Yogurt Panna Cotta Low Fat Food

STRAWBERRY-YOGURT PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• Whisk the gelatin into a fourth cup of the cold milk in a small saucepan. When the gelatin has softened, stir it, then place the pan over low heat just until the gelatin dissolves. Do not allow to boil.
• Gradually stir in the remaining milk along with the cream and one-fourth cup of sugar. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture barely begins to scald. Do not allow it to boil. Remove from heat, whisk in the orange flower water and set aside until barely warm, about 20 minutes. Spoon the yogurt into a bowl and gently stir it to smooth it. Gradually stir in the milk mixture.
• Transfer the mixture to six four-ounce ceramic ramekins. Cover and chill until set, at least four hours.
• Sweeten the strawberries with the remaining sugar, or to taste, and stir in the liqueur.
• When the gelatin cream has set, unmold the ramekins, each onto a dessert plate, by first running a knife around the edges and, if necessary, dipping the bottoms in hot water for 20 to 30 seconds. Spoon the strawberries around the panna cotta and serve.

VANILLA YOGURT PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over milk; let stand for 1 minute. Split vanilla bean lengthwise; using the tip of a sharp knife, scrape seeds. Add bean and seeds to gelatin mixture., Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Combine yogurt and sugar; gradually whisk into gelatin mixture. Cook and stir just until blended. Discard vanilla bean. Pour into four ungreased 10-oz. ramekins or custard cups. Cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours or until set. , Unmold panna cotta onto dessert plates. Garnish with cranberry sauce and/or pear slices if desired.

YOGURT PANNA COTTA (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together yoghurt and buttermilk.
• In a small bowl, combine gelatine and water; microwave gelatine and water for about 30-45 seconds, until gelatine is melted then stir in sugar and vanilla.
• Whisk gelatine mixture thoroughly into yoghurt; divide into four very lightly greased ramekins and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours.
• To unmold, dip ramekins in very hot water for a few seconds and invert onto plates.
• Serve the panna cotta with a raspberry puree or simply with some fresh fruit.

MUST TRY LOW FAT RASPBERRY DESSERT (PANNA COTTA-ISH)

Steps:

• Spoon 2-3 tbsp of the raspberry juice into a bowl and sprinkle on the gelatin. Leave to soak for a couple minutes.
• Place the raspberries and remaining raspberry juice into a pan and bring to a boil.
• Add the soaked gelatin and simmer until dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Pour raspberry/gelatin mixture into a medium sized bowl (mine is 17cm across by 5cm deep) and leave to cool for a few minutes.
• Place in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour or until partially set (the mixture doesn't need to be totally set, just set enough to take the creamy topping).
• Add your sachet of raspberry jelly to the boiling water and mix well until all the granules have dissolved. Leave to cool for 5-10 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, mix the yogurt and cream cheese together until smooth.
• Carefully add the cooled jelly mixture and stir well (it takes a bit of stirring to get it all mixed together properly).
• Remove the bowl of set raspberries from the fridge and top with the raspberry cream cheese mixture.
• Leave to cool a little longer and put back in the fridge for 2 hours or until totally set.
• Serve! Mmmmm!

HONEY-YOGURT PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• Place cream and sugar in a medium saucepan. With a paring knife, split vanilla bean lengthwise; scrape out seeds, and add to cream along with empty pod (if using vanilla extract, add to yogurt mixture in step 4).
• Bring cream to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cover pan, remove from heat, and set aside to steep, at least 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place 1/2 cup cold water in a small bowl, and sprinkle gelatin over water; set aside to soften, at least 5 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk yogurt, honey, and salt until combined; set aside.
• Return cream to a boil. Remove from heat, and immediately stir in softened gelatin until dissolved. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into yogurt-honey mixture; mix until combined.
• Divide mixture among eight 4- to 6-ounce ramekins. Chill until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.
• To serve, unmold each panna cotta from its ramekin: Run a paring knife around the top inner edge of ramekin, then dip bottom of ramekin in a bowl of boiling water for 10 seconds. Invert ramekin onto serving plate. Holding ramekin tightly to plate, shake firmly to release panna cotta. Drizzle with honey before serving.

YOGURT PANNA COTTA WITH FRESH PLUMS

Steps:

• For panna cotta:
• Lightly coat inside of 9-inch cake pan with 1 1/2-inch-high sides with canola oil. Combine 2 tablespoons water and lemon juice in small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over; stir to blend. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 15 minutes. Whisk yogurt and 3/4 cup cream in large bowl. Combine 1 cup cream and sugar in small saucepan; bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture to hot cream mixture; whisk until gelatin dissolves. Add cream-gelatin mixture to yogurt mixture; whisk to blend. Pour mixture into cake pan. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated until panna cotta is set, at least 8 hours or overnight. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.
• For plums:
• Combine plums, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel in medium bowl; toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature until juices form, tossing occasionally, about 30 to 45 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
• Using small knife, cut around panna cotta to loosen edges. Fill large bowl with 1 inch of hot water. Dip bottom of pan into hot water to help loosen. Place dessert platter upside-down atop pan; invert panna cotta onto platter. Carefully lift off pan and allow panna cotta to settle onto platter.
• Cut panna cotta into wedges. Divide among plates. Serve with plum mixture.

CHOCOLATE YOGURT PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• Add gelatin to 1/4 cup milk in a small bowl and let soften.
• Heat 1 cup milk to just below the boiling point.
• Stir in vanilla and chocolate syrup.
• Taste and add sugar if desired.
• Whisk in gelatin and milk mixture until gelatin dissolves.
• Remove from heat and stir in yogurt until smooth.
• Refrigerate 3-4 hours before serving.