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This soufflé you don't have to order with the rest of dinner! Chef Cynthia Graubart, from the cookbook One Armed Cook introduced Tonia's Kitchen to what she calls a "cheaters" recipe, but it does anything but cheat on the taste. Cynthia told Tonia she heats heavy cream (it can be done in a microwave), then in a blender container, add some semi-sweet chocolate chips, and a package of cream cheese, broken up, 5 eggs, vanilla and hit blend. Then put it all in a soufflé dish and bake it all together. Your guests won't know this soufflé came from a blender!
1 cup heavy cream
1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature, cut in 4 pieces
5 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Whipped cream or vanilla (bean) ice cream, optional.
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 2. Coat a 11/2-quart soufflé dish with cooking spray. 3. In a large glass measuring cup, microwave cream on high for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, until boiling. 4. Pour boiling cream into a blender container. Add the chocolate chips and blend for 1 minute until all the chocolate is melted and smooth.. 5. With the blender running at lowest speed, add cream cheese (one piece at a time), eggs (one at a time), and vanilla, and continue blending for 15 seconds until well mixed. Pour batter into prepare soufflé dish. 6. Bake for 1 hour. Soufflé puffs delicately above the top of the dish. 7. With the back of a serving spoon, break an opening in the center of the hot soufflé and fill with whipped cream or vanilla (bean) ice cream, if desired.