Wow your guests with this ultra-easy buttermilk panna cotta. Quality buttermilk and cream are highlighted in the silky-smooth texture that pairs beautifully with fresh berries or orchard fruits in season.
Different dairies and different parts of the country label cream differently. For this recipe you want heavy cream without any sweeteners or thickeners in it.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Set Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cups cream
- 10 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 package (1/2 oz.) gelatin
- 1 vanilla pod or 2 tsp. high-quality vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups buttermilk
Preparation:
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring cream and sugar to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Meanwhile, split vanilla pod lengthwise, scrape seeds out, and add them and the pod to cream mixture. Simmer, stirring occasionally until flavors blend, about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl or 4-cup measuring cup, dissolve gelatin in 2 Tbsp. cold water. Let sit 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove and discard pod from cream mixture and add to gelatin. Stir to combine thoroughly and add buttermilk.
- Divide mixture evenly between 8 small ramekins (8-oz. each). Put ramekins on a baking sheet for easy transfer and chill until set, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
- To serve, unmold desserts by dipping ramekins into a bowl of very hot water and inverting panna cottas onto plates. You may need to slip the point of a sharp knife along the side to loosen the edge and allow the mixture to release from the ramekin.
Makes 8 servings Buttermilk Panna Cotta.
