Panna Cotta With Fresh Wild Berry Sauce
By: Ashley & Jason ...
Published: Monday, September 20, 2010 - 6:10am

Ingredients




Ingredients for Panna Cotta
2 sheets of gelatin
1/2 cup scant milk
2 1/4 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean, slit lengthwise
Ingredients for Berry Sauce
1 pint of your favorite berries or cherries
1/4 cup or less sugar (depending on sweetness of berries)
1/4 cup of water
optional- mint, lemon juice, lemon zest, etc

Preparation

1 Fill a bowl with water, add the gelatin and let is soak. Pour milk into a pan & bring to just below simmering, then remove the pan from the heat. Do NOT let it boil. Drain & squeeze out the gelatin & add the milk. Pour the cream into another pan, add the sugar and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Immediately remove the pan from the heat, remove the vanilla bean and stir in the milk mixture. 2 You can put the mixture into any kind of ramekin, mold, cup, you like. Rinse your 'glass' in ice-cold water, shaking out any excess water & fill with the milk mixture. Chill in the refrigerator for several hours until set (at least 3-4 hours). Turn out onto a serving dish & serve with fruit sauce or chocolate sauce. 3 Put the berries, sugar & water in a pot & simmer for 15-20 minutes until the fruit breaks down & forms a syrup. 4 Drizzle over the top of the panna cotta once on the serving plate.

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An easy dessert to make that is always a crowd-pleaser is panna cotta with fresh picked wild berries - the combination of the rich, creamy, vanilla panna cotta with with tart & tangy berry sauce drizzled atop is a perfect match.