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Panna Cotta

Welcome back! 
Today, we have a recipe for a simple Italian dessert: Panna Cotta! This dish literally means "cooked cream", and really, that's all it is! It takes just a few ingredients but when put together, is elevated into something much more refined. What's even better is that you can garnish the panna cotta with a variety of different sauces or toppings; since it has such a simple flavor, a multitude of things will pair well with the dessert.

Panna Cotta

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 package (7 grams) gelatin
  • 3 tablespoons water or milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Bloom the gelatin by pouring it into the water and letting it sit for a few minutes.
  2. In a pot, pour in the milk and cream. Set this on the stove on medium-low heat.
  3. Add in the sugar and stir to let it dissolve and mix.
  4. Once the mixture starts to form little bubbles, take it off the heat. Add in the bloomed gelatin and the vanilla extract and mix it in.
  5. As quickly as possible, put the pot into an ice bath to let it cool down quickly.
  6. Once cool, portion into some small glasses and set in the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours.
  7. Serve with some jam, fresh fruit, or whatever suits your fancy!
Furthermore, this is just the simplest form of this dish. You could even enhance the panna cotta itself by adding in some fruit puree, like strawberry for example, to impart a nice color and flavor to the cream. There are other variations that include chocolate, alcohol like rum, and even more interesting flavors, such as savory panna cottas, which can be good bases for a larger dish. Additionally, you can also change the proportion of milk to cream to adjust how rich you want the panna cotta to be.

-Chefpo
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