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Panna Cotta with Strawberries

Very tender, very creamy, very tasty, and very pretty. Panna cotta with strawberries will dress up any festive table. It's quite easy to make, yet it looks gorgeous — striking, bright, and inviting. You can make it with any other berries or fruit, or with cocoa, chocolate, or nuts.

Julia M.

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Heavy cream

300

Milk

150

Gelatin

Water

Vanillin

Sugar

Strawberries

300

Sugar

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 6 % 2 g

Fats 39 % 12 g

Carbohydrates 55 % 17 g

186 kcal

GI: 24 / 0 / 76

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make panna cotta with strawberries? Gather the ingredients. Use cream with a high fat content, 33–35%. That high fat is exactly what gives it such a tender, velvety texture. You can use any berry for the topping — I'm making mine with strawberries.
Step 2:

First, prepare the gelatin. Pour cold water over it and let it stand for 30 minutes to bloom fully.
Step 3:

Pour the heavy cream and milk into a small saucepan. Add the sugar and a pinch of vanillin. If you want a sweeter dessert, or plan to use tart berries, you can add a little more sugar. Stirring, bring it just to the boiling point and immediately take it off the heat. Don't let it actually boil.
Step 4:

Add the bloomed gelatin to the hot cream and stir until it dissolves completely. Sometimes a few gelatin grains still remain, so strain the whole mixture through a fine sieve.
Step 5:

Now divide the mixture among your dessert cups. Put the dessert in the refrigerator to cool and set.
Step 6:

Rinse the strawberries under running water, pat them dry, and hull them. Cut the berries into large pieces and sprinkle with sugar. Let them sit so they release their juice, stirring now and then until the sugar dissolves.
Step 7:

Spoon the berries with their syrup over the set dessert.
Step 8:

Your delicious creamy dessert — strawberry panna cotta — is ready! Enjoy!

You can use a sugar substitute instead of sugar.
Leaf gelatin can simply be dropped into a bowl of water. Before soaking powdered gelatin, first rinse the bowl with cold water so the granules don't stick to the bottom. It's important to pour water over the powdered gelatin, not pour the gelatin into the water — otherwise you'll get lumps. Then give the gelatin time to bloom (the package gives the exact time). Never bring it to a boil! At 212°F (100°C) the mixture turns fibrous and viscous, the collagen protein breaks down, and the gelatin loses its setting power.
For cooking, it's best to use filtered or bottled water with a neutral taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant off-flavor.