I loved how the Eton Mess dessert was served in mini glass jars at the Next press event, which gave me the idea of making mini desserts for Christmas that I could use to fill my cupcake stand. I want an array of desserts, in a selection of colours, to match my dessert bar. For a pretty pink I am going for strawberry panna cotta! Now I just need to work out how I will decorate the jars?!?
Strawberry Panna Cotta (makes 4 mini jars)
Ingredients
- 300g double cream
- 30g sugar
- 1 gelatine leaf soaked in water
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 90g strawberry puree
- 30g sugar
- 1 gelatine leaf soaked in water
Cooking instructions
- Place cream and sugar in a small saucepan and gently bring to the boil
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla paste
- Add the gelatin leaf into cream mixture and stir until gelatine dissolves
- Pour mixture into jars and leave to set in the fridge
- Place strawberry puree and sugar in a small saucepan and gently bring to the boil
- Remove from heat and add just the gelatin leaf into strawberry mixture and stir until gelatine dissolves
- Pour over the top of the chilled panna cotta and leave in fridge to set
Have a sweet day!