Thursday, March 8, 2012

Avocado Pana Cotta

Pana cotta is a dessert made with cooked cream, milk, sugar, and gelatin and letting it cool until set. The dessert is then served with berries, chocolate sauce or fresh fruit. The original pana cotta which uses heavy cream is too rich for a healthy diet so I created my own pana cotta with avocado because avocado is good fat to substitute for heavy cream fat. For women, eating avocado daily could improve skin tone and prolong the aging process. I use more honey than sugar and add chia seeds to this recipe to further the purpose of healthy eating.
Ingredients:
5 cups skim milk
3 tbs cup honey
2 tbs sugar
1 fresh avocado, peeled and pit removed
1 tbs gelatin
1 tbs chia seeds

Directions:
Blend avocado and 1 cup of milk in a bullet machine or blender until combined. Add gelatin and mix well.
In a saucepan, put the rest of the milk, honey, sugar and chia seeds. Boil for about 5 minutes. Stir in avocado mixture and cook for another 5 minutes or until the sugar and the gelatin dissolve. Pour into ramekins (serving bowls) and let cool 4 hours before unmolding and serving. For serving at an elegant dinner, pana cotta can be poured into a tall champagne glass or any fancy glass and garnished with fresh fruit or caramel sauce.

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