Fresh Pomegranate Pannacotta

Who said too much of Desserts are bad . Absolutely not . These pomegranate pannacotta are made using freshly made pomegranate juice. 

The other day when i went to the market i found these jumbo pomegranates for 1.50$ each which was worth buying . They were blood red inside and with good amount of sweet  . So i didn't add much sugar or artificial color in the dessert.

 These kinds of desserts are indeed simple , healthy , nutritious . 

Ingredients :

Pomegranate - 1
Water - 1/4 Cup
Sugar - depending on the sweetness
Gelatin - 1/2 Packet
Heavy Cream - 2 Cup

Instructions:

• Cut , the pomegranate and remove the seeds carefully .
• Put the seeds in the blender and blend it really well , till the seeds are crushed completely. Keep few seeds to garnish .
• Strain it using muslin cloth / or strain it thrice with the strainer. ( Just to make sure there is no tiny pieces of seeds).
• In a bowl mix gelatin and water . Set it aside . Allow gelatin to bloom . It approximately takes 5 minutes.
• Place the cream in a saucepan . Bring it to boil . Add the gelatin mixture and dissolve it .
• Lastly off the stove and ad the pomegranate juice . Check the sugar , add the amount you want . Mix it well to make sure sugar is dissolved completely . ( I did not want to boil the pomegranate juice with the cream , it might spoil the original taste of pomegranate ) .
• Divide and pour it in the ramekins or dessert bowls . Cover it with Cling Wrap . 
• Refrigerate it overnight or till it sets .

Are you guys wondering where is the recipe for jelly . This is actually 2 in 1 recipe. If you had noticed the ingredients , i didn't use milk , i just added water . Because of this ,  it creates Panna Cotta on top and  jelly below it . ( I had removed the Panna Cotta from the dessert bowl , so u  are seeing it reverse ).

Isn't it cool ??? Anything made fresh always taste delicious . 

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Pina Colada Panna Cotta with Pineapple jelly and Caramelized Pineapples

This months challenge on Sweet Fantasy Club # 2 , Panna Cotta was chosen for the fusion Dessert . +Preeti Garg  allowed us to choose any flavor or topping of our choice. As soon as i knew that we can choose any flavor , i started dreaming on the flavors and ended up with Pina colada .

Panna Cotta is an Italian Dessert made by combining cream , milk and sugar mixing with gelatin and let it cool until set . It can be served with berries , caramel , chocolate sauce or fruit coulis . It is light , smooth and creamy in texture and it melts in mouth .

Pina Colada drink has Pineapple juice , Cream of Coconut and rum in it . Bringing  the Flavor of Pina Colada in Panna Cotta was a bit challenging . Adding cream of coconut would make the Panna Cotta too creamy and i didn't like the idea of mixing all the ingredients together , so i came up with this layered Pina Colada Panna Cotta . The first layer has Pineapple jelly ,the second layer has Cream of Coconut and the third layer was Caramelized Pineapples.

 INGREDIENTS:

For Jelly :
Pineapples - 4 Slices ( I used Can pineapples)
Pine apple juice - 1/4 Cup
Gelatin - 2 1/4 TSP or one packet.
Sugar - 1 TBLS ( you can increase according to your sugar level)
Salt - Pinch

For Panna Cotta :
Fresh Cream - 1/2 Cup
Thick Coconut Milk - 1/2 Cup ( i made it at home )
Sugar - 2 TBLS + 2 TSP ( according to your sugar level )
Gelatin - 2 1/4 TSP or a packet
Water - 3 TBLS

For Caramelized Pineapples:
Chopped Pineapples - 1/2 Cup
Butter - 1 TBLS
Sugar - 1 TBLS
Salt - Pinch

INSTRUCTION:

To Make Jelly :

• Puree the pineapples ..
• In a saucepan ,Sprinkle the gelatin over the pineapple juice. Let to sit for couple of minutes until it blooms.
• Stir in the sugar , pinch of salt and the pineapple puree in the gelatin mixture and warm over  low heat.( This process is to dissolve the sugar and the gelatin mixture , so do it in a mild heart ) .
• Once the sugar and the gelatin mixture is dissolved completely pour it in the dessert bowl ( cling wrap the top of the bowl ) and allow it to set in the refrigerator .( It probably would take 2 - 3 hours ).

To Make Panna Cotta:

• Sprinkle the gelatin over the coconut milk . Let it set for couple of minutes until it blooms.
• Stir in the sugar and warm over mild heat until the sugar and gelatin dissolves.
• Lastly whisk in the fresh cream , Take off the heat and allow it to cool down for ten minutes .( Cooling down before pouring in the dessert bowl is not to ruining the pineapple jelly which is already set ) .
• Once it is cooled down , pour it in the dessert bowl . refrigerate it till it gets set.

To Make the Caramelized Pineapples:

• In a saucepan ,stir in sugar and butter over medium heat.
• Sugar will get dissolved and this is the initial stage of caramelization ( keep stirring with the a wooden spoon as it can get burnt very soon )
• Lastly add the Chopped pineapples ,sprinkle pinch of salt and cook for two minutes till they turn brown .
• Cool it down completely before garnishing on top of set panna cotta.

Notes :

- The amount of sugar i had used is for my sugar level . You could add more or lesser depending on your taste.
- I used very little salt you could omit it too . But it brings a good taste.
- The more shallow the dish , Faster the pudding will set. Give it some time to set.

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