Nutella Chocolate Souffles

I hope everyone had a wonderfully valentines day!  My boyfriend took me to dinner but I insisted on making dessert.  I love chocolate and I love nutella, so when I found this recipe for nutella chocolate souffles, I knew this would be a winner recipe!  I was very nervous while making this, I did some research and there were so many tips and things to make sure the souffles came out perfect.  Needless to say, my first attempt was a SUCCESS!  They were perfect!!  They were very light and fluffy, chocolaty and moist!  The nutella had just sunk to the bottom, but it was a nice surprise when you got there.  Overall, I would recommend this recipe to anyone with a love for nutella!!   Sorry the pictures are not the best, I was so anxious to try it i just snapped a few while they were cooling.   

Nutella Chocolate Souffles - Adapted from Chocolate and Carrots

Yield - 2 Souffles

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup Flour

1/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa

1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1/4 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips

4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1 Egg

2 Egg Whites

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

1/4 Cup + half of 1/4 Cup Sugar

1/8 Teaspoon of Salt - or just a pinch

2 Spoon Scoops of Nutella

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 350.
2. Spray 2 ramekins with PAM.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, and baking powder together.
4. In a small microwaveable bowl, melt the chocolate chips and butter together.  It should take 1-2 minutes and be sure to stop and stir every 30 seconds.  Stir til smooth.
5. In another bowl, preferably glass, beat together the eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt with a hand mixer.  Mix on high speed for about 5 minutes or until a light yellow color.  
6. Mix in the chocolate mixture just until combined.
7. Fold in the dry ingredients, just until combine.
8. Spoon the batter 1/2 way into the ramekins, then drop a spoon full of nutella into the middle, then fill the rest of the way with the last of the batter. 
9. Put in a roasting pan and then bake for about 25- 30 minutes or until the cakes have risen and they are little cracks on the top!
10. Let cool for 5 minutes, and server immediately!  Serve with ice cream or whipped cream, or eat plain!
11. Enjoy!!