Panna Cotta with a Pomegranate Coulis

This is probably one of the quickest & easiest desserts you can make!!

Once you've got the knack, you'll be making these all the time.

For the Panna Cotta:

1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar
0.5 to 1 teaspoon vanilla powder/ extract
1.5 teaspoons gelatin
1.5 tablespoons cold water

Bloom the gelatin in the cold water. In a pan, gently heat and mix together the cream, sugar and vanilla. Then add in the gelatin, mix again and pour into your moulds or serving dishes. If you're using a silicone mould like the one I've used, the trick is to let the panna cottas set in the fridge and then pop them into the freezer for about two hours (or longer) to make releasing them from the mould a lot easier. Take them out of the mould onto the serving plate "frozen" and let them de-frost just before serving. This is definitely the kind of dessert you can make the day before.

For the Pomegranate Coulis:

1 cup pomegranate juice
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon lemon

I blitzed together pomegranate arils with a splash of orange juice and passed that through a sieve before reducing. Add the sugar to the juice you've chosen and let it slowly simmer down and reduce until it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add in a squeeze of lemon juice and mix it in, allow it to cool in the fridge before serving.

Such a light, classic & simple dessert that is always so delicious.