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Original Panna Cotta Recipe

Here's a simple and original recipe for Panna Cotta, which includes fish glue among its ingredients.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian, Piemontese
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
+ Cooling Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 6 hours
Doses for 4 people
Calorie per porzione350kcal
Cost Low

Other details

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Needed: 4 molds of 150 ml (5.07 fl oz)

Ingredients

Ingredients for making simple panna cotta

  • 500 ml heavy cream (2.11 cups)
  • 8 g Gelatin sheets (0.28 oz)
  • 1 pod Vanilla
  • 80 g Sugar (2.82 oz)

Instructions

How to make Panna Cotta

  • To make Panna Cotta, it will only take a few minutes, so first soak the gelatin sheets in cold water (they should soak for 10-15 minutes). Cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
  • Take a small saucepan and pour in the fresh liquid cream and sugar. Add the vanilla seeds and the bean and heat the mixture over low heat, without letting it boil.When the cream is hot enough to almost boil, remove the saucepan from the heat and remove the vanilla bean with a kitchen tongs.
  • The gelatin sheets will now be well softened, so remove them from the cold water and gently squeeze out the excess water. Add them to the hot cream and stir well with a wooden spoon, making sure no lumps form.
  • Prepare 4 molds of 150 ml (5.07 fl oz) on a preferably metal tray and pour the Panna Cotta mixture evenly into each mold using a ladle. Once all the mixture is poured, cool the molds in the fridge for at least 5 hours.
  • After the cooling time, the Panna Cotta is ready. To easily remove it from the mold, we recommend dipping the mold in boiling water for a few seconds so the Panna Cotta can easily slide out onto a plate. Your original Panna Cotta is ready to be served as is!

Conservation

Store the Panna Cotta in the fridge for up to 4 days. Make sure it's well covered with plastic wrap or stored in an airtight container.

Tips

Panna Cotta is delicious even in its simple version, but we recommend enriching it by pouring a couple of spoonfuls of caramel on top, or trying it with a chocolate glaze or seasonal fruit coulis.