How to Make Panna Cotta with Roasted Figs

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 2 hours

Cooking time: 30 mins

Ingredients needed to make Panna Cotta with Roasted Figs:

For the panna cotta:

• 3 ½ oz white chocolate, broken into pieces
• 18 fl oz double cream
• 4 gelatine leaves, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes and water squeezed out
• 5 ½ fl oz milk
• 1 oz sugar

For the sauce:

• 12 oz raspberries
• 6 oz sugar
• Splash of cherry liqueur
• 6 fl oz water

For the figs:

• 4 tbsp clear honey
• 4 figs, marked with a crossed pattern using a sharp knife

Cooking instructions for Panna Cotta with Roasted Figs:

• Warm up your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spread the figs on a baking tray and smother them with the honey.
• Place it into the oven and roast for about 8-10 minutes or until they soften and the honey caramelises; remove from oven and set aside.
• To make the panna cotta, pour the milk into a saucepan and whisk in the cream.
• Heat the mixture over high flame until it just begins to simmer.
• Lower the heat and stir in the sugar, along with the white chocolate until they melt and are mixed thoroughly into the mixture.
• Turn off the heat and stir in the soaked gelatin until they melt; set the mixture aside until it cools down to room temperature.
• Divide the mixture into 4 ramekins and place them in the fridge for about 5-6 hours or until they are set.
• To cook the sauce, add water to the pan along with a splash of orange liqueur and stir in the sugar.
• Heat the mixture over moderate heat until the sugar dissolves and it begins to boil.
• Lower the heat  and continue to simmer the sauce for a while if the sugar hasn’t dissolved yet.
• Remove it from heat and stir in half of the raspeberries.
• Tip the contents of the pan into a food processor and pulse them into a smooth sauce.
• Strain it throwugh a fine sieve and stir in rest of the berries.
• To serve, fill a baking dish with warm water and place the ramekins in it; this will make the panna cotta easier to demould.
• Invert each ramekin onto a serving plate and spoon some of the sauce over each panna cotta.
• Place a roasted fig on top of every panna cotta and serve.

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Last Updated on January 10, 2013 by