Panna Cotta

DIFFICULTY
Easy Easy
COOK TIME
Under 30 min. Under 30 min.
SERVES
4-6 4-6
Panna Cotta
Main ingredients
  • Dairy
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

  • 250ml full cream milk
  • 2 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 2 teaspoons powdered gelatine
  • 250ml pure or pouring cream
  • 1 1?2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Your choice of topping/flavour (see method)

  • Method

  • 1
    Pour the milk and sugar into a Le Creuset milk pan, sprinkle the gelatine over the top and allow it to bloom. It will look soft and wrinkly.
  • 2
    Place the saucepan over a low heat, stirring frequently until the gelatine and sugar dissolves. This should only take a couple of minutes.
  • 3
    Don’t bring the mix to a boil or a simmer, if you see too much steam coming off the pan, remove from the heat and keep stirring.
  • 4
    Add the cream and vanilla when the pan is off the heat.
  • 5
    Pour the mixture evenly into six Le Creuset Mini Ramekins. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
  • 6
    Different Flavours and Toppings:
  • 7
    Blueberry: Add 4 tablespoons of blueberries to the milk and cream. Decorate with fresh blueberries and a dusting of icing sugar.
  • 8
    Strawberry and rose: Replace the vanilla with 1 teaspoon of rose water. Decorate with strawberries.
  • 9
    Lime and coconut: replace the cream with coconut milk and replace the vanilla with 1 teaspoon of lime/lemon zest. Decorate with coconut shavings or lime/lemon zest.
  • 10
    Chai: Add 1 tablespoon chai spice to the milk and cream before heating. Decorate with a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
  • 11
    Vanilla bean: Decorate with white chocolate shavings.