Coconut White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Blood Orange
This coconut white chocolate panna cotta looks so fancy, but really it couldn’t be simpler to make! Enjoy it with an easy blood orange sauce, for a beautiful and seasonal Valentine’s Day dessert.
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Now! On to the dessert you see here. Isn’t it a stunner?
Blood oranges are just sooo pretty! I almost can’t believe how gorgeous this sauce comes out. And, against the creamy white of the coconut milk panna cotta, it’s just magical. Doesn’t it look so fancy? Truth be told, this is one of the easiest desserts you’ll ever make.
The whole thing comes together in around two hours, and most of that is chill time. A little coconut milk, a bit of plain gelatin, and some white chocolate are warmed and poured into heart-shaped molds and popped into the fridge to firm up. Meanwhile, a blood orange is juiced, sweetened, and simmered on the stove until thick and syrupy.
I used this Heart-Shaped Silicone Mold from Wilton, but if you can’t get your hands on it before the big day, I think it would work really well in a cupcake pan too. The recipe is scaled down to yield just two servings, so it’s just perfect as the creamy, tropical ending to a romantic meal for you and a special someone.
Speaking of which, I’m joining up with several other talented food blogger friends of mine, to bring you a special Valentine’s Day Date Night “Dinner for Two” meal! Each one of us is providing one dish, so click from blog to blog to gather all the recipes you need to put together an extra special dinner for you and your love.
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…and check out this useful video for a tutorial on how to get your blood orange segments looking pretty as a picture!
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Coconut White Chocolate Panna Cotta with Blood Orange
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (118.29 ml) unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/8 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon plain gelatin powder
- 1 1/2 ounces (42.52 g) white chocolate
- 1 blood orange
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Mist 2 wells of a heart-shaped silicone mold lightly with non-stick spray. Place the pan on a small tray and set aside.
- Place the coconut milk, coconut extract, and salt in a small pot and sprinkle the powdered gelatin over the surface. Set aside for 5 minutes, to bloom the gelatin.
- Chop the white chocolate and place it in a liquid measuring cup.
- Place the coconut milk mixture over medium heat, and cook, stirring, until all the gelatin powder is dissolved and the mixture is steaming.
- Pour the hot coconut milk mixture over the white chocolate. Whisk together with the white chocolate until no lumps remain.
- Divide the mixture equally between the 2 prepared wells of the heart-shaped silicone mold, and refrigerate for 2 hours (or until firm).
- Remove half the segments from a blood orange and set aside.
- Squeeze the juice from the remaining orange over a small pot, add the sugar, and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until thickened and syrupy.
- Stir in the vanilla bean paste and allow to cool completely.
- To serve: spoon about 2 tablespoons of the blood orange syrup onto a small plate. Carefully unmold a panna cotta from the silicone mold and place in the middle of the plate. Arrange blood orange segments around the panna cotta, and repeat with the second serving.
Those Panna Cotta hearts are insanely gorgeous (and adorable)! Love 😀
Thank you so much!
Coconut AND blood orange – This sounds like perfection!! AND gorgeous, too!
Hooray! So happy you like it Maggie! 😀 😀 😀
Allie, these panna cotta are so gorgeous and too pretty to eat. Love the shape and adding blood orange pumps up my excitement to try this at home!
Yay! I love blood oranges too- that color is just so irresistible!
So cute, I love the recipe and the idea. This is one of my favorite desserts!
Aw, yay! Thanks so much Sandra- I’m so happy you liked this one!
First of all, you are not a bone head. No bone head could create this beauty. I like you adore blood oranges. The color is just so stunning. This is completely blowing my mind now!
I do adore them! And they totally blow my mind with that stunning color 🙂
First of all, this has me written all over it! All my loves (white chocolate, COCONUT and blood oranges) in one dish. So making it this week. I love that it is also scaled down for two. I will be having both servings 🙂
Hahahaha! You know I was thinking of you the whole time I was making this, my friend 😉
I have to confess that I have never tried or made panna cotta but this is so making me want to!
Oh you should! I think you would love them!
What a stunning dessert. I love the coconut panna cotta and the blood orange sauce sounds amazing. Beautiful dish.
Thanks Janette!
Panna cotta is my FAVORITE!! I love that you made them into little hearts. Perfect Valentine treat.
Oh wow! I’m so happy I made your favorite! Thank you so much Jesseca!
Holy gorgeousness! This panna cotta sounds wonderful, Allie. Not to mention it’s so so pretty!
Thank you so much Jen!
I looove panna cotta! And as soon as I read the title of this post I said to myself, those are all the perfect flavors put together. And Allie, such beautiful presentation! I LOVE this romantic dessert.
Aw thank you so much Lina! I really loved how all the flavors worked together. They almost made me forget it’s February, lol! Thanks so much for your kind words, friend!
I love that you made coconut panna cotta! It sounds amazing with the blood orange sauce and the heart shapes are gorgeous! Such a beautiful dessert for Valentine’s Day!
Thank you so much Kelly!
Wow! These are absolutely gorgeous. Panna cotta is one of my favorite desserts, and I love that you made it into a heart shape – how cute! The blood orange sauce is a perfect pairing – such a lovely dessert.
Thank you so much Kathleen! I loved the contrast between the colors and flavors 😉
This dish is just gorgeous, Allie! I love the coconut and white chocolate combination. Sounds so delicious! Definitely a perfect treat for Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Gayle! Hope your week is off to a great start, hon!
Hi Allie – this is just such a beautiful dessert for Valentine’s day or any day! Love it and pinning! Have a happy Monday!
Thank you so much Cindy! So nice of you to share with your Pinterest followers too 🙂
Allie, I’ve always wanted to make panna cotta!!! This is gorgeous and love the blood orange sauce! Whoa!!! love this!
Oh Alice you’ve gotta try! It’s so simple and there are so many different flavor possibilities. You would love it! Thanks for the sweet comment; hope your week is off to a great start!