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Spoon dipping into coffee panna cotta topped with chopped chocolate.

Coffee Panna Cotta Recipe

Serve this Coffee Panna Cotta in glasses for a smooth Italian dessert with espresso flavour, creamy texture, soft wobble, and chocolate pieces on top.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 to 8
Author: Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 300 ml – 10 oz heavy cream – lactose-free cream works too
  • 100 ml – 3.5 oz milk – lactose-free milk if needed
  • 80 g – 6 ½ tbsp sugar
  • 3 sheets – 6 g gelatine or 2 tsp gelatine powder
  • 120 ml – ½ cup strong coffee – you can use espresso
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • chopped chocolate – to decorate

Instructions

  1. Soak the gelatine sheets in a small bowl of cold water for 10 minutes.

  2. Add the milk, cream, and sugar to a pot. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring gently until the sugar dissolves, but don’t let the mixture boil.
  3. Add the coffee and vanilla extract. Stir well, then remove the pot from the heat.
  4. Squeeze the excess water from the softened gelatine sheets. Add them to the hot cream mixture and whisk until fully dissolved.
  5. Pour the mixture into serving glasses or small ramekins. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight, until set.

  6. Top the panna cotta with chopped chocolate before serving.