* This post is part of the Royal Selangor Jellyriffic Competition where ten bloggers from around the world compete by posting recipes each day for 30 days in the month of October 2011 to raise awareness and support for breast cancer. *
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Coffee is the elixir of life, well at least to the Italians.
Espresso, cappuccino, latte, ristretto, macchiato – there are so many different variations of the same beverage.
I certainly can’t live without at least one cup in the morning and love it equally in desserts. Chopinand doesn’t drink coffee or eat desserts and can’t understand my obsession with either. To pay tribute to the Italians and to satisfy my obsession, I’ve combined three things that the Italians do really well which I absolutely adore – coffee, nutella and pannacotta. The result is a tri-coloured breakfast and dessert, all in one bite – my ultimate panacea! Friends who know me understand I’m not a morning person.
To me, coffee can’t cure everything but it certainly cures my mornings!
And with this recipe, we hereby present you with the first of our ten Cuisines of the World journey, a 3-course Italian meal made from the Royal Selangor jelly mould.
Day 9: Dessert – Coffee, nutella and vanilla pannacotta
Ingredients Quarter cup espresso Method 1. Make a standard quarter cup of espresso or dissolve one teaspoon of instant coffee in quarter of hot water. 2. Dissolve one teaspoon of gelatin in the coffee and pour into mould to set for an hour. 3. Heat half cup of cream and quarter cup of milk with two teaspoons of nutella and one teaspoon of gelatin till they dissolve completely. 4. Pour into mould to set for another hour. 5. Heat half cup of cream, quarter cup of milk, one teaspoon of caster sugar and one teaspoon of gelatin till they dissolve completely and add one teaspoon of vanilla. 6. Pour into mould and set overnight. 7. Unmould pannacotta by running mould under warm tap water and serve with chocolate covered coffee beans.
One cup pure cream
Half cup milk
2 teaspoons nutella
3 teaspoons powdered gelatin
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
If you are a die-hard coffee fan, you might even try having a scoop of this pannacotta with a coffee bean.
It was a wet and rainy day in Sydney today and I sat out in the balcony to enjoy this delightful treat with an expresso.
This pannacotta is a tri-flavoured treat and each spoonful should be a cross-section of the three layers so that you would enjoy a burst of the three different flavours. Each layer is soft and creamy with that distinctive hint of coffee aroma, chocolate and vanilla. This treat is definitely one of the more wobblier ones we have done so far.
We hope you like this 3-course Italian meal that we have put together using the Royal Selangor jelly mould.
So dear readers, do you have a favourite Italian dessert?
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We wish you good health and happy cooking!
Chopinand & Mysaucepan
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my saucepan!
You have created perfection in a dessert! Although I need something a little crispy and crunchy on the side- not quite biscotti- more like a rusk!
Mmm! This is as beautiful as it is mouthwatering- and I hadn’t thought of how wonderful it must be for you to sit and savor these creations after you photograph them!
I salute you!
Very Well Done!
I would so love to be the one in the picture eating that dessert right now! This jelly craze is starting to get really contagious ;p
Another dessert I am not fond of and another one you have made miracles with: I start dreaming about such an elegant, 3-coloured panna cotta.
All my favorites in one jelly mould …YUM!! Can’t wait to try it out myself. Looks absolutlely stunning for presentation too.
looks stunning and my mouth is watering at the thought od the combination of flavours. Must try this one
Oooh, Nutella — now we’re talkin’! I would have no problem finishing this. 😉
Cannoli is my favorite Italian dessert, but I cannot find it where I live.
This look so perfect and who can say no to Nutella. Love the way you layered it.
This is – without a doubt – my favorite of all of the mould recipes so far. Absolutely stunning! I love the flavors, the plating….everything!
I’m obsessed with coffee!!! I’m really enjoying these jelly series. Everything looks stunning, but this one takes the cake for me just because of the extra jolt of caffeine…and nutella! Woo hoo!
Favorite Italian dessert? Hm. To be honest I don’t know much Italian desserts other than tiramisu. I’d take savory over sweet any day though!
Hi sophia,
I’m like you, I prefer savoury over sweet desserts as I don’t have much of a sweet tooth.
haha high 5!
you know tt peter pan too eh?!
So sweet, tri-colour!
I feel like every post it’s getting more powerful and I’m so excited to check this everyday. I think it’s probably a lot of pressure and a lot of work to think of menu and post it. Great job and I highly admire of you two!
Looks absolutely beautiful! I would like to get a taste of this!
i was reading the new ed. of donna hay and had a chocolate cookie craving today… ended up with subway cookies.
but noow… nutella pannnacotta…ooooohhh so classy!!!!
NOOO i dont have time to make this
Great idea on the pannacotta! I love of a few layers of it
Beautiful presentation. The dessert sounds satisfying yet not super filling. Lovely.
wow my personal fave from your jellies so far! would love to try
I loved this and the contrasting of colors! Simply divine!
So pretty! I love the layers of color, gorgeous!
Love the delicious flavours in this three-toned pannacotta!
Whee, hi Mysaucepan! 😀 *wave*
I’m like Chopinand, I don’t care for desserts and coffee (anymore, that is – ha, I used to love both a lot. But it’s better this way now).
Anyway anyway, your little three-layer-three-flavor hat looks like magic! 😀
Love it!!! I’ve only just started drinking coffee and need quite a bit of sugar to balance the bitterness so this sounds perfect! Ugh! Drooling!!!
coffee, nutella and vanilla <3
This is such as fabulous creation. It never occurs to me that nutella could be used to make pannacotta. Thanks for sharing this idea. I will try your recipe this weekend.
OMG!! This has been a stand out one for me. Some of the best flavour combinations. Classics. And so cleanly presented. Love it!!!