This is another great dessert recipe that is perfect for Christmas. Now I posted about these white chocolate panna cotta with berries on Blogger, but for some reason the post didn’t transfer across to WordPress – and seeing it was popular, I thought that I would share it again today.
Have you ever just met someone and hit it off from the moment you met? I think it’s really rare to have this ‘instantaneous friendship’ in a world where so much more people are just looking out for themselves. But it happened to me last week {which was actually almost 5 years ago now}.
We had invited some friends over for dinner mid-week {as we had struggled to find a free weekend}. Two couples pulled out and so we were left with Chris, Phillip’s friend from school Pat and his wife Maria. From the time that Maria walked in the door until 1am when Pat dragged her out the front door, we had not stopped talking or more importantly LAUGHING.
Our evening was like chicken soup for the soul – we shared stories and experiences that I hadn’t talked to some of my closest friends about. We even decided to enrol in a CITACE course together the next day, so that we could both do something we had been thinking about and catch up on a regular basis!
Maria brought a beautiful dessert around that night and I wanted to share my version of it with you.
- 275 grams white chocolate
- 600mls pure cream
- 1/3 caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp boiling water
- 2 tsp gelatine
- 250 grams plain Greek-style yoghurt
- 450grams frozen mixed berries
- 1/3 caster sugar
- 1/4 boiling water
- Combine chocolate, cream, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth.
- Pour boiling water into a cup, sprinkle in gelatine and use a fork to whisk until dissolved. Set aside to cool slightly, before adding into the cream mixture. Stir to combine and set aside for 15 minutes to cool. Whisk in the yoghurt and then pour into 200ml glasses. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours or until set.
- Into a small saucepan, place the berries, boiling water, and sugar. Let the mixture continue to boil, whilst stirring for 2-3 minutes. Allow to cool before pouring into a container and refrigerating.
- To serve, top the panna cotta with compote.
Do you think there is just something about white chocolate that says ‘Christmas’? If you make one of my recipes this silly season, I’d love for you to share it on social media – and don’t forget to use the hashtag #goodfoodweek.
