{"id":4649,"date":"2011-07-03T17:26:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T23:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2011-07-03T17:27:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T23:27:00","slug":"vanilla-bean-panna-cotta-with-fresh-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/03\/vanilla-bean-panna-cotta-with-fresh-berries\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Fresh Berries"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my quest for a patriotic dessert to make in honor of the Fourth of July, I came across many that utilize summer’s bounty of red and blue berries. \u00a0It just wasn’t the Fourth as a kid without a flag cake! \u00a0This red, white and blue dessert is a bit fancier than flag cake, and is really much easier. \u00a0No fruity stars and stripes here. \u00a0Just classically beautiful and incredibly good.<\/p>\n

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Panna cotta is Italian for cooked cream. \u00a0It has always seemed a little\u00a0daunting\u00a0to me, but this is truly one of the easiest desserts I have ever made. \u00a0The ability to make this days in advance is appealing to me…as someone who tends to stress before having guests. \u00a0Make these early and that’s one less thing to worry about the day of your party.<\/p>\n

You can probably tell by the ingredient list that this is not a dessert you would enjoy every night of the week. \u00a0It is so very rich, so wonderfully creamy and perfectly smooth. \u00a0If you don’t have vanilla beans, then you can use a teaspoon of vanilla extract or ,better yet, vanilla bean paste which would give you the nice specks in this otherwise pure white dessert. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Fresh Berries<\/h3>\n

From Everyday Italian<\/em> by Giada De Laurentiis<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/p>\n