Soufflés are light and delicious. Made using mostly egg whites, they’re naturally low in fat and calories. And they are easy to make, so don’t let their fancy sounding title intimidate you.
Just be aware that they will begin to fall/sink within 5 to 10 minutes of being removed from the oven, so you need to enjoy them as soon as you can.
Give this chocolate dessert an interesting twist with a pinch of cayenne pepper, cinnamon or instant coffee, if desired.
HOW MANY CALORIES AND WW POINTS IN THESE CHOCOLATE SOUFFLES?
According to my calculations, each little soufflé has just 119 calories and:
6 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Ingredients
- ▢1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ▢1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ▢3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- ▢3 tablespoons low-fat chocolate milk
- ▢1 large egg whites
- ▢½ tsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat two 6 oz ramekins with cooking spray and set them aside.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together the cocoa, flour and 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar. Add the milk and cook, over medium heat stirring constantly, until smooth and warm, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the egg white until soft peaks start to form. Slowly add remaining the tablespoon of granulated sugar and continue beating until soft peaks form.
- Fold the cooled chocolate mixture into egg whites, a little at a time, until no white streaks appear. Be careful because you don’t want to deflate the egg white.
- Pour the batter into the prepared ramekins. Bake until the shuffles appear set and the tops look slightly dry, 14 to 16 minutes. (Do not open oven until soufflés are done. Cold air can cause them to sink.)
- Remove from the oven and dust with the powdered sugar. Serve right away. If they sit too long they will sink/deflate.
Recipe Notes
This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for larger gatherings.
Give this dessert an interesting twist with a pinch of cayenne pepper, cinnamon or instant coffee, if desired.
