Easy Strawberry Panna Cotta Recipe
This easy Strawberry Panna Cotta is a creamy and delicious Italian dessert, perfect for spring and summer to serve to your family or guests. Made with fresh strawberries, it’s the perfect way to end a delicious meal.
When strawberries are in season, you need to try this panna cotta with strawberries. You only need a few ingredients and a few steps, and you can make it ahead of time and let it set in the fridge until ready to serve. You can also mix and match with different flavors for your guests, such as Mango Panna Cotta, or Chocolate and Vanilla Panna Cotta.
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- Video Recipe: This Strawberry Panna Cotta recipe has over 170k views, and 3k likes on YouTube! Check also my YouTube channel for more recipe videos.
- Make-Ahead: Strawberry Panna cotta is the perfect make-ahead dessert since it needs to rest in the fridge for a few hours.
- Quick & Easy: You only need a few ingredients and few steps to make a delicious panna cotta with strawberry sauce.
- Seasonal: Use fresh strawberries when they’re in season for a sweeter and more delicious result. 🍓
What is Panna Cotta
Panna Cotta is a classic italian creamy cold dessert. The name literally means ‘cooked cream’ which is the main step of the recipe. It’s traditionally made with only vanilla and served with syrups and toppings such as caramel or chocolate sauce, or fruit coulis.
The dessert gained popularity worldwide over the years, with many different variations of flavor. From chocolate, cookies, or fruit variations like this strawberry panna cotta.
Substitutions and Variations
You can customize the flavor of this strawberry panna cotta to get different variations and flavor combinations.
- Vegan: You can make panna cotta vegan and dairy-free by using plant-based cream such as coconut cream, and use vegan gelatin such as agar-agar (1 teaspoon).
- Strawberry and cream: You can make a simple vanilla panna cotta with strawberry sauce to have the strawberry and cream panna cotta flavor.
- Different fruit: If you don’t have strawberries or not enough, you can add other berries or make it with other fruits such as mango, raspberries, blueberries, or peaches.
- Strawberry-Lemon: Strawberry and lemon are a perfect tangy combination. Add some lemon zest and lemon juice to make it even more citrusy.
- Different topping: Instead of strawberry sauce, you can top the panna cotta with a white chocolate sauce, or a mixed-berry coulis.
Other Strawberry Recipe Ideas
Strawberries are in the season and you are looking for a great recipe idea? I’ve got you covered. here are some strawberry recipes you might like:
- Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream
- No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
- Easy Strawberry Mousse Without Gelatin
- Quinoa and Strawberry Salad
- Strawberry Chia Jam
Tips and Tricks
- Use fresh strawberries for the best result and flavor. Frozen strawberries contain too much water and would ruin the texture of the panna cotta.
- Measure the gelatin quantity correctly. More or less gelatin would result in a chewy or liquid panna cotta.
- Let it set. Don’t rush the setting time. Keep it in the fridge at least 3 hours to achieve the perfect consistency.
- Don’t overcook the cream or it will start to burn on the bottom of the pan.
Make Ahead and Storage
Panna Cotta is the perfect make ahead dessert because it needs a long setting time in the fridge. You can make it a day ahead and have it ready to serve for a stress-free cooking time. Take it out of the fridge just 10-15 minutes before serving.
You can store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freezing is not recommended.
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Strawberry Panna Cotta Recipe
Ingredients
For the strawberry panna cotta:
- 23 oz (650 g) Strawberries
- ½ cup (120 ml) Whole milk divided
- 1¼ cups (300 ml) Heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup (67 g) Sugar
- 2 teasponns (7 g) Gelatin
For the topping:
- 3 tablespoons (36 g) Sugar or less
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- Pinch Salt
Instructions
- Make the panna cotta: Puree the strawberries. Strain through a very fine sieve. Divide into 2/3 and 1/3. Set aside.
- In a small bowl whisk gelatin and milk. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Place heavy cream, milk sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer, until sugar dissolves. Do not boil. Remove from heat add vanilla extract. Stir in gelatin and immediately whisk until smooth and dissolved.
- Add 2/3 of the strawberry puree and whisk until incorporated.
- Pour into the serving dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- For the topping: place the remaining 1/3 strawberry puree in a saucepan, add 3 tablespoon sugar and lemon juice. Heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, let cool and pour over the panna cotta. Refrigerate until serving.
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Notes
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- Watch the Video Recipe – For a better understanding of the recipe, I recommend watching the step-by-step video tutorial. It will guide you through the cooking process of the panna cotta to help you achieve the best result.
- Check the FAQs – If you have any questions about ingredient substitutions, cooking methods, or storage tips, be sure to check the FAQs section located under the recipe card and the post above.
- Make-Ahead & Storage Tips – Panna Cotta is the perfect make ahead dessert because it needs to set at least 3 hours in the fridge. You can make it a day ahead and have it ready to serve for a stress-free cooking time. Take it out of the fridge just 10-15 minutes before serving. You can store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freezing is not recommended.
- How to make Panna Cotta without gelatin – Though gelatin will give you the best flavor and consistency, it is possible to make panna cotta using agar-agar to make a vegan version.
- Can I Use Different Fruit? – Yes, you can make this panna cotta with other fruits and berries, such as raspberries, blueberries, mango, peaches, etc.
- Fresh Ingredients – Use fresh strawberries for the best result and flavor. Frozen strawberries contain too much water and would ruin the texture of the panna cotta.
- Tips – Don’t overcook the cream or it will start to burn on the bottom of the pan.
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Measure the gelatin quantity correctly. More or less gelatin would result in a chewy or liquid panna cotta.
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Common Questions
Yes, you can definitely make panna cotta with other fruits and berries. Try it with raspberries, blueberries, or mango.
Heavy cream will give you the best consistency and flavor, but you can also use coconut cream for a dairy-free version.
Yes, it’s possible to make panna cotta without gelatin. You can use agar-agar, a plant-based thickening agent. Follow the quantity recommendations on the package as agar-agar has 4 times more thickening power than gelatin.
This is so good! I have made it numerous times now never disappoints.
Does it make a difference as to when exactly to add the gelatine? Because here you are adding it at two points, initially with the milk to leave for ten minutes, and then later separately with the milk and cream into a saucepan for heating?
Ahh, I have just seen the video… I didn’t have access to it when I first read the recipe.
So delicious! Creamy and luscious and full of strawberry flavor. Yum! Thank you.
Glad you liked it 🙂
Amazing recipe, works great every time, even with blueberries.
Love this one!
Such a great recipe! Thanks!