Panna cotta is my absolute favourite desert. It is similar to puddings, but a lot more silkier than them and just melt in your mouth. I have already made a layered cherry panna cotta recipe, and it was my fav, it looks pretty too..
I always wanted to post a basic vanilla panna cotta recipe. I made this using china grass so it can be listed under eggless. This panna cotta turned super creamy and so delicious..I had some leftover chocolate sauce from my churros, so i used those for this and the combination is like heaven. Do you believe i emptied two bowls of this at a time. It is that good..
My next mission is to make a chocolate panna cotta..What else flavour do you want me to post, let me know so i can try it..
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Setting Time : 6 hours or overnight
Serves : 2 to 3
Ingredients:
For Panna Cotta:
Cream - ½ cup ( I used Fresh Cream)
Full Fat Milk - ½ cup
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
Sugar - 3 tblspn
China Grass - 1 tsp ( If using gelatin use ½ tsp)
Water - 3 tblspn
For Chocolate Sauce:
Dark Chocolate - 100 grams
Heavy Cream - 50 ml
Milk - 50 ml
Vanilla Essence - ½ tsp
Honey - 1 tblspn
Method:Take china grass in a bowl and soak it with 3 tblspn of water. Pop the bowl into the microwave and heat it for 2 to 3 mins till it is melted or you can melt it gently on stove top.Start by making panna cotta..Take cream, milk in a sauce pan and heat it up..Once you see small bubbles forming around the sides, take it off the heat and add in vanilla and china grass mix. Mix well.
Setting Time : 6 hours or overnight
Serves : 2 to 3
Ingredients:
For Panna Cotta:
Cream - ½ cup ( I used Fresh Cream)
Full Fat Milk - ½ cup
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
Sugar - 3 tblspn
China Grass - 1 tsp ( If using gelatin use ½ tsp)
Water - 3 tblspn
For Chocolate Sauce:
Dark Chocolate - 100 grams
Heavy Cream - 50 ml
Milk - 50 ml
Vanilla Essence - ½ tsp
Honey - 1 tblspn
Method:Take china grass in a bowl and soak it with 3 tblspn of water. Pop the bowl into the microwave and heat it for 2 to 3 mins till it is melted or you can melt it gently on stove top.Start by making panna cotta..Take cream, milk in a sauce pan and heat it up..Once you see small bubbles forming around the sides, take it off the heat and add in vanilla and china grass mix. Mix well.
Pour this into individual bowls and cover it with a plastic wrap. refrigerate it overnight.
The next day make the chocolate sauce, take cream, milk, honey and vanilla in a sauce pan, heat it up, once it reaches a boil, take it off the heat and add in the chopped chocolate. Let it sit for 4 to 5 mins. Now mix it well so the chocolate is melted. Chocolate sauce done..When serving, ease the sides of the pudding, or just dip the pudding bowl into hot water just for 30 sec. invert the pudding into plate and serve with a nice drizzle of chocolate sauce.
Pictorial:
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| Take your ingredients for panna cotta |
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| Take china grass in a bowl |
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| add a little water and soak it for 5 mins |
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| Now take them in a microwave safe bowl |
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| microwave it for 2 to 3 mins |
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| Now it is all melted |
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| Take cream in a sauce pan |
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| add in milk |
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| sprinkle some sugar |
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| heat it up |
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| once you see small bubbles around the sides |
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| take it off the heat and add a splash of good vanilla extract |
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| add in the china grass mix |
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| mix well |
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| take your bowls, i recommend you to wash it once before your pour the puddings in, because it make the puddings slide off easily |
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| Fill the bowls |
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| cover and chill overnight |
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| Now lets make the sauce...take cream in a sauce pan |
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| add in some milk |
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| some vanilla |
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| drizzle in some honey |
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| bring it to boil |
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| Take it off the heat |
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| add in some dark chocolate |
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| let it sit for 4 to 5 mins |
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| Mix well |
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| Now the chocolate is all melted |
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| Now the pudding is all set |
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| you can ease the sides a little and invert it.. You can even dip the bottom of the bowl in some hot water and invert it |
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| ta da |
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| place it on a serving plate |
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| Drizzle it with chocolate sauce |
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| and a lots of it |
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| go on...go on..untill the whole pudding is swimming in a pool of chocolate |
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| take take a spoon and cut it out |
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| look at the that |
Sheela Hepzibah
Wowwww!!!!
ansari qam
looks tempting... can u tell me d proportion of cream, milk n china grass for 12 servings... we use 1 packet china grass in 1ltr milk... will dat b fine???
Anonymous
Superb!!!
Anonymous
Can it be eaten without the chocolate sauce? What are the other options?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes it can be had as it is..you can have it with any fruit coulis like strawberry or blueberry
Aarthi
@ansari qamThis recipes serves two, so you have to 6 time increase the recipe..
You have to use 3 cup milk and 3 cup cream, china grass you have to use 6 tsp of china grass
Safina Syed
Instead of chocolate sauce can v use caramel saucw
Aarthi
@Safina Syedyes u can use any of your fav sauce
shwetha shenoy
How many days this can be stored? And should this be freezed in refrigerator where ice would be kept or just normal place where we keep milk?
Aarthi
@shwetha shenoyIt should be kept in fridge, you can store it for 4 to 5 days.
Anonymous
Instead of milk ans sugar cam v use condensed milk?
wts s th amount and how to use?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use..but you need to add some milk as well to thin it out
riti
I had done all this step by step but it didn't set.it was liquid like milk only.I refrigerate it not freezer. Quantity of chinagrass was also right, what went wrong?
Aarthi
@ritii think the mix was not hot enough. Heat the mix once again and chill it. Or may be the quantity of china grass is not enough, melt somemore and add.
kiruthiga
Hi aarthi i luv ur recipes a lot. And this s yummy. Can u pls put chocolate panacota recipe fr me. And also if v use gelatin hw to use it pls let me know
riti
Thanks aarti for your reply.. My mix was as hot as much u told like bubbles should start coming when we heat the mix in a pan..is it should be more than that. I will try the recipe once again. By the way I am great fan of your blog
I had tried many of your recipes and all went v well...except this one.it could be my fault
Anonymous
hi...didnt get the measurement of china grass... 🙁 ... means china grass is in the form of sticks...how could be it measured in teaspoons??? thanxxxx
kiruthiga
Hi aarthi look delicious. Can u pls tl me hw to use gelatin in it. And also chocolate panna cotta recipe.
Aarthi
@kiruthigaJust follow the same method. use 1/2 tsp of gelatin and soak them in cold water and heat to melt them
Aarthi
@Anonymousyou can eye ball it and measure
Aarthi
@ritiSo bubbles should start forming only around the sides of the pan. not from the middle
Anonymous
Can we use flavored china grass.? I have purchased strawberry flavor
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
Sukanya
Hi Aarthi, do we have to deep freeze the panna cotta where we keep ice or we need to keep it in normal fridge....
Aarthi
@Sukanyaput this in fridge and not freezer
Krithi
Hi Aarthi,
It looks delicious. Will be trying it out soon as the whole family loves panna cotta!
Just a note of caution, honey should not be heated. You can look into it.
Anonymous
1)can I use non diary whipping cream instead of fresh cream....
2)Should we keep the hot mix soon in the fridge or allow the mix to cool a bit & then refrigerate
Aarthi
1) Fresh cream is recommended.
2)Yes cool it and then put it in fridge
Anonymous
i prepared panna cotta yesterday, now it has been more than 24 hrs but still it is not set . why is it so? how can I use it now? I used gelatin.
Daksha
Lovely recipe
What is the measurement of 1 cup ?
Aarthi
my 1 cup measures 240 ml
Mahima Kastury
Hi ! loved the recipe want to try it out soon. just one question what company milk did you use ?
Mahima
hi! I'd like to know which brand mik you used for this recipe. Can't wait to try it out
Aarthi
I used regular aavin cows milk.
Anitha Mani
Hi
I just want to know - if I add chocolate to the cream mix while hot and then go ahead as the recipe will that give me chocolate pannacotta?