Healthier Version of the Panna Cotta

Well I started the blog cos I relax by cooking / baking. Since the past few days have been a little stressful, cooking and trying out new recipes is the way I chose to relax. So I ended up making the Strawberry Panna Cotta tonight. Well it’s definitely the less sinful version than the chocolate one I made before and Amit & I both love the strawberries and cream combination…

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Vanilla Yogurt. (I used Lucerne light yogurt)
2. 1 cup Whipping Cream
3. 1/2 cup powdered Sugar
4. 200 grams Strawberries (about 12-15)
5. 1 teaspoon Gelatin
6. 1/4 cup milk
7. Strawberries for garnish
8. Blueberries for garnish

Directions:

• Heat the milk in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. You want to bring the milk to room temperature.
• Sprinkle the gelatin on the milk and set it aside.
• Whip the yogurt to a smooth consistency.
• Add the sugar to the curd and whip it to a smooth consistency.
• Hull and cut the strawberries into quarters.
• Blend the strawberries with the curd and sugar mixture to a smooth consistency.
• Heat the whipping cream over a medium heat till it starts to boil.
• Remove from flame and add the milk and gelatin to it. Stir till the gelatin has dissolved completely.
• Add this to the strawberry and curd mixture and blend.
• Pour this into 6 desserts bowls and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
• Before serving garnish with some chopped strawberries and blueberries.

This entire recipe took approximately 30 mins to complete including prep time (+ setting time). This recipe has also been adapted from the ‘Passionateaboutbaking’ blog. The original recipe can be accessed at http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/2009/03/strawberry-yogurt-pannacotta.html. The changes I made to the recipe was using a normal blender versus an immersion blender and I used vanilla curd instead of hung curd.