Chocolate Banana Soufflés

If you enjoy rich and indulgent desserts but don’t think you can make them at home, this soufflé recipe is easy and only uses a few ingredients.

 

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. They are not hard to make, so don’t be intimidated. They should be eaten right away or they typically fall after 5 – 10 minutes so if you are serving these to guests, plan to eat them right out of the oven.

Lower Calorie Chocolate Banana Soufflés

Ingredients
 

• 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

Method

1. Preheat over to 400F. Coat 4, 6 oz ramekins with butter flavoured cooking spray.
2. Place on a baking sheet.
3. In a medium bowl, mash bananas and vanilla together.
4. Sift cornstarch and cocoa powder over bananas and stir well.
5. In another medium bowl, beat egg whites with sugar until they form soft peaks.
6. Fold 1/3 of egg whites into banana mixture. When incorporated, fold in the rest of the egg whites.
7. Spoon mixture into ramekins.
8. Wipe the top 1/4 inch “collar” of the ramekin to remove any excess batter so that the souffle will rise straight.
9. Place ramekins on a baking sheet and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
10. Serve immediately.

Serves 4 – Serving Size: 6 oz – Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 131, Fat: 4g, Carbohydrate: 24g, Fibre: 3g, Protein: 5g