Chocolate Souffles With Pistachios

Submitted by DailyInspiration

"Use your favorite chopped nut in place of pistachios, if you prefer. But, I love, love, love pistachios. Recipe is from Cooking Light."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 7 tablespoons sugar, divided (plus 1 tsp.)
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 4 1⁄2 teaspoons butter
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 3 large egg whites
• 4 teaspoons pistachio nuts, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Coat 4 (6-oz.) ramekins or custard cups with cooking spray, and dust each ramekin with 1 teaspoons sugar. Place on a baking sheet.
3. Combine chocolate, butter and 3 tablespoons sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until melted. Add cocoa, flour and salt, stirring with a whisk until blended. Gradually stir in milk; cook over medium heat until mixture thickens (about 3 minutes), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cool.
4. Beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Add remainining 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoons at a time, beating until still peaks form. Gently fold one-fourth of egg white mixture into chocolate mixture; repeat procedure with remaining egg white mixture, one-fourth at a time. Spoon into prepared ramekins, sprinkle each serving with 1 teaspoons nuts. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 20 minutes. Serve immediately.