Panna cotta with blueberries and coconut milk
Automatically translated from Romanian. See the Romanian original
A vegan and fasting-friendly dessert, a delicate panna cotta made with coconut milk and blueberry sauce, set with agar agar instead of gelatin.
Ingredients
Method
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Place the blueberries, sugar, and a few drops of lemon juice in a small saucepan; let simmer for about 2 minutes once it starts to boil.
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Using a sieve, separate the sauce from the seeds and set it aside.
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In a saucepan, bring the milk, 4 tablespoons of sugar, salt, and Agar Agar to a boil.
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When it starts to boil, add the blueberry sauce and let it simmer for 2 minutes over low heat.
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Pour the mixture into a silicone or ceramic mold; if you are using plastic molds, wait 3-4 minutes for it to cool before pouring.
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Leave the dessert at room temperature, where it will set quickly, in about 50 minutes.
The story behind this recipe
Fasting-friendly or vegan. You decide what to call this dish. For me, discovering Agar Agar was a revelation, and dozens of recipes I could try with it immediately came to mind. My first attempt was Panna cotta with blueberries and coconut milk. You can use any type of plant-based milk. It's a matter of taste. Agar is 7 times stronger than gelatin, so 4 grams are enough to set 600 ml of milk, juice, soup... any type of liquid. It is the (vegan) alternative to the gelatin used in cooking, which is typically extracted from pork bones. My proposed recipe is simple, using just a few ingredients, but you can play with the flavors as you please. For 6 servings I used: 600 ml sweetened coconut milk, 5 tablespoons brown sugar, syrup from 100g blueberries (frozen or fresh), 4g Agar Agar, a pinch of salt. For the garnish, I had strawberries, biscuits, and blueberries. First, put the blueberries, sugar, and a few drops of lemon juice into a small saucepan. Let it simmer for about 2 minutes after it starts to boil. Using a sieve, separate the sauce from the seeds and set it aside. In a saucepan, we put the milk, the 4 tablespoons of sugar, the salt, and the Agar Agar on to boil. When it starts to boil, we add the blueberry sauce and let it simmer for 2 minutes over low heat. After it has boiled, we pour the composition into the silicone or ceramic mold. It takes ANY shape. If you put it in plastic molds, wait another 3-4 minutes for it to cool down, then pour the mixture. What is even cooler about this product is that it sets spectacularly fast, and it doesn't need to be cold to do so. Left at room temperature, the dessert firms up immediately (approx. 50'). Sweet cravings to you!
