Ina Garten's Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce

I generally don’t consider something a dessert if it doesn’t have chocolate in it but I decided to switch things up and try Ina Garten's Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce.

I’m so glad I did! The raspberry sauce in itself is delicious. Add the sauce to the Panna Cotta and you have a delicious dessert. It’s simple to make and looks gorgeous.

The panna cotta needs to sit overnight, so make sure you read recipe ahead of time.  But it is a great recipe to make ahead.  Prepare panna cotta and raspberry sauce the day before and simple add sauce and fresh raspberries before serving. They are perfect in our simple glassware - cocktail glass served on a silver tray.

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons (1 packet) unflavored gelatin
3 cups heavy cream, divided 
2 cups plain whole milk yogurt 
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean 
3/4 cup sugar 
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur 
Fresh Raspberry Sauce, recipe follows
2 (6-ounce) packages fresh raspberries 

Fresh Raspberry Sauce:
1 (6-ounce) package fresh raspberries
1/2 cup sugar 
1 cup (12 ounces) seedless raspberry jam, such as Tiptree
1 tablespoon framboise liqueur 

Directions:

In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin on 3 tablespoons cold water. Stir and set aside for 10 minutes to allow the gelatin to dissolve.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups of the cream, the yogurt, vanilla extract, and vanilla seeds. Heat the remaining 1 1/2 cups of cream and the sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Off the heat, stir the softened gelatin into the hot cream and stir until dissolved.

Pour the hot cream and gelatin mixture into the cream and yogurt mixture and stir in the Grand Marnier. Pour into 7 or 8 serving glasses and refrigerate uncovered until cold. When the panna cottas are thoroughly chilled, cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Before serving, spoon 2 tablespoons of the Fresh Raspberry Sauce on each panna cotta and top with fresh raspberries. Serve cold.

Fresh Raspberry Sauce:

Place the raspberries, sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 4 minutes. Pour the cooked raspberries, the jam, and the framboise into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until smooth. Pour into a container and chill. The sauce can be refrigerated for up to one week.

Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

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