Dark chocolate panna cotta
Easy recipe for a decadent and creamy dark chocolate panna cotta. This creamy custard like dessert is made with dark chocolate, cream, milk, cocoa powder, sugar, gelatin and vanilla.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 0.5 oz of unflavored gelatin (5 oz=14 grams=2 envelopes )
- 2 cups of milk
- 4 cups of heavy cream
- ½ cup – ¾ cup of sugar (adjust to taste (use less if using semisweet chocolate))
- 6 oz 170 grams of unsweetened dark chocolate, in chips or cut into small chunks (I used Ecuadorian Hoja Verde Organic 100% Dark Chocolate)
- 4 tablespoons ~20 grams of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fresh berries (whipped cream, cocoa powder, chocolate shavings)
Instructions
- 1
Put ½ cup of cold milk in a bowl and sprinkle with gelatin to soften.
- 2
In a medium sized pot, heat the rest of the milk, the heavy cream, and the sugar until the mix starts to boil.
- 3
Remove from the heat and add the vanilla.
- 4
Add the dark chocolate and powdered cocoa (sift to avoid clumps), mix well and stir until dissolved.
- 5
Gently stir in the softened gelatin mix and stir well.
- 6
Pour the chocolate panna cotta mix through a mesh strainer, this well help remove any clumps.
- 7
Pour the chocolate panna cotta mix into glasses or molds.
- 8
Let the mix cool down and then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
- 9
The dark chocolate panna cotta can be served as is, or with whipped cream, berries, powdered chocolate or chocolate shavings.