Today is going to be a really exciting day for Anushka. She has a school picnic and will be taking the Bart to a park with all her classmates. I know she is going to be so happy and excited, she just loves the 'choo choo train'. With all this excitement I couldn't sleep and was up so early, its just 7.00 and I'm done with all my work. A good one hour before Anushka wakes up and just enough time to finish this post.
I borrowed this amazing all chocolate book from the library last week and have been drooling at the pictures and reading about chocolate every free minute. Yesterday I got super tempted and got all the ingredients ready for a chocolate mousse. But over whipped cream happened and I had to drop the plan. Then I remembered this recipe that I had bookmarked a couple of days before that called for just the amount of cream I had left.
The panna cotta is super chocolaty and makes an amazing quick dessert. What I loved about it is that it uses whole milk instead of cream and it has pure chocolate flavor, so use the best one that you can get. The original recipe does not call for any additional sugar but I thought it needed some more and the amount of gelatin can definitely be reduced. I have made the changes below to the recipe that I adapted from here.
Chocolate Panna Cotta
Ingredients:
3/4 cups whole milk
2 tbs sugar
1tsp vanilla extact
pinch of salt
1 1/4 tsps powdered unflavored gelatin
2 tbs water for the gelatin
4.5 oz dark chocolate (I used semi-sweet)
2 tbs cream
Method:
Take the water in a small bowl and sprinkle gelatin evenly over it. Let stand for about 5 mins until softened. Melt the gelatin in the microwave or over a double boiler.
Heat the milk and sugar and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat.
Stir in the melted gelatin and salt.
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler making sure no water or steam mixes with the chocolate. Strain and pour the hot milk mixture over the chocolate. Add the vanilla and carefully emulsify with a hand blender (I added the milk in three batches and just mixed it really well with a spatula). Add the cream and stir just to incorporate.
Let cool to room temperature and pour into 4 small serving glasses and refrigerate for atleast 4 hours.
You had me at chocolate panna cotta! Sounds divine and super easy.
ReplyDeleteStunning dessert, loving the simplicity in your clicks :)
ReplyDeleteDEVINE !! gorgeous !! i love panna cotta and love the rich dark color ! as usual awesome shots :))all the best to anushka for her picnic
ReplyDeleteLooks amazingly soft and delicious.
ReplyDeleteLooks so divine....I can almost feel the chocolate melt in my mouth!! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious and perfect
ReplyDeleteThis is just drool worthy with such fab pics ....yum
ReplyDeletehey this sounds nice ...gonna try...just one question...when do u add the gelatine mix to the rest of the ingredients ?
ReplyDeleteYou add the gelatin to the milk, sorry about that. Just made the change.
DeleteDelicious! I love this simple recipe :)
ReplyDeleteSmooth and creamy pannacotta...
ReplyDeletepanna cotta is looking really chocolaty & delicious.
ReplyDeleteWe are vegetarian, where do we find veg gelatin? i love to make this but i hesitate because of gelatin. your looks so tempting.
ReplyDeleteYou could use agar agar instead of gelatin. Here is some info on that...http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Agar-Agar
DeletePlease let me know how much agar agar equals to 1 tsp of gelatin
DeleteI am also vegetarian and like to know how much agar agar I need to use instead of 1 and half to 2 tsp of gelatin.
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Mala
I've always substituted in the 1:1 ratio. Here are some more details of vegetarian substitutes that you could use as a guide. http://www.thekitchn.com/vegetarian-alternatives-to-gelatin-189478
DeleteWow!! Pannacotta looks yummy and such lovely shots!!! Loved the third shot the most :)
ReplyDeleteSo yummy and looks very tasty too...
ReplyDeleteOmg, very tempting and irresistible pannacotta,looks super smooth and catchy.
ReplyDeleteLooks simply beautiful! Love that it uses mainly whole milk too :)
ReplyDeletelooks so delicious and hard to resist.. Love it
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that is such a chocolaty pannacotta... love the color of it!!! :)
ReplyDeleteyummy pannacotta recipe…awesome clicks,you have unmolded the pannacotta so perfectly...1st time in ur space..you have great collection of recipes,and when ur free please drop into my blog
ReplyDeleteLooks so amazing, i m definitely making this today!!!!
ReplyDeletelooks so awesome panna cotta...
ReplyDeleteHow timely. I was just eating a terrible store bought panna cotta and dreaming of a good chocolate version when I happened to stumble across your blog. This looks like it would've hit the spot. Lovely pics as well!
ReplyDeleteOh Gosh I am on my 1st day of my workout plan and this tempting panna cotta is making me weak.. Awesome pics.. and thanks for the recipe will try it someday..
ReplyDeleteIs that 3 OR 4 cups of milk...or 3/4's of a cup of milk??
ReplyDeleteEd, its 3/4's of a cup of whole milk!
DeleteIs that 3 to 4 cups of milk or 3/4's of a cup of milk?
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you have framed and clicked these snapshots. They are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGood use of the printed paper.
I'm haven't been able to find whole vanilla beans for some reason. Will check out our local health food store but in the meantime would it turn out ok using vanilla extract? Want to make this so bad!!
ReplyDeleteAnna. pure vanilla extract would certainly be fine.
DeleteCould you use coconut or almond milk instead whole milk?.
ReplyDeleteCould you use coconut or almond milk instead of whole milk?.
ReplyDeleteKellyG, I suppose they should work as the gelatin would set the milk. As long as you like the flavors of the other milks.
DeleteWhat did you mold them in? Did you have to spray the mold? Want to make this along with cassata cake for an Italian themed dinner so would like small like 1/2 normal sized. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI used small measuring cups for the mold. I did not spray them, had to run a knife along the edges and give it a couple of good pats to get them out. Hope this helps and they turn out good.
DeleteHi just wonder what you used for molds. Did you spray with cooking spray? Thanjs
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! Would I be able to substitute the whole milk with heavy cream to give it a creamier texture? Or maybe do half cream, half milk? Would the measurements be the same? Thanks in advance!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Would I be able to substitute the whole milk with heavy cream if I want a really creamy panna cotta? Would the measurements be the same?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely DIVINE
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