Chocolate Banana Soufflés
These chocolate banana soufflés are light and fluffy and made using mostly egg whites and no flour, which is great if you are on a low carb, or gluten free diet.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 ripe medium bananas (mashed)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
- 3 tbsp sugar
- cooking spray
Instructions
- 1
Preheat over to 400F.
- 2
Coat 4, 6 oz ramekins with butter flavored cooking spray.
- 3
Place on a baking sheet.
- 4
In a medium bowl, mash bananas and vanilla together.
- 5
Sift cornstarch and cocoa powder over bananas and stir well.
- 6
In another medium bowl, beat egg whites with sugar until they form soft peaks.
- 7
Fold 1/3 of egg whites into banana mixture.
- 8
When incorporated, fold in the rest of the egg whites.
- 9
Spoon mixture into ramekins.
- 10
Wipe the top 1/4 inch “collar” of the ramekin to remove any excess batter so that the souffle will rise straight and place ramekins on a baking sheet.
- 11
Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
- 12
Serve immediately.