Blood Orange Panna Cotta
Did I ever tell you how much I love blood orange panna cotta? It is this simple little dessert that you can put together in a matter of minutes. Stuff it away into the freeze and it comes out just too pretty.
Why Blood Orange Panna Cotta?
You can dress it up with just about anything you can think up. It always looks so elegant. The taste is never overwhelming and super sugary. Pairing blood orange syrup with it has to put it at the top of my list as a dessert.
Panna Cotta is the perfect dessert to serve up to the one you love. Give them something extra special.
The blood orange syrup that tops it is quite tart! Tarty desserts are my personal favorite. Not the largest fan of desserts that are loaded with sugar that you get those weird sugar sweats. What kind of desserts do you prefer?
Got these adorable heart bowls from World Market. I could spend way to much money in that store. Honestly, I think I probably already do. Do you have a special place you like to buy adorable dishes for special occasions?
I wanted these hearts originally for chicken pot pie but my other half doesn’t like it. I will save it for special desserts though. It really puts the love in the dish when it’s served up in a heart. Pretty much perfect for Valentine’s Day. If your looking to do something for dinner try these Heart Shaped Valentine Vegetable Pizza’s.
Blood Orange Panna Cotta
Ingredients
FOR BLOOD ORANGE SYRUP
- 4 blood oranges; juiced
- ½ cup granulated sugar
FOR VANILLA PANNA COTTA
- 2½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 packages of gelatin
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
FOR VANILLA PANNA COTTA
- In a non stick pan, add heavy cream and sugar and bring to a low boil. In a small bowl add in gelatin, vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon water. Once boiling lower heavy cream mixture and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes while mixture thickens. Add in gelatin mixture and whisk well. Let cool to room temperature before pouring into ramekins. Once the mixture is cooled add it to the ramekins and place in refrigerator overnight or for 8 hours.
FOR BLOOD ORANGE SYRUP
- In a non stick pot, add in juice from blood oranges and sugar. Bring to a low boil and simmer until mixture thickens to desired syrup texture. Let cool before serving.
Notes
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Those dishes are so cute…I’ve never made anything like this before, but it doesn’t look to be too hard!
I love, love, love blood oranges. I just made blood orangeade today. I’ve never heard of panna cotta. I’m definitely going to have to make this! Thanks for sharing! pinning!
Yum – I love Panna Cotta… and bloog oranges. I am going to have to save this recipe to make later. And you are right, these bowls are just way too cute!
Jenne, this is so pretty! I love ways to use blood oranges. The little heart dish is the perfect finishing touch! I would love for you to share this at Treasure Box Tuesday today! ♥
Yum! Sounds delicious and easy!
I LOVE panna cotta but I have never made it myself. It doesn’t look very difficult at all! And I agree with you – I prefer the not-so-sweet desserts and those with a little tartness too, so blood orange sounds like the perfect match. Thank you!
It has been a long time since I have had Panna Cotta. I love the idea of pairing it with blood orange syrup. Will be trying this sinful treat in my household soon.
I LOVE panna cotta! This looks sooooo good!
I have never tried Panna Cotta. I will have to try this recipe soon! It looks very easy and delicious!
I have never had a Panna Cotta. I always thought they were more difficult to create. I’m looking forward to making this very soon.
I have always been a little timid about trying to make panna cotta but I am not timid AT ALL about eating it. Looks beautiful in your cute red heart dishes. 🙂
Oh my! I used to LOVE panna cotta when I was little, but I haven’t had it in years because all the recipes I find are so complicated. I love how you made it so easy! Trying this out for sure. 🙂