Black Currant Panna Cotta

Try this decadent raw panna cotta recipe. Black currants add their unique tart and sweet flavor, and incredible wealth in vitamins to this moist dessert.

Ingredients

• 2 cups almond milk
• 1/2 cup meat of young Thai coconut
• 1/2 cup Irish moss — thoroughly rinsed and soaked in hot water for at least 10 minutes
• 1/4 packed cup dates — pitted and chopped
• 1/3 cup raw agave syrup or another sweetener of choice
• seeds from 2 vanilla beans or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons sunflower lecithin (optional)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• frozen black currants or any other frozen/fresh berries of choice

Instructions

If using frozen berries, put out to thaw.

In a high-speed blender, combine all the ingredients with exception of coconut oil and berries until very smooth. Add the coconut oil with the blender still running and continue to blend to emulsify.

Cover your molds (we used silicone cupcake molds) with a thin layer of agave or maple syrup. Place some some of the mixture into the bottom of the mold, followed by berries, and covered with more of the mixture. Refrigerate for 6-8 hours. When removing, the panna cotta should slide right out.

Serve with more berries, and/or on a bed of berry puree lightly sweetened with the sweetener of your choice.

You can also serve this as a mousse in a glass, flavouring it with chocolate instead of berries…sounds like a lovely idea.