Coconut Panna Cotta with Chocolate Sauce – Easy to prepare and tastes amazing…a truly decadent treat!
My dad is a countryman. He had – for many years – a ranch where he raised cattle and planted corn, beans, etc. As a child I used to spend summers in the ranch and I remember that every morning cows were milked. My dad was always trying to make me drink that milk, but no way! I never tried it. I am not lactose intolerance or allergic to milk at all, I am just turn off by the taste. To be honest I’ve never been a big milk-drinker and I definitely cannot drink whole milk, much less if it’s fresh out of the cow’s udder. I do drink skin milk, mostly with my morning coffee or cereal. But that is it.
Since I am not a milk fan I had never try almond milk before. My first time was a few days ago when #CollectiveBias invite me to participate in #SilkAlmondBlends shop. I thought it could be a good opportunity for me to try a different way to consume milk, and I LOVE almonds… so it was worth a try. I liked it! The taste is nutty, light, crisp and creamy but not greasy. Learning a little bit about benefits of almond milk I love the fact that is lower in calories than reduced-fat cow’s milk and because almond milk is not an animal product, it contains neither saturated fat nor cholesterol. Silk is now presenting 2 new blends: Silk® Protein+Fiber Almondmilk, packed with 5 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber that may help keep you feeling full. And Silk® Original Almond Coconut Blend that has the perfect balance of almond and coconut flavors with only 50 calories a cup. It sounds exciting, isn’t? Almond + Coconut could not go wrong! So I went to my local Safeway and bough one of each. I knew my husband would love it. As I mentioned before he is coconut crazy. Right away my mind started thinking about all the recipes I can create with this fabulous blend.
BINGO … Coconut Panna Cotta with Chocolate Sauce!!!
Panna cotta is an Italian dessert made by simmering milk, cream and sugar, mixing this with gelatin. Basically, you add any flavor you want, like raspberry, coffee, etc. It is served with wild berries, caramel, chocolate sauce, or fruit caulis. It was so so so GOOD! This foolproof dessert is perfect for a warm day (or anyday), perfect creamy, velvety, divinely delicious, light, refreshing and oh so yummy!
