Panna
Cotta
This is a
recipe for Panna Cotta Dessert with a berry sauce.
Prepare the
panna Cotta dessert a day or two before needed. This recipe makes 8 small servings.
Equipment
For the
panna cotta you will need:-
A stovetop
A saucepan
A microwave
oven
A measuring
jug
Two 250ml
cups
A large
spoon for stirring
3
Tablespoons
2 teaspoons
8 small tea
cups or ramekins (small round bowls)
A small bowl
which is suitable for the microwave
A jug to
pour from
For the
berry sauce you will need:-
A stovetop
A medium
size saucepan
A food
processor or potato masher
2
Tablespoons
Ingredients
For the
panna cotta
1 Tablespoon
of gelatin
3
Tablespoons of cold water
1 teaspoon
of vanilla essence
250ml of
single (ordinary) cream
250ml of
cream cheese
80ml of full
cream milk
Three
quarters of a cup of sugar
For the
berry sauce you will need:-
1 cup of
mixed frozen berries. Any kind you like which are available, for instance
Blackberries, blueberries, strawberries or raspberries
2
Tablespoons of castor sugar
1 stick of
cinnamon
1 rooibos
(red bush) tea bag
Fresh mint
leaves to garnish, if desired
Method
Find a
clean, clear working space in the kitchen
Gather all
the equipment and ingredients together
To make the
panna cotta:-
Measure out
three tablespoons of cold water into a small microwaveable bowl
Sprinkle 3
teaspoons of gelatin on top and leave it to stand for a few minutes until the
gelatin is spongy in texture
Turn the
stovetop on to a medium heat
Take the
saucepan and pour the cream, milk, vanilla essence and cream cheese. Add the
sugar
Heat until
the sugar is dissolved. Leave everything in the pan and turn off the stove
Microwave
the gelatin and water mixture for a few SECONDS until it looks clear
Stir the
gelatin into the cream mixture and gently pour it into a jug. Pour from the jug
into the small tea cups.
Carefully
place the tea cups into the fridge
Method for
the berry sauce:-
Make the
berry sauce whilst the panna cotta is setting.
You will use
it to put on top of the panna cotta in the cups
Put the
stovetop on
Take a
medium size saucepan and put all the ingredients into it.
Heat on
gentle heat until the berries are soft
Turn off the
stove
Remove and
throw away the cinnamon stick and tea bag
Mash the
berries with a potato masher or put them into a food processor and blast (if
you have one)
Allow to
cool
To Serve:-
Remove the
set Panna Cotta cups from the fridge and top the desserts with the berry
mixture. Garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired
