Fresh Mint Panna Cotta With Blackberries
This light, fresh springtime dessert is sophisticated enough to impress any dinner-party guest, but it comes together with a foolproof four-step recipe.
Ingredients
- ¾ teaspoon powered gelatin
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk
- 8 to 10 fresh mint leaves, cleaned and torn roughly
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar, lightly packed
- fresh blackberries
Directions
- Bloom gelatin by sprinkling the powder over a few teaspoons of cool water in a small bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Heat milk on stove, with fresh mint and salt, until just before boiling. (This is a technique known as scalding.) Remove milk from heat and steep with the mint for 15 minutes.
- Strain mint from the milk; discard. Use ¼ cup of the scalded milk to whisk into the gelatin. In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining milk with the brown sugar until everything dissolves. Add the gelatin/milk to the mixture and whisk gently to dissolve.
- Portion the mixture into four small glasses; refrigerate overnight to set. Serve with fresh blackberries.