Bourbon Panna Cotta

Name: Bourbon Panna Cotta
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¼ cup sugar; ¼ cup bourbon; fresh fruit, for serving; ½ split vanilla bean; 1 ½ tsp. powdered gelatin; 3 tbsp. plus 1 ¾ cups heavy cream

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

This simple dessert (panna cotta means “cooked cream”) can be dressed up with nearly any kind of fresh fruit or fruit sauce. The custard is noticeably—and pleasantly—spiked, but the bourbon can be reduced by as much as a tablespoon and the dish will still taste great.

Ingredients

3 tbsp. plus 1 ¾ cups heavy cream
1 ½ tsp. powdered gelatin

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean

Method

Add 3 tbsp. cream to a small bowl and sprinkle with gelatin. Let stand for 10 minutes, then gently stir to dissolve gelatin. Combine remaining cream, bourbon, sugar, and vanilla bean in a 4-qt.