fancy shmancy & always ahead of time
Panna Cotta is a fancy Italian dessert, and essentially, it means “cooked cream”. Think of a mix between ice cream, and your favorite mousse. It’s so heavenly, and the perfect blend of cool+sweet. Chocolate lover? Yeah, you will most def love this recipie. The best part of it is, its very straightforward, and you can make it much ahead of the time you actually plan on serving it!
(Recipe taken from The Italian Dish)
Ingredients:
1.5 cups whole milk
4 teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin
good quality cocoa powder, 2 to 4 tablespoons
chocolate and white chocolate bars, for garnish
4.5 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sugar
pinch of salt
Directions:
-Put the milk in a medium saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over the milk. Let it stand for about 5 minutes to soften. Turn heat to medium and stir milk just until the gelatin dissolves.
-Add the cream, sugar and salt. Whisk in the cocoa powder until you get the amount of chocolate you like. Whisk over low heat until the sugar completely dissolves, just a few minutes.
-Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Stir mixture frequently during cooling to prevent skin from forming.
It helps to take the mixture and transfer it to another large bowl that is chilled.
-Pour the cream mixture into 6 martini glasses or into a dozen small ramekins.
-Cover and refrigerate. Chill until set.
-With a vegetable peeler, shave small chocolate curls from each of the chocolate bars onto the panna cotta.
serve on a hot day for your family, or impress your guests with an amazing dessert.
dig in
enjoy!
Looks so good. Craving this as a midnight rather 2:00am snack.
wish you could just swing by. it’s really easy to make! you should try it sometime!
This looks delicious!
thank you Louisa! xO!
This looks amazing, yum!
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
Thanks! xO!
yummmm!! i honestly don’t know if i’ve ever tried panna cotta before…maybe once a long time ago but it sounds like i will have to sooner then later!
-Jessica
http://runninginsideus.blogspot.com/
yesh a must try! xO!
OMG you’re amazing! I’ve had panna cotta at one of my favorite Italian restaurants in SF, and I always thought it was impossible to make at home. But you make it look so easy and cute!
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joanne♥choi
def not impossible at all- seriously tastes like a restaurant at home. do it!! xO!
I love panna cotta but haven’t had chocolate flavour but as a chocoholic I’m sure I would like this very much!
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both are wonderfully delicious! xO!
I love panna cotta and have an awesome recipe I use all the time. agree such an easy but fancy dessert. Always a hit w/ guests. Can’t wait to try this choc one!
let’s swap? =))) I want to try your reg panna cotta recipe sometime!!
OMG that looks amazing!
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Allison
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You are so good with this! They look really amazing!
Fang Ting
ftashion
Mmmm….I don’t know how one Top Chef contestant could mess this up! So yum looking.
lol thanks Lisa! try it sometime =) xo!
i must make this!! it doesn’t look too hard at all!!
i know- love all recipes that are fancy/easy =)
I love chocolate, this is absolutely scrumptious! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe! Will definitely be trying it! xxx