Chocolate & chestnut Soufflé with roasted pears

First recipe to gently welcome autumn with a chocolate a chesnut cream soufflé, served with roasted pear in maple syrup ! Very easy to make and so comforting after a long day of hard work.

Grab your ingredients and let’s dive into making this easy cake :

This recipe is for 2 people

Time required : 1h30min

Preparation time : 25min

Baking time : 1h05min

For the soufflé:

100g dark chocolate  

150g whole milk  

15g cornstarch  

3 egg whites  

1 egg yolk  

65g chestnut cream (1) 

50g chestnut cream (for filling) 

5g softened butter  

10g sugar  

5g cocoa nibs

For the pears:

2 Comice pears

50g water

1/4 vanilla bean

1/2 cinnamon stick

20g brown sugar

20g maple syrup

1 clove

DIRECTIONS

• Prepare the vanilla syrup: In a saucepan, heat the water, sugar, and vanilla bean until the sugar dissolves.

  
  

• Roast the pears: Cut the pears in half lengthwise and remove the core. Place them flat-side down in a baking dish, brush with the vanilla syrup, and bake at 200°C (390°F) for 50 minutes, turning them regularly and brushing with more syrup.

  
  

• Make the soufflé base: 

  Melt the chocolate over a bain-marie. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolk with cornstarch, then add half of the warm milk. Pour everything back into the saucepan with the remaining milk and let it thicken slightly. Gradually pour this cream over the melted chocolate in three additions, mixing continuously (it may split at first, but keep mixing).

  
  

  Beat the egg whites while slowly adding sugar, but don’t over-whip them. Gently fold them into the chocolate mixture in three additions.

  
  

• Prepare the ramekins: Butter and sugar the ramekins (brushing from bottom to top to help the soufflé rise). Fill them 3/4 full, clean the edges with your finger to ensure a smooth rise, and sprinkle with cacao nibs and fleur de sel.

  
  

• Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 12-15 minutes. Serve immediately before the soufflé deflates!

  
  

Now that you know how to make these beautiful cake, please tag me on Instagram to show me your creation (@theparisbest). I would be so glad to give you my feedback and share it with the community !

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