Valentines Day: Crème Brûlée Panna Cotta

Hey, today is the last day before Valentines Day......so it's also time for me to complete my three course meal with a dessert.

The dessert is a classic that isn't as hard as it may seem. The flavours are perfect for topping off this special day, and I'm sure that you will just feel really sweet, even without dessert.

Anyways, I should tell you what the dessert is gonna be. The dessert is going to be crème brûlée panna cotta. Bet you didn't see that twist coming did you? You thought it was going to be crème brûlée, nope it will be the panna cotta version that is slightly more foolproof.

There isn't much to tell you about the dish other than that it is absolutely delicious.

So here is to a perfect day, the perfect dessert:

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cream
1 1/2 cups milk
1 vanilla bean
1/2 cup caster sugar
2 1/2 tsp gelatine powder
125g caster sugar
2 tbs water

Method
1. Put the water and 125g of caster sugar into a saucepan and bring to a boil, but do not stir. Take the caramel off the heat just before it starts to burn, and pour it into the bottom of your serving glass (ramekin/tumbler,wine glass etc), and let it lightly coat the bottom.
2. Place the cream and milk in a saucepan.
3. Use a small sharp knife to split the vanilla bean lengthways, then scrape the seeds from inside the bean. Add the seeds and bean to the saucepan.
4. Slowly bring to the boil over a medium heat. Remove from the heat and set aside for 10 minutes.
5. Discard bean from cream mixture. Add remaining sugar and return to a low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until sugar dissolves.
6. Place 2 tbs of boiling water in a small heatproof bowl. Sprinkle over gelatine. Bring a small saucepan of water to boil. Remove from heat. Sit the bowl of gelatine in the water and stir until dissolved. Cool slightly, then stir into the cream mixture.
7. Pour the cream mixture on top of your caramel base. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
8. To serve, break the seal by inserting a small knife between the panna cotta and the mould. Turn onto a serving plate and shake to release. Top with cream, berries, nuts anything of you choice.

And there you have it, a simple dessert that has a twist on it to ensure that you have an amazing end to your Valentines Day 3 course meal.

I hope that you have all enjoyed this series of three course meal for Valentine's Day, and I will be back with more recipes throughout the week to complete my blogging week.

So until tomorrow remember to have fun cooking, have lot's of fun with the people you love tomorrow and just remember to not do anything you will regret the next day.