This one is named for my sweet friend Maggie. She decided to have a girls dinner at her house, which I call a girls dine-in night, and wanted me to come. Here’s the problem. I live in Texas and she lives in MD. She was working on a pizza plus salad menu and had just said dessert. Well, she was nice enough to let me come up with the dessert to make it feel like I was there. I had a concept in mind, but had never made it before, so this picture was my test kitchen sample. She’s going to make it and I will be there in spirit.
Tiramisu Panna Cotta w/whipped ganache
A silky Italian cream panna cotta with layers of Kahlua spiked cookies and fluffy whipped ganache, then topped with cocoa powder and what I call chocolate wiggles
Servings 6
Ingredients
- Panna Cotta:
- 3 Tbsp cold water
- 3 cups of heavy cream
- 1 envelope of unflavored gelatin
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 4 oz soft Mascarpone
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- ¾ cup sugar
- Cookie layer:
- in Pkg of lady fingers butter cookies, biscottis or Maria cookies will work (fyi Marias and butter cookies will get mushy. If you can fit them your vessel, then keep them whole.)
- ½ cup Kahlua
- Whipped ganache:
- 4 oz semi sweet chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp Kahlua
- Garnish:
- 1 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- Vodka
- leaves Lemon basil or mint leaves
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
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Panna Cotta:
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Put the gelatin into the water and let proof.
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In a sauce pan, put milk, sugar, heavy cream, yogurt, vanilla and marscapone and heat just till bubbles on the side and everything is melded good (take care not to scorch). Turn off heat and add the gelatin mixture. Stir till dissolved.
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Pour half of this into your vessels and place in fridge till set (you can rush it in the freezer for a bit, but don’t let it freeze). Keep remaining on the stove and stir every once in a while.
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Cookie layer:
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Take half the lady fingers and drizzle with the kahlua. Crumble up. Crumble up remainder of cookies and mix with spiked crumbles. This will keep from them getting to soggy.
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Whipped Ganache:
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Melt 4 oz of chocolate. Slowly stir in ½ cup of the heavy cream. Stir in 2 Tbsp Kahlua. Whip other half till stiff and fold into ganache.
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After 1st layer of panna cotta set, layer cookies and ganache on top. Then, add remaining panna cotta. Put back in fridge to set. After set, dust with the cocoa powder.
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Garnish is optional:
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Fill tall slender glass with chilled Vodka.
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Melt chocolate and drizzle into vodka a little at a time in swirls. Use a small slotted spoon to take out onto a paper towel. Repeat till you have all you need. Strain Vodka and return to your bottle (it doesn’t hurt it). Lol
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Place leaves or whatever you choose for color. I like lemon basil, because it goes so good with vanilla and chocolate.
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Tip: if made the day before, keep in fridge covered with plastic wrap and garnish and dust the day of.
Well I don’t think I can be more surprised or honored!!! Thank you Lashawna!!! Never thought I’d have a dessert named after me!!! When it’s Girls Night, maybe we can try to get you upon on Skype to meet everyone!!!
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