Panna Cotta Recipe - Easy Creamy Authentic Italian Dessert Recipe


	Panna Cotta Recipe "Truly an AUTHENTIC Italian Dessert Recipe" A panna cotta recipe is the "Italian" creme brulee, or the Spanish "flan". Each one of these are custards - yes, but the difference? NO EGGS A panna cotta recipe has NO EGGS. It uses cooked cream as it's base. Serious real cream. Yeah, you can use a bit Half & Half if you HAVE to. (See the FAQ section below) But it's a cream based dessert. This can be a stand alone dessert or it can be paired up with fruit or a sauce poured over it like my orange glaze or a strawberry compote like my marsala strawberries - see fresh strawberry desserts page. Two things to know: This is a make-ahead dessert (needs to sit, set, and cool) You don't HAVE to use a panna cotta mold - (it does give it that distinct look) - but you can use any other mold OR even a wine glass or martini glass This is one of those easy Italian dessert recipes with: a few ingredients short cooking time has a lot of leeway in sauce options ( or you can even infuse with zest or herbs!) OR it can be served naked with no sauces or no fruit compote Thanks for stopping by, and remember, every body needs a little bit of sugar - Lisa Italian Dessert Recipes Website Owner and Developer See the FAQs section below - for this recipe. Panna Cotta Recipe YIELD: 8 servings INGREDIENTS: * 4 cups of HEAVY cream (option - can use some Half & Half) * 1/2 of sugar * Vanilla bean (can swap out with 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract) * 2 packets of gelatin * 6 tablespoons of cold water Procedure: * Combine the cream and sugar in a sauce pan * Heat until the sugar is dissolved (yes, you can microwave). You are just looking for a "dissolve" * Scrape out the seeds from the vanilla bean * Add BOTH the seeds and the pod to the cream mixture * Put the lid on the pot - pull it off the burner and walk away * Stay away for 30 minutes (you are letting the bean and seeds infuse) * After 30 minutes pitch the bean and seeds (throw away) * Rewarm the creamy vanilla mixture (slowly) * Lightly grease the custard cups (NO - olive oil or flavored oils) * Sprinkle the gelatin over the 6 tablespoons of cold water. Make sure the bowl is big enough because you will be adding the cream mixture to THIS bowl. * Let the gelatin water mixture sit about 10 minutes * Pour the RE-warmed cream mixture OVER the gelatin mixture * Stir until everything is combined. * Pour into your custard cups (or whatever you will be using - ramekin, panna cotta mold, wine glass, martini glass..) * Let them stand at least 4 hours ( IN THE FRIDGE) * Unmold and serve Do I HAVE to use cream? Yes - at least a good portion needs to be cream. That's the whole deal with a panna cotta recipe - it's cream based. So you do want to focus on the main ingredient. If I swap out some Half & Half - how much? I've never used Half & Half - but I have read from several cooks (whom I trust) that you can swap out about 50% of the amount. Again, I've not done it myself. How long will this keep? About 2 days. Which makes it GREAT for a dinner party. It's one less prep item on the "day of" - which is great when you have a real life where you can't spend all day in the kitchen. How do I "UN"mold? You can run a knife around the edge. Make sure you "grease" the molds with an non flavored oil. Too, if this is a pain or a stress point, just put them in really cool looking martini glasses or wine glasses and serve. Bottom line a panna cotta recipe is one of those EASY Italian dessert recipes, don't make it hard on yourself stressing out over a mold. Back to the top of the panna cotta recipe recipe. March Madness In the US we go crazy over college basketball during the middle of March. This is called "March Madness" There are parties. Get-togethers. Friendly wagering. And maybe not-so-friendly-wagering. All I know, it's another reason to drink and eat. One of my favorite LOW STRESS drinks are my sangria recipes. It's a make-ahead. (See how to make sangria) it uses different fruits (see white sangria recipe vs the old-school best sangria recipe) you don't have to use an expensive wine! The best way to have a good time is to NOT do everything at the last minute. I have a few "new" recipes that you can make the day ahead also: Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe Cornflake Cookies and the traditional Italian cookie recipes always work like the Anisette Cookies Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About

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