Sara's Cooking Class: Panna Cotta

About Sara's Cooking Class: Panna Cotta Game

Get ready for a sweet adventure in Sara's kitchen! Sara loves making all sorts of delicious foods, and today, you get to learn how to make a super yummy Italian dessert called Panna Cotta. This smooth, creamy treat uses simple ingredients like cream, milk, and sugar and is perfect with fruit!

You get to be Sara's dessert-making helper! Follow all of Sara's clear instructions step-by-step to mix the ingredients, cook the sauce, make the creamy Panna Cotta mixture, and put it all together.

How to Play

It's easy to help Sara in the kitchen! Just use your computer mouse or your finger if you are playing on a tablet or phone. Sara will point and show you exactly what to do, and you just need to click or tap on the bowls, tools, ingredients, and stove when she tells you it's time for that step.

Let's look at all the yummy ingredients you'll need for this delicious dessert!

Ingredients
- 2 cups of coconut milk
- 1 cup of coconut cream
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 1 cup of caster sugar (this is fine sugar)
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 4 and a half teaspoons of powdered gelatin (this helps it become firm)
- 6 tablespoons of cold water

For Strawberry Sauce:
- 3/4 of a pound of strawberries, cut in half
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1/2 cup of water
- 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons of water (for mixing with cornstarch)

For Garnish:
- 1 kiwi, cut into small cubes
- 1 mango, cut into small cubes
- A little sprig of mint (a green leaf)
- 2 blackberries

Directions:
Let's get cooking! We'll start by making the strawberry sauce.

Making the Strawberry Sauce:

1. First, warm up the oven to 350°F.

2. Lightly put some oil on a baking sheet.

3. Place the strawberry halves on the baking sheet and then put the baking sheet into the warm oven. Bake them for about 20 minutes.

4. Carefully take the baked strawberries out of the oven. Put the baked strawberries into a food processor (a kitchen helper tool).

5. Gently mix them in the food processor until they are a light puree (like a smooth mush).

6. Get a saucepan and put it over medium heat on the stove.

7. Add the strawberry puree, lemon juice, sugar, and the 1/2 cup of water into the saucepan. Stir it all together.

8. Cook the mixture until it starts to bubble gently (simmer).

9. In a separate small bowl, mix the cornstarch with the 3 tablespoons of water until it's smooth.

10. Pour the cornstarch and water mixture into the saucepan with the strawberry sauce.

11. Stir the sauce constantly until it becomes thick.

12. Take the strawberry sauce off the heat and let it cool down.

Making the Panna Cotta Mixture:

1. Find a small bowl. Sprinkle the powdered gelatin over the 6 tablespoons of cold water. Let it sit there for 5 to 10 minutes. This is called letting the gelatin "bloom."

2. Get another saucepan and put it over medium heat on the stove.

3. Add the coconut milk, coconut cream, heavy cream, caster sugar, and vanilla extract into this saucepan.

4. Stir it all together until the sugar disappears (dissolves).

5. Heat the mixture just until it is about to start boiling, but don't let it boil fully.

6. Take this saucepan off the heat and let the mixture sit for 20 minutes.

7. Add the gelatin mixture (the bloomed gelatin and water) to the warm panna cotta mixture.

8. Whisk it until the gelatin is completely mixed in and you can't see any little pieces anymore.

Putting it All Together:

1. Pour the panna cotta mixture into small ramekin bowls.

2. Carefully place the bowls in the fridge and let them chill for at least 3 hours. This is how the panna cotta gets firm!

3. When the panna cotta is ready, take it out of the fridge.

4. Gently run a knife around the inside edge of each ramekin bowl.

5. Turn the bowl upside down onto a serving plate so the panna cotta comes out!

6. Pour some of the cooled strawberry sauce onto the serving plate next to or on the panna cotta.

7. Garnish your panna cotta by decorating it with diced kiwi, diced mango, mint sprig, and blackberries.

Making a fancy dessert like this is a great way to feel like a real chef! When you follow the recipe carefully, you can create something smooth, creamy, and delicious that looks beautiful too. Get ready to mix, bake, and chill your way to a wonderful treat!