Prep time: 2 hours | Cooking time: 20 mins | Serving: 6 (135 ml each)
Panna cotta is well known as an Italian dessert served in luxurious restaurants around the world. It, however, is super easy to make with a variety of toppings from all kinds of berries to tropical fruits. Here are 3 kinds of tropical fruit topping from 3 popular fruits that you easily find in tropical countries.
1. For panna cotta
Ingredients
- 450 ml heavy cream
- 50 ml milk
- 1 tbsp. gelatin powder (3 sheets)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 80 gr sugar
How to make
- In a small bowl, mix 25ml milk with 1 tablespoon of gelatin and stir well. Leave it in 10 minutes to absorb.
- In a saucepan, put all the heavy cream and sugar and boil the mixture at low heat until the mixture starts to bubble at the edges of the pan. Gently whisk the mixture while on the stove to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool down.
Note: Do not allow the mixture to come to a full boil.
- Whisk the mixture of milk and gelatin before adding it into the warm heavy cream. Add in vanilla extract and whisk the mixture gently to dissolve the gelatin.
- Fill the mixture up to 3/4 of each glass then cover each glass with plastic wrap. Let them set in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
2. For tropical fruit toppings
2.1 Pineapple topping
Ingredients
- 200 ml pineapple juice
- 20 gr sugar
- 1.5 tsp gelatin (1.5 sheets)
- 1 /2 tsp lemon zest
How to make
- Mix 30 ml pineapple juice with gelatin.
- In a saucepan, cook 170 ml pineapple juice and sugar at medium heat in 15 minutes until the mixture combined and slightly condensed. Remove from heat and let it cool down.
- Add the lemon zest in. Add the gelatin in the warm mixture and mix well until it dissolves and completely cools down.
- Fill the mixture in the glasses of panna cotta (about 1/4 of each glass). Then cover the glasses and put them back in the fridge for 2 more hours or overnight.
2.2 Passion fruit topping
Ingredients
- 200 ml passion fruit juice (keep the seeds if you like)
- 30 gr sugar
- 20 ml pure water
- 1.5 tsp gelatin (1.5 sheets)
How to make
- Mix 20ml water with gelatin.
- In a saucepan, cook the passion fruit juice and sugar at medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and let it cool down. Add the gelatin in the warm mixture and mix well until it dissolves and completely cools down.
- Fill the mixture in the glasses of panna cotta (about 1/4 of each glass). Then cover the glasses and put them back in the fridge for 2 more hours or overnight.
2.3 Mango topping
Ingredients
- 150 gr mango flesh
- 20 gr sugar
- 50 ml pure water
- 1.5 tsp gelatin (1.5 sheets)
How to make
- Mix 20 ml water with gelatin.
- Cut mango into pieces then blend it with sugar and 30 ml water
- In a saucepan, cook the mixture at low heat until the mixture warm. Remove from heat
- Add the gelatin in the warm mixture and mix well until it dissolves and completely cools down.
- Fill the mixture in the glasses of panna cotta (about 1/4 of each glass). Then cover the glasses and put them back in the fridge for 2 more hours or overnight.
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