Panna Cotta (coffee/vanilla Flavoured)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 500 ml double cream (slightly less than a pint)
• 1/2 g vanilla powder, see note below*
• 90 g sugar (3 1/2 1/2 oz)
• 4 g instant coffee (1 tbs)
• 15 ml dark rum (1/2 fl oz, alternatively use brandy)
• 4 g gelatin, leaves (2 leaves)
• cocoa powder, for dusting
• coffee beans, a few for decorationa

Recipe

• 1 first, soak the gelatine leaves in a small bowl filled with cold water and set aside.
• 2 next, pour the cream into a small pan and turn the heat on (gentle heat) add the vanilla powder/extract.
• 3 add the sugar, coffee and rum.
• 4 stir gently for a few minutes until the cream gets close to the simmer point (avoid boiling the cream).
• 5 if you have a thermometer, check that the cream reaches 90ºc and, at that point, remove the pan from the heat.
• 6 now, squeeze the gelatine leaves and add then to the pan.
• 7 stir for a couple of minutes or until the gelatine is completely dissolved and strain the cream into a jug.
• 8 now, pour the cream into the glasses (or fill 4 glasses half way) and put the glasses in the fridge for about 4-6 hours so that the panna cotta has time to set.
• 9 finally, when you want to eat your panna cotta, i suggest you dust it with some cocoa powder and that's it.
• 10 enjoy it!
• 11 *note: the sachet i used contained about ½ g of vanilla extract in powder, however you can use vanilla extract in liquid form (just a few drops) or infuse a small vanilla pod.