflé
- 15-34: White Chocolate Strawberry Soufflé
Interesting that it’s a relatively even split between sweet and savory versions. Well, it was…until this one.
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Ingredients. I’m always excited when I get to use my soufflé dish for an actual soufflé. Mint is from my garden–it was sparse that year, but is coming in like crazy this year. Amazing what a few good years of rain will do.
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Buttered and sugared the soufflé dish.
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Creating a collar on the outside of the dish for the soufflé. I did not do this at all in 14-3: Grand Marnier Soufflé (and should have) and did it improperly (on the inside of the dish) in 15-34: White Chocolate Strawberry Soufflé, so I made sure I read AND followed the directions this time.
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Melting the chocolate and butter. Reminds me of how 17-9: Brownies starts as well.
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Whisking in the flour.
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Added the milk as well–here’s how it looks.
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Separated the eggs. I had an extra yolk at the end of this–I think I ended up just dumping it. What do you do with one egg yolk?
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Egg yolks have the sugar blended in and now the chocolate begins to be combined.
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Meringue on the left (complete with stiff peaks) and chocolate mixture on the right.
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Gently folding them together. If you mix the meringue in too hard, it deflates.
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Transferred the mixture to the soufflé dish, which sits on top of a sheet pan (with silicone mat) for easy and stable retrieval.
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Look how big it’s gotten! Shhh…don’t disturb it.
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Looks like that collar worked correctly this time. It’s amazing what happens when you follow directions!
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Now THAT looks like a nice soufflé!
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Dust a little powdered sugar, add a little mint–that looks VERY close to the recipe card picture. Now that’s a successful soufflé.
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Look how nice the inside looks. And it was delicious as well! What a nice dessert for Thanksgiving, or any holiday/gathering. Would DEFINITELY make again.
Grade: A+