This dark chocolate and pear souffle recipe is a great French inspired dessert, that’s easier to make than you may think. This pear souffle recipe is just perfect for this season!
Soufflé. It was the first time I made or ate a souffle and I absolutely loved it! I can’t say it’s very easy to make, but it is not complicated either. I had some really juicy pears with a wonderful perfume, from my boyfriend’s parents’ orchard and had no idea what to make with them, so I surfed the web a little and found an awesome vanilla souffle recipe. I followed the instructions but tweaked the ingredients list a little.
The juicy pears go great with dark chocolate chips and the result was amazing! I also added a little bit of rum, for some extra flavor and perfume. It was the first time I made this dark chocolate and pear souffle, but it will surely not be the last!
You can find below the YouTube video for the soufflé recipe that inspired me. Hope it will help you better understand how to make soufflés, the easy way! 🙂
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Dark Chocolate and Pear Soufflé
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter unsalted
- 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk hot (120 ml)
- ½ tsp rum extract
- 2 Tbsps powdered sugar
- 2 eggs medium-sized, separated
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 pears peeled and cut in small cubes
- 4 Tbsps dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Brush the ramekins with butter, from the bottom upwards. Coat the ramekins with sugar and set aside.
- Over medium heat, add butter in the sauce pan and melt it. Add in the flour and cook for 1-minute, stirring continuously.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add hot milk. Stir until smooth. Back to medium heat, stir constantly until it comes to a boil. Remove from the heat.
- Add in salt and rum extract and stir until well combined. Separate the egg white and egg yolks. Add in egg yolks. Stir to combine. Pour the sauce into a separate bowl.
- Whisk egg whites. Add gradually sugar while slowly whisking. Keep whisking until firm and foamy. It takes about 20 minutes with hand and a couple of minutes with a mixer.
- Combine the whisked egg whites with the sauce done earlier. Add the meringue (whisked egg whites) over the sauce. Add one-third at a time and stir to combine. Add chocolate chips and chopped pears. Combine together.
- Spoon the mixture into ramekins. Don’t fill them up completely.
- Preheat the oven. Bake at 390 degrees F (200 C.) for 12 to 15 minutes or until well risen.
Nutrition
If you liked this dark chocolate and pear soufflé recipe, you definitely have to try this Semi Raw Vegan Chocolate Tart with Wine Poached Pears.
If you make this, please leave a review and rating if you liked this recipe! ★★★★★
Mary
Monday 23rd of July 2018
The recipe sounds so fancy and complicated at first but it's actually so easy! Thank you for this recipe!
Ruxandra
Friday 7th of September 2018
You're welcome! :D
Joyce
Thursday 23rd of April 2015
i'm going to make this. Look beautiful!
Ruxandra
Tuesday 28th of April 2015
Thank you, Joyce! :D
Jorjette
Saturday 14th of December 2013
Chiar arata foarte bine si citind ingredientele si modalitatea de preparare, nu mi s-a parut mare lucru. Nu am pere, insa o sa incerc cu alte fructe.
Ruxandra
Friday 20th of December 2013
Cred ca merge la fel de bine si cu mere. Daca incerci reteta sa imi spui cum ti-a iesit! :D
Tiana Gustafson
Friday 13th of December 2013
Thank you so much for this amazing looking recipe! I love healthy recipes and I will look forward to trying it out and sharing it with my followers at TianaGustafson.com. As Arnold says "I'll be back" :) Thanks again!
Corina Iordache
Thursday 21st of November 2013
I just died! Arata incredibil de bine :)))) In weekend fac si eu!
Ruxandra
Thursday 21st of November 2013
Ma bucur ca iti place! :D