Panna Cotta with Fresh Berries

Cook Time: 7 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

* 1 cup whole milk
* 1 tablespoon unflavored powdered gelatin
* 3 cups whipping cream
* 1/3 cup honey
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* Pinch salt
* 2 cups assorted fresh berries

Directions

Place the milk in a small bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin over. Let stand
for 3 to 5 minutes to soften the gelatin. Pour milk mixture into a
heavy saucepan and stir over medium heat just until the gelatin
dissolves but the milk does not boil, about 5 minutes. Add the cream,
honey, sugar, and salt. Stir until the sugar dissolves, 5 to 7
minutes. Remove from the heat. Pour into 6 wine glasses so that they
are 1/2 full. Cool slightly. Refrigerate until set, at least 6 hours.

Spoon the berries atop the panna cotta and serve.

Espresso Panna Cotta

Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 7 hours
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

1/2 cup whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 heaping teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/4 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1 small white chocolate bar, for garnishing
1 small dark chocolate bar, for garnishing

Place the milk in a heavy, small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over
and let stand for 5 minutes to soften the gelatin. Stir over medium
heat just until the gelatin dissolves, but the milk does not boil,
about 2 minutes. Add the cream, espresso powder, sugar, and salt. Stir
over low heat, until the sugar dissolves, about 3 more minutes. Remove
from the heat and let cool slightly. Pour the cream mixture into 2
martini glasses, dividing equally. Cover and refrigerate, stirring
every 20 minutes during the first hour. Chill until set, at least 6
hours and up to 2 days.

When ready to serve, use a vegetable peeler on the chocolate blocks to
create about 1 tablespoon each of the white and dark chocolate
shavings. Sprinkle the shavings over each panna cotta and serve.