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Panna cotta with berry sauce

This panna cotta with berry sauce with a great hint of vanilla is a family favorite! t’s uncomplicated but very delicious and you can make it ahead of time. Made with white chocolate, whipping cream, milk, gelatine and sugar and flavored with vanilla.  Makes a perfect anytime dessert to impress family and friends!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chill Time (at least)3 hours
Total Time3 hours 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: European, Italian
Keyword: birthday, Christmas, dessert in a glass, dinner party, gluten free, how to, mixed berry sauce, mother's day, panna cotta, Thanksgiving, vegetarian, white chocolate panna cotta
Servings: 6 Servings
Author: Ester | esterkocht.com

Equipment

  • 6 individual glasses (150 ml/ 5.1 fl oz each.)

Ingredients

For panna cotta

  • 600 ml (21.1 fl oz/ 2 1/2 cups) heavy cream
  • 150 ml (5.3 fl oz/ ½ cup)  milk
  • 150 g (5.3 oz) white chocolate
  • 25 g (2 tablespoons)  sugar
  •  ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 gelatin leaves (3 teaspoons powdered gelatin)

For the mixed berry sauce

  • 200 g (7.1 oz ( 1 ¼ cups) frozen mixed berries 
  • ca. 50  50 ml/ 1.7 fl.oz/ about ¼ cup water OPTIONAL
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar OR (¼ teaspoon vanilla extract + 1 tbs sugar)

Instructions

  • Hydrate the gelatin:  I’ve used powdered gelatin but you can also use gelatin leaves. If you’re using powdered gelatin, simply put it in a bowl and add 4 tablespoons water. Mix well and let sit for 10 minutes.
    If you’re using gelatin leaves, put them in a bowl, add water such that the gelatin leaves are under water and let hydrate for 10 minutes as well.
  • Make the cream: In the meantime, combine heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract and white chocolate in a saucepan and heat at medium low. Stir and let cook until the chocolate has melted. Then remove from the heat.
  • Add gelatin to the cream mixture: Add gelatin to still warm cream and stir well until it has dissolved. If you’re using gelatin leaves, just squeeze out all the water, add to the pot and mix well, until it has dissolved.
  • Let the cream cool to room temperature. Then take 5 glasses of your choice (150 ml/ 5.1 fl oz each.) and divide it among them. Cooling the panna cotta cream to room temperature before dividing it among glasses is very important. Otherwise your panna cotta will have an oil/ fat layer at the top.
  • Cover the glasses with cling firm and chill for at least 3 hours. You can also make this dessert overnight.
  • Make the mixed berry sauce 30 minutes before serving. Simply add the frozen berries, sugar and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
    Add a small amount of water at a time, to make sure that you don’t dilute the berries. Because frozen berries release lots of juices while cooking. Reduce the heat and let simmer until the berries are soft.
  • Let the sauce cool down, before pouring it over panna cotta. Otherwise your panna cotta will turn into a soup! Pour the mixed berry sauce over panna cotta. You can keep this panna cotta up to three days, chilled.

Notes

  1. I used vanilla sugar to make my panna cotta, but you can also use 1 tablespoon of sugar and ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  2. If you're in hurry and don't have time to chill your panna cotta for at least 3 hours, just put it in the freezer for 45 minutes. At least that's what I do sometimes.
  3. For the mixed berry sauce, add a small amount of water at a time, to make sure that you don't dilute the berries. Because frozen berries release lots of juices while cooking.