Today, a sweet recipe: panna cotta with caramelized apples and cookies.
A perfect mix between panna cotta and cheesecake, a spoon dessert served in individual portions with a delicate and enveloping flavor that only panna cotta can offer.
This is one of those recipes that will allow you to make a good impression by serving a very good but very easy dessert. A base of dry cookies and butter as in the best cheesecakes, a sweet panna cotta, and a dice of lightly caramelized apples, doesn’t it already make your mouth water?!
The panna cotta with apples is perfect to be served on festive days such as Easter or Christmas if you don’t want to serve the classic dove or the usual pandoro, or at the end of a special Sunday meal and even to conclude a dinner with friends. In short, I think it’s always a good fit, and every occasion will become special with this dessert.
Now let’s see together, step by step, how to make this recipe.
To receive free the recipe of the day
You might also be interested in
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for Panna Cotta with Apples
- 3.5 oz Digestive cookies
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 1/4 cups fresh liquid cream (unsweetened)
- 2 tsp gelatin sheets
- 3.5 tbsp sugar
- 2 apples
- 1 1/2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
Tools
- 1 Scale
- 1 Small Pot
- 1 Mixer
- 4 Dessert Cups
Let’s Prepare the Panna Cotta with Apples and Cookies Together
In a kitchen mixer, insert the dry cookies and turn it on, let it run until they’ve become powder, meanwhile place the butter in a small pot and melt it over low heat avoiding frying, then combine it with the cookie crumbs and mix.
Take our cups or jars and pour about 1/4 of the cookie mixture with butter and lightly compact, do the same for all cups leaving a bit of cookie for decoration, then put them in the fridge for about half an hour.
After the base has set, prepare the panna cotta. Soak the gelatin sheets in cold water for 5 minutes, meanwhile pour 100 grams of cream with sugar into a small pot and heat slightly, squeeze the gelatin well, and add it to the heated cream, stir and dissolve, then add the remaining cold cream and stir again.
With the help of a ladle, pour the panna cotta into the cups over the cookie base, then put them back in the fridge to set for at least an hour.
Meanwhile, while the panna cotta sets, take care of the topping decoration. Take the apples, remove the peel (I left a little) and the core, then cut them into small cubes. In a pan, place the butter with sugar and let it melt, then add the apple cubes and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
Take our individual portions from the fridge, place a nice spoonful of apples on the panna cotta, then finish with some crumbled cookies that we set aside at the beginning. Assemble all the cups. If desired, you can add a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Una Riccia advises
The panna cotta with caramelized apples and cookies keeps well in the fridge for two to three days covered. If you want, you can put some caramelized apples between the cookie layer and the panna cotta layer.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can I make this panna cotta only with apples?
Of course not, you can use pears, red fruits, or even pineapple, proceeding in the same way.
