Panna Cotta With Dark Chocolate Sauce Recipes

DARK CHOCOLATE PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• Place cranberry sauce in a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Strain and discard pulp. Stir in 3 tablespoons liqueur; set aside., In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over milk; let stand for 1 minute. Meanwhile, place chocolate in another small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream, sugar and salt just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth., Stir a small amount of chocolate mixture into gelatin mixture until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in 1 cup cranberry puree and vanilla. Pour into eight 6-oz. custard cups. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , In a small bowl, combine the remaining cranberry puree and liqueur; cover and refrigerate until serving., Unmold onto serving plates. Serve with sauce and garnish with raspberries and mint if desired.

GLUTEN-FREE DARK CHOCOLATE AND BLUEBERRY PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• For the panna cotta: Place ten foil cupcake liners in a muffin pan. Coat the interior of each with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pour the milk in a small bowl and sprinkle with the gelatin; let stand until the mixture has the consistency of granulated sugar, about 1 minute.
• Combine the cream and sugar in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Whisk in the milk mixture, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat, then add in the chocolate chips and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Pour the liquid through a fine mesh sieve into a large measuring cup. Divide the mixture evenly among the foil liners (they should be filled to the brim). Place the pan on a level surface in the refrigerator until the panna cotta is set and springs back when touched, 2 hours 30 minutes.
• For the blueberry sauce: Puree 1/2 cup of the blueberries and 1 tablespoon water in a blender for 1 minute. Scrape out the blueberry puree into a small saucepan. Place the pan over medium heat and add the sugar, stirring until the sugar dissolves and the sauce begins to bubble slightly, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and cool until no longer warm to the touch, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the panna cotta from the muffin pan, then gently pull away the sides of the cupcake liners from the panna cotta and invert each onto a plate or shallow bowl. Drizzle each serving with 1 teaspoon of the cooled blueberry sauce and sprinkle 4 to 5 blueberries on top to serve.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PANNA COTTA WITH DARK CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• For Panna Cotta:.
• Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl; stir until moistened. Let stand 5 minutes. (Mixture will be lumpy.).
• Cook whipping cream, chocolate morsels, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until morsels are melted and sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat, and add gelatin mixture, stirring until mixture is dissolved.
• Stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups milk.
• Pour mixture evenly into 4 to 6 stemmed glasses or 6 (8-oz.) ramekins. Cover and chill 24 hours. Serve with Dark Chocolate Sauce. Garnish, if desired.
• For Dark Chocolate Sauce:.
• Microwave chocolate and cream in a small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
• Drizzle spoonfuls on panna cotta immediately before serving if using stemmed glasses or invert the panna cottas onto a puddle of the chocolate sauce.

PANNA COTTA WITH FRESH BERRIES AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• 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.
• For the sauce:.
• Combine the cream and butter in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat.
• Heat the mixture until bubbles appear around the sides of the pot, but do not allow the cream to boil.
• Mix in the chocolate and vanilla; remove from the heat and stir until the chocolate melts and the sauce is smooth.
• May be made ahead of time and rewarmed over low heat on the stovetop, or in the microwave on medium power.
• Spoon berries atop the panna cotta, drizzle generously with chocolate sauce.
• Top with more berries and a decorative drizzling of sauce, and serve.

COSTA RICAN COFFEE PANNA COTTA WITH BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE-RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the unflavored gelatin over 1/4 cup of dark rum and allow to soften for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together 1 1/4 cups of whipping cream, brown sugar, and espresso powder in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until brown sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat, then whisk in gelatin mixture until dissolved.
• Whisk in the coconut milk, vanilla extract, and sour cream until smooth. Evenly divide the mixture between eight 3/4 cup custard cups or molds, cover each with plastic wrap, and chill at least 4 hours to overnight.
• Bring 3/4 cup whipping cream and corn syrup to a simmer over medium-high heat. Once simmering, remove from heat, and stir in the chocolate until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of rum and set aside.
• To serve, run a knife around the edge of each mold, then set each cup into a shallow bowl of hot water for 10 seconds to loosen. Invert the mold over a serving plate and remove the panna cotta. Spoon chocolate sauce around each panna cotta and garnish with a sprig of mint.