Luscious, Light Panna Cottas Recipe

Directions

In a small bowl, mix the gelatin with the water and let stand about 5 minutes, until softened. In a small saucepan, bring the milk to a simmer with the sugar and cook until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in the softened gelatin until dissolved. In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the yogurt until smooth. Whisk in the warm milk mixture. Pour the panna cotta mixture into six 4-ounce ramekins and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours. To serve, drizzle the panna cottas with honey and garnish with the grapes. Variations Yogurt Panna Cottas with Vanilla and Honeyed Strawberries In step 2, whisk the seeds of one vanilla bean in with the yogurt and buttermilk. To serve, replace the grapes with fresh strawberries. Chocolate-Yogurt Panna Cottas In step 2, after adding the milk mixture, whisk in 1/3 cup of melted, cooled semi-sweet chocolate chips. Omit the honey. Serve with your choice of fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, or mandarin oranges would work well.