Description
A creamy and festive panna cotta infused with eggnog flavors, topped with a tart spiked cranberry sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups eggnog
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for cranberries)
- 1/4 cup water (for cranberries)
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 tbsp orange juice (for cranberries)
- 1 tbsp bourbon or rum
Instructions
- Bloom the Gelatin: Sprinkle gelatin over cold water and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat the Eggnog Base: In a saucepan, heat eggnog, cream, and sugar until steaming.
- Add Gelatin and Flavor: Turn off heat, whisk in bloomed gelatin, vanilla, and nutmeg.
- Pour and Chill: Pour mixture into ramekins and chill for at least 4 hours.
- Make the Cranberry Sauce: Simmer cranberries, sugar, water, orange juice, and zest until thickened.
- Spoon on Cranberry Sauce: Top panna cotta with cooled cranberry sauce.
- Serve and Enjoy: Serve chilled and garnish if desired.
Notes
For a non-alcoholic version, omit the bourbon or rum from the sauce. You can add flavors like cloves to the eggnog for more depth.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg