Italian•gourmet
Mascarpone Panna Cotta - Mini Dessert
A delicious and easy recipe for Panna Cotta, made from mascarpone.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
6
- 400 ml double cream
- 2 tsp gelatine powder
- 120 g caster sugar
- 400 ml mascarpone
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- stewed strawberries /coulis /fresh berries to serve
Instructions
- 1
Pour 150ml of the double cream in a wide, shallow dish and scatter the gelatine all over and leave to soak for 15 minutes.
- 2
Combine the rest of the cream and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently and bring to boil. Keep an eye on it as it will suddenly rush up!
- 3
Take off the heat and add the soaked gelatine and stir.
- 4
Add the mascarpone and vanilla paste and whisk the whole mixture for about a minute to combine thoroughly.
- 5
You should get a smooth mixture just like homemade custard. Strain if necessary but I don't think you'll need to.
- 6
Pour the mixture into your chosen moulds and place in the fridge overnight to set.
- 7
Serve with some stewed fruit.