Panna Cotta with Berry Sauce
Ingredients
Panna Cotta
- 500 ml (2 cups) full-cream milk
- 500 ml (2 cups) fresh cream
- 4 tbsp gelatine powder unflavoured
- ½ cup white sugar
- 10 ml (2 tsp) vanilla essence
Berry sauce
- 1 cup mixed berries can be fresh or frozen
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 100 ml water
Instructions
Panna Cotta
- In a pot mix the milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla essence.
- Place the milk and cream mixture on the stove and heat while whisking. Keeping at a low heat ensuring that the mixture does not boil.
- Dissolve the gelatine powder as per packet instruction.
- Add the dissolved gelatine to the heated milk and cream and whisk it well.
- Once the panna cotta mixture has heated and the sugar has dissolved divide it into glasses or ramekins. Allow to cool down, then refrigerate for 4 - 6 hours till panna cotta sets.
- Once the panna cotta has chilled and set, pour the berry sauce ontop, garnish with fresh berries and mint.
Berry Sauce
- Mix the berries, water and sugar in a pot and place on the stove.
- Bring the water to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- Allow the berries to simmer and soften for 10 - 15 min.
- Once the berry sauce has reduced and thickened remove from the heat and allow the sauce to cool down completely before topping the set panna cotta with the sauce.