Silky vanilla panna cotta with a gentle wobble, served with fresh berries. A make-ahead Italian dessert.
About this Italian recipe
Panna cotta, meaning cooked cream, comes from Piedmont in northern Italy. Using just enough gelatine gives it a soft, trembling set.
Ingredients you will need
The main ingredients are gelatine (about 6 g), double cream, whole milk, caster sugar, vanilla pod, mixed berries. Exact quantities are in the recipe card below.
How long it takes
Allow 4 hr 20 min in total: 15 min of preparation, 5 min of cooking and 4 hr of resting, chilling or soaking. The recipe serves 6.
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Berries
Silky vanilla panna cotta with a gentle wobble, served with fresh berries. A make-ahead Italian dessert.
Ingredients
Method
- Soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 minutes.
- Heat the cream, milk, sugar and vanilla until steaming. Do not let it boil.
- Take off the heat, squeeze the gelatine dry and stir it in until dissolved.
- Strain into 6 small moulds or glasses and chill for at least 4 hours.
- Toss the berries with the icing sugar and leave for 10 minutes.
- To unmould, dip each mould in hot water for a few seconds and turn out. Serve with the berries.
Notes
For a softer set to serve in glasses, use 2½ sheets of gelatine instead of 3.