by Jeanette 15 Comments
This Vanilla Pear Raspberry Panna Cotta is a decadent, yet low calorie dessert. Sponsored by Silk.
Earlier this summer, we traveled to St. Martin and were treated to lots of decadent desserts, including panna cotta, which is an Italian dessert traditionally made with heavy cream. I’ve lightened up this elegant dessert using Vanilla Silk Cashew Milkand Greek yogurt, and come up with my own version, topped with raspberry sauce and vanilla poached pears.
Silk Cashewmilkprovides creaminess to this dessert without all the fat and calories of heavy cream. It’s a simple swap that helps lower calories in creamy desserts like this one.
Cashew milk is creamier tasting than most non-dairy milks I’ve tried. One cup of Vanilla Silk Cashewmilk has 80 calories, 2.5 grams fat (0 grams saturated fat), no cholesterol, and is lactose-free, dairy-free, casein-free, gluten-free and contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. For comparison’s sake, since we’re swapping cashew milk for heavy cream, one cup of heavy cream has 821calories, 88grams fat (55grams saturated fat) and 326mg cholesterol.
Several of our family members are lactose intolerant so cashew milk is a great alternative to dairy milk. It provides creaminess with dairy qualities without the dairy. Greek yogurt (which islower in lactose than most dairy products) adds some body to this light panna cotta. If you’re completely dairy-free, trySo Delicious Dairy-Free Greek Style Yogurt.
For the topping, I made raspberry sauce and vanilla poached pears. Aren’t these pears gorgeous?
I decided to poach thepears in a mixture of apple juiceandorange juice, scented with a fresh vanilla bean. You can see the flecks of vanilla beans on these beautiful poached pears. I loveincorporating fruit into desserts.
I let the poached pears sit overnight in the vanilla infused juices. When you’re ready to serve the panna cotta, cut the poached pears in half, leaving the core intact. Drain any excess juices by placing each half on a paper towel. Carefully use a knife to cut slices lengthwise, leaving about 1/2″ uncut at the top. Gently spread the pear to create a fan and place on top of the panna cotta which has had some of the raspberry sauce spread on top.
This Vanilla Pear Raspberry Panna Cotta is pretty enough to serve to company or as a special treat for your family. It makes me happy that I can feed my friends and family a decadent dessert without sacrificing taste. It’s so light, I could even eat it for breakfast ;).
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Servings 6
Ingredients
- 3cupscashew milk or other non-dairy milk
- 1tablespoonunflavored powdered gelatin
- 1cuplow-fat Greek yogurt
- 3tablespoonshoney
- 1 1/2teaspoonsalmond extract
Raspberry Sauce
- 10ouncesfresh or frozen raspberriesthawed
- 2tablespoonshoney
Poached Pears
- 5cupsunsweetened apple juice
- 1/2cuporange juice
- 1vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3firm pearspeeled
Instructions
Place 1 cup cashew milk in a small bowl; sprinkle unflavored gelatin on top and mix well; let sit 3-5 minutes until softened.
Pour cashew milk gelatin mixture into a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until gelatin dissolves (do not let milk boil). Add remaining 2 cups cashew milk, yogurt, honey and almond extract; whisk until well combined. Remove from heat and pour into six serving glasses; refrigerate until gelled, about 5 hours.
Raspberry Sauce
Place raspberries and honey in a small saucepan; cook stirring until raspberries break down, about 4-5 minutes; strain and set raspberry sauce aside until cool.
Poached Pears
Place apple juice and orange juice in a medium saucepan. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into liquid; place vanilla bean in saucepan. Bring to a boil; place peeled pears in saucepan; simmer for 15 minutes; turn pears over; simmer another 15 minutes until a knife pokes through easily. Remove from heat and cool; refrigerate pears in cooking liquid.
To Serve
Remove panna cotta from refrigerator; spoon a little raspberry sauce on top. Cut pear in half lengthwise, with core intact. Drain on paper towels. Make slices in pear halves, leaving about 1/2" at the top of each pear uncut. Gently place each half on top of each panna cotta.
This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
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