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Joanna Gaines's Panna Cotta with Spiced Pear

Panna Cotta with Spiced Pear

byJoanna Gaines
Total 2 hours and 35 minutes (includes cooling time)
Active 30 mins
Makes 6 servings
fromWeeknight SalmonMagnolia Table with Joanna Gaines
Ingredients
Panna Cotta
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unflavored powdered gelatin (two .25-ounce packets)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Spiced Pear Topping
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 bosc pear, peeled, cored and diced small
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    Directions
    1. In a large saucepan, bloom the gelatin by sprinkling it evenly over the half-and-half. Quickly stir to combine and let sit for 5 minutes.
    2. Gently warm the gelatin mixture over medium-low heat just until the gelatin dissolves, but the milk does not boil, about 2 minutes.
    3. Add the sugar, reduce the heat to low, and stir just until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. You don’t want the mixture to get too warm.
    4. Remove from the heat and add the heavy cream and maple syrup. Stir to combine. Let cool slightly, 5 minutes.
    5. Add the buttermilk and vanilla bean paste.
    6. Pour into six 6-ounce glasses of your choice and chill in the refrigerator until firm, 1 to 2 hours.
    7. For the pear topping: In a medium nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the pear and sugar and cook until the pear is just softened, about 2 minutes. The goal is to keep some of the crunch from the pear, so we’re left with a nice texture.
    8. Add the lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla, and cinnamon. Cook until the flavors meld, 1 minute. Let cool slightly, 5 minutes.
    9. Serve the panna cotta topped with the spiced pears.

    Meet The Creator

    Joanna Gaines

    Joanna Gaines is the co-founder of Magnolia, a home and lifestyle brand, a bestselling author, and editor-in-chief of Magnolia Journal. Alongside her passion for design and food, nothing inspires Jo more than time at home with family—messing with recipes in the kitchen or planting something in the garden.

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