Dairy-free Coconut Panna Cotta 2 Ways--The Perfect Easy Fancy Dessert

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Dairy-free Coconut Panna Cotta 2 Ways--The Perfect Easy Fancy Dessert

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: AIP, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo, Vegan

Keyword: coconut panna cotta, sugar free panna cotta

Servings:

Calories: 251kcal

This Dairy-free Coconut Vegan Panna Cotta Recipe sounds fancy, but it's a very easy recipe. Easily made sugar free & low carb too!

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Ingredients

2 cups coconut milk (full fat; divided)
2 1/2 teaspoons gelatin (unflavored)
1/2 cup low carb sweetener (or raw honey or other sweetener as desired--see recipe notes for details)
1/2 cup fruit (optional--raspberries, cherries, mango, or blueberries are great choices)
fresh citrus zest and/or shredded coconut (optional, for garnish)
additional fruit puree or fruit sauce (optional, for garnish)

Instructions

Fruited Panna Cotta

Dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin in 1 cup coconut milk. Let sit for 5 minutes to fully hydrate the gelatin.
Heat the coconut milk and gelatin over medium heat, being careful not to let it boil. Stir continuously until the gelatin is fully dissolved, which will take around 5 minutes.
Puree fruit with sweetener and stir this into the warm coconut milk until evenly combined. Remove the mixture from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
Pour the warm coconut milk mixture into half of the ramekins / jars / dessert dishes, making sure they stay level. Reserve the other cups for the second batch. Chill uncovered for 30 minutes, then cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or more.

Plain Coconut Panna Cotta

Pour the other cup of coconut milk into a clean saucepan. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of gelatin into this milk.
Heat and stir coconut milk mixture as in step 2. Stir in 3 tablespoons of sweetener (or stevia to taste). Remove coconut milk mixture from heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Pour the warm mixture into serving containers.
Chill the second batch of panna cotta for 30 minutes uncovered and then cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or more.
Before serving, garnish with colorful citrus zest, shredded coconut, fruit puree or fruit sauce (like this Sugar-free Blueberry Syrup), or edible flowers (optional).

Notes

The above recipe instructions and measurements are for making 3 servings of each type of panna cotta; 3 plain and 3 blended. If you wish to make 6 of only 1 type, then simply double the ingredients for the type you want make.

If using an alternative sweetener to maple syrup or honey, keep in mind that they're sweeter than sugar. More information is in this post on baking with honey. You'll need to use less of those for this recipe.

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