Panna Cotta Recipe

by Marcia Kiesel
(Foodandwine.com)

I absolutely adore panna cotta, ever since I tasted my first one in Umbria years ago, I got addicted to it. As it is something I like eating occasionally and it is a dessert, I had to create my own low fat low sugar panna cotta recipe which you will see below. Try it and see if you will like it too!


Panna Cotta Recipe with Cranberries

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons water

3 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk

1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon unflavored powdered gelatin

Plain low-fat yogurt and candied rose petals, for serving.


Preparation:

• In a small saucepan, combine the cranberries with the sugar and water and bring to a boil.

• Simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries soften, about 5 minutes.

Mash the cranberries with the back of a spoon to make a thick sauce.

• Transfer the sauce to a large bowl and refrigerate, stirring often, until cool, about 15 minutes.

• Stir 3 cups of the buttermilk into the cooled cranberry sauce.

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle the gelatin over the remaining 1/2 cup of buttermilk.

• Let stand until the gelatin has dissolved, about 5 minutes.

• Heat the mixture over low heat, stirring a few times with a rubber spatula, until the buttermilk is just warm and the gelatin is melted, about 1 1/2 minutes; fold into the cranberry mixture.


• Pour the panna cotta into 8 glasses. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours, until they are set.

• Top each with a small dollop of yogurt and a few candied rose petals and serve.


Nutritional Values Per Serving:

81 cal, 1 gm fat, 0.7 gm sat fat, 14 gm carb, 0.7 gm fiber.


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Original Cranberry Panna Cotta Recipe