Banana Chocolate Chip Souffle

This is a Wolfgang Puck recipe I found on foodnetwork.com as a recipe of the day. It sounds pretty interesting without being too rediculously hard.

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• Banana Base

• 2  ounces butter
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 8  ounces bananas, very ripe, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2  tablespoons dark rum
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice

• Souffle

• 2  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1⁄3 cup sugar, for dusting
• 12  egg whites
• 4  ounces sugar
• 2  ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped into 1/4 inch chips

Directions

1. To make the Banana Base: in a medium saucepan, over a high heat, brown the butter. Add the sugars and continue to cook stirring constantly until caramel color, about 5 minutes. Add the chopped bananas and stir until well coated. Continue to cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the dark rum and lemon juice. Transfer mixture to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool to room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
3. Brush the inside of 6 (6-ounce) ramekins with softened butter and dust with sugar.
4. To make the souffle: beat the egg whites on medium speed, in a mixer with the whip attachment, to soft peaks. With the motor running, add the sugar in a slow but steady stream. Continue to whip to medium stiff peaks. With a large rubber spatula, fold 1/2 of the meringue into the Banana Base. Add the finely chopped chocolate chips and fold in the remaining 1/2 of the meringue. Fill each prepared ramekin over the top with the souffle mixture. Bake the souffles for 12 minutes. Serve immediately.