Panna cotta

 

Panna cotta means "cooked cream" in Italian. This dessert is creamy with a melt in the mouth texture that will transport you to Italy. No passport is required! 

Recipe below is adapted from  prettysimplesweet.com with modifications. Let's make it!

Ingredients (makes 4 small servings):

30 ml cold water

3g unflavored powdered gelatin

 240g whipping cream

 1 tbsp granulated sugar

 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

1. Bloom the gelatin by sprinkling it over a small bowl of cold water. Give it a quick mix and let it sit for a few minutes to gelatinize (jelly texture).

2. Put the whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla together in a saucepan and heat over low fire until small bubbles appear around the pot. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Stir the mixture to make sure all the sugar is dissolved.

3. Turn off the heat and scrape the softened gelatin into the hot cream mixture. Stir immediately to mix in thoroughly until dissolved.

4. Pour the panna cotta mixture into individual ramekins / moulds. Once they have cooled down,  place the panna cotta in the refrigerator for a few hours to set before consuming.

5. Unmould the panna cotta before serving.

6. To make chocolate panna cotta, mix in 40g dark chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (optional) into the cream mixture after step 2. Stir until dissolved before continuing with step 3.

7. To make mango, strawberry or avocado panna cotta, puree/mash the fruit (around 200g) and into cream mixture after step 2. Stir to mix in completely before continuing with step 3.