Summer Dessert Recipe: Panna Cotta with Raspberry Orange  Sauce
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: August 9, 2013

It's the season for berries and we've been buying flat upon flat of raspberries! If you can't get enough of these plump red gems, you'll love this elegant and creamy panna cotta recipe from Grab a Plate. A delightful raspberry orange sauce is spooned over silky vanilla custard. Mmm.
 Panna Cotta with Raspberry and Orange Sauce
Submitted to Foodista by Grab a Plate
Makes 6 individual servings
4 cups of half and half
	1/2 cup mascarpone
	1/2 cup sugar
	1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
	1 tablespoon powdered unflavored gelatin
	Zest from 1 orange
	2 cups fresh raspberries (or frozen, thawed)
	2 teaspoons orange juice
	1-2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
	Nonstick cooking spray
	Spray 6 ramekins or juice glasses with the nonstick cooking spray.
	Add the half and half to a saucepan over low-medium heat (don’t let the mixture get too hot or come to a boil).
	When warm, sprinkle the gelatin over the mixture, and stir it to dissolve it.
	Add the mascarpone and stir until melted.
	Add the sugar, orange zest and vanilla, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
	Remove from the heat and let it stand for about 5 minutes.
	Pour the mixture evenly into the ramekins or glasses.
	Cover and refrigerate for at least four hours, but ideally overnight.
	Meanwhile, put the raspberries in a bowl and press them softly with a fork to produce some juice.
	Add the orange juice and confectioners sugar and mix together. Keep the berry mixture refrigerated until you’re ready to serve the panna cotta.
	When the panna cotta has set, move a knife around the edges of the ramekin or glasses to loosen it, and gently shake each onto individual plates.
	Drizzle the berry mixture over each serving.