Today I going to share with you my delicious Chocolate Panna Cotta served on top of a Fresh Strawberry Grand Marnier Sauce!
Absolutely wonderful! With the creaminess of a Chocolate Bailey’s Whipped Cream and a Cookie on top makes this Dessert out of this world!
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Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta
Recipe Ingredients
For the Panna Cotta:
- 2 cups Whole Milk
- 3 teaspoons Gelatin
- ยฝ cup Heavy Cream
- 3 ounces 64% French Dark Chocolate
- 3 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- โ cup Sugar
- 6 ounces Mascarpone (Cream Cheese will also work)
- Zest of ยฝ Orange
For the Strawberry Sauce:
- 2 cups Fresh Strawberries
- ยผ cup Sugar (if needed)
- 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur (or your favorite Orange liqueur)
Recipe Instructions
For the Panna Cotta:
- In a small glass bowl, add the gelatin, top with ยผ cup of milk, mix and let it rest for a few minutes while you prepare the rest of the recipe.ย
- In a sauce pan heat 1cup milk and the cream and bring to a boil.
- In a glass bowl add the cocoa powder and add the remaining ยพ cup of milk GRADUALLY and mix well until the cocoa power is well incorporated.
- In your sauce pan with the hot cream/milk mixture add the mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder mixture, sugar, bloomed gelatin and chocolate.ย ย Use your immersion blender if necessary to make sure the mixture is very very smooth.ย ย Add the orange zest at the last minute.
- Spray your glass ramekins with a very thin layer of non-stick spray.ย ย Divide the Panna Cotta mixture equally between the ramekins, and refrigerate until the mixture is completely set.ย ย It could take about 3 to 5 hours minimum.ย ย Itโs better to prepare it the night before.
For the Strawberry Sauce:
- Clean and chop the berries roughly and add sugar, orange liquor and zest. Let them macerate for at least 2 hours.ย ย Test a couple of strawberries to make sure they are sweet enough.ย ย If they are not, add more sugar. If they are too sweet, add some lemon juice. Puree in the blender into a smooth sauce.
Pro-Tips
For the Zester - click here
For the Glass Ramekins - click here
Private Notes
Please share this recipe with your family and friends! Thank you!
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I’ve made this several times and it gets rave reviews. I made a brandied cherry sauce for it; with fresh whipped cream, it was reminiscent of a black forest cake.
Thank you Charlotte!
Love your recipes
Thank you.