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Coconut Panna Cotta w/ Dried Figs & Honey


(Vegan | Gluten-free) If you google “panna cotta”… you’ll quickly find everyone calling it “the perfect dessert” lately. Let’s talk about some reasons why… shall we? It’s easy, it’s adorable, it’s delicious, and pretty darn healthy. I first had it at a snazzy restaurant years ago and fell in love with the flan-like texture and the lightness it has… although being lactose intolerant did present some hurdles to me having it again.

Then to my surprise… at a recent dinner date with a dear friend to Pure Food and Wine (AMAZING raw/vegan restaurant here in NYC)… I happened upon vegan panna cotta with concord grape. I was pretty floored. Turns out you only need 2 ingredients to create this magic: coconut milk + agar agar and BAM, you have yourself a dessert. Agar agar behaves like gelatin, but is plant-derived, so it’s totally vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, etc. It’s odorless and tasteless, so it’s super flexible! It’s also high in fiber, so SCORE. You can find it in the Asian food aisle of your grocery store, I used this brand.

To the mixture, you can add sugar, vanilla and flavored extracts even, but I wanted to try it out in it’s simplest form first with some toppings. But I can certainly see plenty of possibilities with this… It’s a must try. Not only will you impress your guests, but quite frankly, yourself too.


INGREDIENTS

Vegan | Gluten-free

serves 3

  • 1 can of full-fat coconut milk (I use this one)
  • 2 tbsp agar agar flakes or 1 tsp agar agar powder (I happened to have the flakes)
  • 3+ dried figs, sliced
  • 3+ tsp honey

DIRECTIONS

  1. Stir the can of coconut milk and pour into a small saucepan with agar agar, stir briefly and let sit without heat for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly grease 3 ramekins and set aside.
  2. Turn the stove on to medium and bring to a small boil, after small bubbles have formed start stirring frequently and let simmer on medium-low for approx. 10 mins if using flakes, and approx. 5 mins if using powder.
  3. Continue stirring and make sure especially with the flakes that the agar agar has completely dissolved. You can move the saucepan around a bit to make sure you don’t see any flakes at the bottom and then you’re ready.
  4. Pour mixture into the lightly greased ramekins and let sit for a couple of minutes (if during this step you notice loose flakes, return it to the heat because it will not set if they didn’t dissolve).
  5. Place ramekins in the fridge for approx. 1 1/2 to 2 hours to set.
  6. Once panna cotta has now set, gather your plates and with a butter knife, lightly scrape along the inside rim to loosen it. Place a plate on top of the ramekin and flip over (you may need to thrust it a little here until it comes out).
  7. Once panna cotta is plated, add the sliced dried figs and drizzle of honey on top and serve!

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4 comments

  1. fig + coconut milk panna cotta? this has me drooling. PS. now I definitely have to check out Pure Food and Wine the next time I’m in NYC!

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