I'm sure you, like me, love surprising your guests with homemade desserts, but you don't want to mess around too much in the kitchen because the main dishes are already hard work. For this reason, I have a good collection of desserts that can be prepared in advance and that are easy and effective. This is the case of panna cotta, which is a typical Italian dessert .
In case you don't know it, it's a kind of flan with a base of cream and gelatin . It has a fairly neutral flavour, so we can flavour it with vanilla and add some fruit sauce. I have chosen a cherry sauce , taking advantage of the fact that it's in season.
You can also serve these panna cottas with a strawberry coulis, a peach sauce or even a mango sauce. Make the most of the fruit you have at the time and you can enjoy a different dessert every time.
Le Creuset silicone spatula , Le Creuset skillet frying pan and Le Creuset ceramic ramekins.
Ingredients (for 6 ramekins)
- 1 L of cream 35% mg
- 150gr sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 8 sheets of neutral gelatin
For the caramel:
- 100gr of sugar
- 50gr of butter
- 1 splash of red berry gin
- A handful of cherries
Le Creuset skillet and panna cotta with cherry sauce.
Elaboration
- Soak the gelatin sheets in a bowl of water.
- Put the cream, sugar and vanilla pod seeds into a cocotte . Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Drain the gelatin leaves and mix them with the cream.
- Divide the cream into the ramekins , allow them to cool and place them in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
- To make the caramel, put the sugar in a skillet and heat over medium heat. When the sugar has not yet completely caramelized, add the butter and cherries. Stir a couple of times and add the gin. Let everything cook for a couple of minutes and remove from the heat. Allow to cool before using.
- When serving, run a thin knife around the edge of the ramekins and remove from the moulds. Serve the sauce and cherries over the panna cotta, but be careful not to let it be hot or the panna cotta will melt.
Le Creuset ceramic ramekins and Le Creuset cocotte .
