You can find the cake decoration post here. That day, we had a really hurried lunch, which we finished off with this simple, yet sublime, dessert which I made in a bit of a hurry. I randomly put in ingredients because I was really pressed for time the previous day, but made a note of them on a scrap of paper just in case it came out alright. I’m glad I did!!
Panna cotta is traditionally a dessert. Born in the Piedmont dairy country of northeast Italy, panna cotta is a soft, creamy, eggless custard whose name translates as “cooked cream.” Despite its luxurious texture and elegant presentation, panna cotta is simple to prepare: heat some heavy cream, add sugar, softened gelatin, and flavorings, and then chill until set. 
And though the name means cooked cream, many recipes are reinterpreted with other dairy products, including plain milk, creme fraiche, buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese, and mascarpone cheese. Some recipes include panna cotta made with vegetable purees, such as Cauliflower Panna Cotta with Truffle Oil, and panna cotta made with a variety. 
Panna Cotta has to be part of my current strawberry overdrive, as we’ve been surprised with the extended availability of the passionate berry this Spring. It’s been a bonanza since the market is still flooded with them, & I’m making the most of this rare opportunity. The weather has been fabulous so far as the summer heat is yet to set in, & it thundered & rained for a larger part of today. Todays soccer league finals were carried out in slushy wet ‘fun-for-the-kids’ fields! 
This panna cotta came out beautifully. Vera @ Baking Obsession rightly said on her Yogurt Panna Cotta post, the amount of gelatin is the deciding factor. Too much & you can be chewing elastic, too little & it won’t set. I find my panna cotta tends to set better after an overnight rest, so that’s one thing I always do. It also helps to get one thing done in advance & out of the way, if you have company visiting the next day.
Ingredients:
1 cup curd cheese – 1 cup (made by hanging yogurt for 24-48 hours in the fridge)
200ml low fat cream (25% fat)
1/2 cup sugar
200gms strawberries; hulled & quartered (save a couple for garnishing if you like)
1 tsp gelatin
1/4 cup milk (at room temperature)
Method:
This panna cotta looks delicious
wow!The yogurt looks delicious.I like the chocolate cake decoration.:)Beautiful pics!
Oh, the panna cotta looks so refreshing and pretty! The strawberries are just starting to come into the stores around here, so I will bookmark this page. Great job!
these look fantastic. I d like to try panna cotta but I ll have to wait till strawberries are a bit cheaper here. Must be so creamy and delicious. Good you wrote the ingredients would have been a pity losing this wonderful recipe .
I had been waiting for this. This is so much better than using full cream which i did last time i made pannacotta.
I love panna cotta and italian cooking. You know, we’re not far from Italy … Your pannacotta looks delicious … and you seem very good in cake decorating as well ! ;o)
Have a good day !
Hélène
Panna cotta looks lovely. Sounds like the both of you had a good time.
I just love all the pink..it’s beautiful and refreshing! Would love to dig in with a spoon.
Wow. Your Panna Cotta looks really great. I look forward to trying out the recipe that you posted. By the way, your pictures look perfect! I mean, just staring at the pictures of your raw ingredients makes me hungry
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Lovely! I really wanna make this but don’t eat gelatin..I have some agar agar, may be I’ll experiment with it.
This looks so very delicious, the pink is so pretty!! Nice and creamy too!!
It looks velvety smooth and creamy delicious!! Such a pretty color, perfect for Spring.
The colour is gorgeous, Deeba. And I really want to try this with agar-agar. A is trying it out, I think.
You’re lucky having a long strawberry season, and this sounds like a great way to use them. I still haven’t tried the hung yoghurt, but this is another reason to do it.
Mmm, it looks wonderful! What a lovely shade of pink.
I think I would love it
So pretty and delicate looking. It so reminds me of spring.
Ah, these are just lovely. I’ve actually only made one panna cotta in my life, a chocolate one, which was pretty intriguing for me, I should give these ones a shot.
Awesome job.
Looks absolutely delicious and creamy! Question: What is low fat cream, and is there an alternative? Can I use real organic cream in place of this?
Great blog!
Panna cotta looks delectable Deeba..I’ve been wanting to make panna cotta since long..not able to decide which one to choose from your collection!!
I have guest commming next week for dinner and if the strawberry season was here i would have sure made this for them as i love pannacotta.
When the strawberry season is here and
If i don’t add the curd cheese can i add cream instead?
But then maybe i will have to add more gelatine?
I love the lighter version of your pannacotta! Looks beautiful with such a sweet color! Your pictures are more gorgeous everytime!
Hi Deeba! I’m very much enjoying discovering your blog. Your photos are gorgous. I love the decoration on the cake and the panna cotta sounds wonderful
Now I’m craving straweberries…
Hi Deeba !!!!
I really admire your baking skills and u have truly inspired me to start my own blog.
U are good @ everyhting, be it photography, baking, being a super mom . Hats Off to you. To tell you the truth , ur blog inspired me to buy a oven and immediatly tried ur Zebra Cake which won me accolades from every one,Nonetheless , it was tasty but everyone was wondering about the stripes.Especially my nephew , he was so excited about the zebra lines. I was planning to take the pictures , but the ever enthusiastic foodies did not allow me that much time .
Thanks a ton dear .
Such an extraordinary panna cotta! Very beautiful!
I hope you are not mad at me Deeba! I haven’t been visiting lately, but you were on my mind
Your panacota looks awesome and delicious, very similar to the strawberry mousse I made some days ago. I love it when all these “good weather” fruits start to show up!!!
Hugs sweetie!
Deeba, I have to make this! Did you use a lowfat yogurt, and a lowfat sour cream?
This looks delightful and so pretty! Great recipe!
That looks so good! Great photos!
Ooh…Deeba, so sweet and pretty in pink, love light panna cotta:)
Beautiful as always Deeba:D
this looks SO delicious! I love the yogurt in it! somehow it makes this seem so much healthier, enough to eat for breakfast!
how do you get such amazing pics? your photography is crazy-incredible!
Gorgeous photos!!! I love what you’ve done here. Always amazing. The strawberries are appearing at every street corner now so I have no excuse NOT to make this. Thank you for sharing, bella.
Tanti baci, Amy
I don’t believe you. That had to take longer than five minutes.
My niece would love this – she’ll anything with strawberries in it. And she’s never had panna cotta, so this will be a good dessert to make with her. Thks!
I’m loving this panna cotta – really!
Wow! Great pics! Everything looks so delicious, so fresh!
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These look so creamy and good. Another masterpiece.
The perfect dessert for Spring!
yippppeeeee…… I just loved what I ate…. it was StrawberryliciouS …..
Am a walking talking testimonial of what amazing stuff deeba does…….
Lunch at Deeba’s with yummy Strawberry Panna Cotta for dessert
What a beautiful presentation. I love the flowers and the girlie air around it too! Lovely stuff to beat the heat with:)
This panna cotta looks delicious ! And very cute too !!
Cheers,
Miette
Lovely dessert, looks delicious, I am planning to make the same using rasberries
will let you know, thanks.
This is so beautiful! So lovely and delicate.
Looks delicious and I love the soft pink color.And you right Gelatin is panacotta’s key
Is beautiful dear Deeba as always!!!Love the pics!!! xxGloria
You know how to please the eye. Beautiful!
This looks delicious and incredibly elegant!
You’re making the most of the strawberry season I see! I love it when you can share food and cooking with friends, did I tell you I am on my way over??!!
Not today though as it’s April 1st!
That is one stunning panna cotta Deeba; loved the cake too!
I definitely go with this one, although I may want to replace the cheese with soy milk only hehehe… The colour is so miraculously pretty pink!
I know exactly where to start and love your excellent presentation.
Wow..the pink is truly getting to me! Loved this lovely y.c+s.b pannacotta! Looks heavenly!
Deeba:
I made this for my daughter’s bday lunch.. was enchanted by the lovely color n since strawberry season was over, I put some tomatoes in there, n voila i got the color
))) n was well liked by everyone 
Also added some strawberry coulis on top of the dessert while serving n it kicked the taste (wat i added to the dessert, settled all the way down). The bday cake was chocolate buttermilk pound cake.. Once again, Tx a tonne for the lovely recipes n for keeping me inspired 