This Raspberry-Coconut Panna Cotta Is the Perfect Way to End a Summer Meal
The no-cook dessert recipe is seasonal, elegant, and actually good for you.
If you love creamy, cool, pudding-type desserts, good news: This one is so healthy, you can have it for breakfast. Made with naturally low-in-sugar and high-in-fiber raspberries, coconut cream (which is full of good fat), and a touch of maple syrup, this panna cotta is indulgent and nutritious. Plus, it's a no-cook recipe, so your kitchen stays cool—sweet.
It really is okay to eat in the morning (take a break from that same-old bowl of yogurt and fruit), but we love it most as an elegant dessert after dinner, topped with unsweetened coconut flakes, raspberries, or even a few white chocolate shavings.
Raspberry-coconut panna cotta
Serves: 4
2 5.4-oz. cans coconut cream
2½ tsp. unflavored gelatin
2 cups raspberries
¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp. maple syrup
2 tsp. vanilla extract
¼ tsp. salt
Additional berries and/or unsweetened coconut flakes, for garnish, optional
- Pour 1 can coconut cream into a microwave-safe bowl; whisk until smooth. Sprinkle gelatin on top; stir gently. Set aside to allow gelatin to bloom.
- In a blender or food processor, blend raspberries until smooth. Run through a fine-mesh sieve to remove seeds, catching puree in a bowl. Add remaining can coconut cream, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt to bowl; whisk until smooth.
- Place coconut-gelatin mixture in microwave; microwave on high for 15 seconds. (If gelatin has not dissolved, microwave again for 10-second intervals until it does, whisking in-between.) Pour into bowl with raspberry mixture; whisk gently until combined. (You should have about 2¾ cups raspberry mixture.)
- Pour into 4 small bowls or glasses and let stand until cool, then cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours. Serve with additional berries and/or coconut flakes, if desired.
