White-chocolate panna cotta with coffee syrup

Panna cotta means in Italian "cooked cream". It is so silky and smooth that slip down beautifully at the end of the meal. You can serve it with fresh berries or fruits according to the season, if you don't like the coffee syrup. It is also perfect for dinner parties because you can make a day or two in advance and keep refrigerated until ready to be served.

Ingredients

• 600ml thickened cream
• 1 x 180g pkt white chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 160ml (2/3 cup) milk
• 140g (2/3 cup) caster sugar
• 2 tbs boiling water
• 3 tsp powdered gelatin
• 200ml freshly brewed strong espresso coffee
• 60g (1/4 cup) white sugar

Method

1. Place cream, chocolate, milk and caster sugar in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
2. Place the boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Sprinkle with gelatin and whisk with a fork to remove any lumps. Set aside for 3 minutes or until gelatin dissolves. Add gelatin to cream mixture and whisk to combine.
3. Pour among eight 150ml capacity moulds. Place on a baking tray. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 6 hours to set.
4. Meanwhile, place the coffee and white sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool.
5. Dip moulds, 1 at a time, into hot water for 1-2 seconds, then turn onto serving plates. Drizzle with coffee syrup to serve.
6. Enjoy!

(Source: taste.com)