Panna Cotta one of my favorite desserts. Many times in the US I have been disappointed when ordering Panna Cotta. When it arrives and looks like milk jello there is a big problem!!! My recipe is adapted from a small little restaurant that I visited in Naples. The panna cotta was so delicious that I asked “please let me talk to the chef”. The chef was so kind to write the recipe in Italian on a bar napkin! Since then I have adapted the recipe into many different flavor profiles. My latest is a fall version with pomegranate sauce. ENJOY!Vanilla Panna Cotta with Pomegranate Sauce
Super creamy and delicious panna cotta that is so easy to make.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 6 - 8 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Panna Cotta
1/4 cup water
2 tsp unflavored gelatin
2 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
8oz mascarpone (room temp)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pomegranate Sauce
2 cups pomegranate juice
1 – 2 tablespoons ginger juice *
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
Instructions
Panna Cotta
Put water in a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over water. Let stand 5 minutes to soften gelatin.
Place cream, sugar and vanilla in a heavy medium sauce pan. Bring to medium high heat then let simmer until sugar dissolves. Remove pan from heat, add the gelatin and whisk until dissolved. Let cool for a few minutes. Whisk in the room temperature mascarpone cheese until everything is creamy & blended.
Ladle into containers. Small martini glasses, ramekins, mason jars. Be creative. Refrigerate 4 hours. Garnish with pomegranate sauce & fresh pomegranate seeds.
Pomegranate Glaze
2 cups pomegranate juice
1 – 2 tablespoons ginger juice *
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh pomegranate seeds
Combine the pomegranate juice, ginger and sugar in a sauce pan
and cook over high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup. Let cool and
add the pomegranate seeds.
* To make ginger juice, peel ginger and grate on a box grater. Place ginger in a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze out juice into a small bowl.
Notes
It is very important to have your mascarpone cheese at room temperature. This makes it very soft and creamy and easy to whisk into the warm cream.
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