Chocolate Soufflé

This is my favorite chocolate soufflé recipe. It hails from the Disney Cruise Line…the esteemed Palo restaurant….our absolute favorite date night spot.

Ingredients:
Chocolate Soufflé:
3 TBS butter
3 TBS cocoa
6 TBS sugar
2 OZ semi sweet chocolate, melted
1 CUP milk
4 eggs, separated
3 TBS flour

Vanilla Sauce:
11/4 CUP heavy whipping cream
1/4 vanilla bean split
3 TBS sugar
2 egg yolks

1) preheat oven to 350 degrees and
2) grease 6 soufflé cups and dust with sugar
3) boil milk in small saucepan
4) melt butter in medium saucepan
5) add flour and cocoa to butter, whisk to smooth and reduce heat
6) slowly add hot milk from small saucepan to medium saucepan, whisk to smooth
7) blend in melted chocolate
8) cool for 5 minutes
9) stir in egg yolks
10) beat egg whites to frothy, slowly add sugar by the tablespoon
11) stir into chocolate and fold until combined
12) pour into cups
13) place into large baking dish and add enough boiling water to reach 1/2 up the sides of cups
14) bake 20 minutes

Vanilla Sauce:
1)low boil cream and vanilla
2) combine sugar and egg yolks
3) add 2 spoons boiling cream to egg mixture, stir well
4) add to remaining cream mixture, cook on low 3-4 mins, stir CONSTANTLY