Ketopanna

I have several family members following a Keto or low carb diet so as not to deprive them of sweets, I have created this strawberry panna cotta for them to enjoy. I want to create a repertoire of Desserts that will fit with their Keto requirements and not be full of artificial sweeteners of  any kind.

Luckily in Australia it is strawberry season.

Ingredients

1 punnet of fresh strawberries (I am yet to experiment with frozen berries, but you could try)
1 cup of thickened cream
1 teaspoon (scant) of powdered gelatine
Vanilla pod or vanilla extract to taste

Method

Wash and thinly slice all the strawberries. Don't forget to remove and discard the green stalk.
Combine them in a small saucepan with a dash (1 tablespoon) of water.
Simmer until they break down, a few larger pieces are fine and look good in the puree to avoid that "mushy" look. This will take approximately 10 minutes on a low heat.

While the strawberries are cooking, place 3 teaspoons of water in a very small dish and then add the 1 teaspoon of gelatine. This will "bloom", stir to combine, it will quickly form a gel like consistency.
Remove the strawberries from the heat and set aside.

In another small saucepan, heat the cream until it just starts to simmer, a few small bubbles will start to appear on the surface. Add the vanilla.
Remove from the heat and whisk in the gelatine mixture, stir until it is well combined.
In small dishes place a measure of the strawberry puree, then pour in the cream and gelatine.
This recipe can make 6 small panna cotta's or 4 more generous.

Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours to set.

Then serve and enjoy.

Mamma Marmalade