How to prepare the best PANNA COTTA - Traditional Italian dessert

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

vanilla bean

🥗Healthier: vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla extract is easier to find and less expensive.

fruit puree

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh fruit provides natural sweetness and flavor.

Soak the gelatin leaf in water for 10-15 minutes to hydrate it.

In the meantime, warm the cream in a pot on low heat.

Cut the vanilla pod and scrape the seeds into the cream, adding the pod as well.

Add the vanilla sugar to the cream and stir.

Heat the cream until the sugar has completely dissolved, then turn off the heat.

Remove the pot from the stove using tongs.

Add the softened gelatin leaf to the cream and mix well to melt it, avoiding lumps.

Pour the mixture into 150 millimeter ramekins.

Refrigerate the ramekins for at least 5 hours to set the panna cotta.

To serve, immerse the ramekin in boiling water for a few moments to loosen it, then unmold onto a plate.

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