Panna Cotta
A classic Italian dessert that is creamy and decadent yet surprisingly simple to make.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 260 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 ml heavy cream
- 100 ml whole milk
- 80 g granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 7 g powdered gelatin
- 2 tbsp cold water
- Fresh berries for serving
- Mint leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Bloom the gelatin by sprinkling it over cold water in a small bowl and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
- Prepare the vanilla by splitting the vanilla bean lengthwise and scraping out the seeds.
- Combine heavy cream, whole milk, granulated sugar, vanilla seeds, and the vanilla pod in a saucepan.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves and it just begins to simmer.
- Remove the saucepan from heat, discard the vanilla pod, and whisk in the bloomed gelatin until fully dissolved.
- Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a jug to remove any lumps.
- Pour the strained mixture into lightly oiled ramekins or molds and let them cool to room temperature.
- Chill for at least 4 hours or until set.
- Serve by inverting molds onto plates and garnishing with fresh berries and mint leaves.
Notes
Panna Cotta is versatile; feel free to experiment with flavor profiles and toppings.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 52mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3.3g
- Cholesterol: 80mg