Panna Cotta

DIFFICULTY
Difficult Difficult
COOK TIME
Over 2 hrs. Over 2 hrs.
SERVES
4-6 4-6
Panna Cotta
Main ingredients
  • Dairy
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

Basic Panna cotta
  • 300ml milk
  • 300ml cream
  • 1 vanilla pod, split open and seeds removed
  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 4 gelatine leaves
Additional
  • Flavour and top the Panna Cotta with the alternative suggestions detailed in the method

  • Method

  • 1
    Place a saucepan over a low heat on the hob and add the milk, cream, vanilla seeds and caster sugar. Simmer gently until the sugar dissolves.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, soften 4 gelatine leaves in cold water for 5 minutes. Remove the gelatine from the water, squeeze out the excess liquid and then add them to the cream mixture in the saucepan.
  • 3
    Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the gelatine to dissolve before pouring the creamy mixture into 6 Stoneware Mini Ramekins. Cover and chill for 6 hours or overnight to set.
  • 4
    Once set, top with your choice of flavouring.
  • 5
    Alternative Flavours and Toppings
  • 6
    Blueberry: Add 4 tablespoons of blueberries to the milk and cream mixture during step 1 in the method. Decorate with fresh blueberries and a dusting of icing sugar before serving.
  • 7
    Strawberry and rose: Replace the vanilla seeds with 1 teaspoon of rose water. Decorate with strawberries when ready to serve.
  • 8
    Lime and coconut: Replace the milk in step 1 of the method with coconut milk and the vanilla seeds with 1 teaspoon of lime or lemon zest. Decorate with coconut shavings and lime or lemon zest.
  • 9
    Chai: Add 1 tablespoon chai spice mix to the milk and cream before heating during step 1 of the method. Decorate with a dusting of cinnamon sugar when ready to serve.
  • 10
    Vanilla bean: Decorate the vanilla panna cotta with white chocolate shavings when ready to serve.