VANILLA-HONEY PANNA COTTA WITH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Vanilla-Honey Panna Cotta with Blueberry Sauce image

Provided by Inspired Taste

Categories Dessert

Time 4h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups (1 1/2 pints) fresh blueberries
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup honey
1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
1/4 cup water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup whole-fat buttermilk

Steps:

To make blueberry sauce, in 2-quart saucepan, heat to boiling blueberries, 1 cup water and the sugar over medium heat. Stir in lemon juice. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 10 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken, stirring occasionally and crushing some of the berries with back of spoon. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
To make panna cotta, in another 2-quart saucepan, heat to boiling whipping cream, honey, vanilla bean and seeds over medium heat. Remove from heat; cover and let cream steep 30 minutes to infuse vanilla flavor into liquid.
When cream is steeped, in small bowl, pour 1/4 cup water; sprinkle gelatin over water. Set aside.
Reheat cream mixture. Remove vanilla bean and seeds; add softened gelatin. Remove from heat; beat with whisk until gelatin is dissolved. Add buttermilk; beat with whisk until blended.
To assemble desserts, spoon small amount of blueberry sauce in bottom of each serving glass or dish. Carefully pour panna cotta mixture over sauce. Let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving