Lemon Panna Cotta with Driscoll’s Berries Compote

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Lemon Panna Cotta with Mixed Berry Compote is easy to prepare and beautifully elegant!  This dessert is perfect for hot summer months – cool, refreshing, and perfectly sweet!

Fresh berries are one of summer’s sweetest pleasures.  I mean, there really is nothing better than a perfectly ripe, sweet berry – am I right?  I have been a Driscoll’s berries shopper for as long as I can remember.  I feel confident in the beautifully ripe berries from Driscoll’s and know how much my family will enjoy their natural sweetness.

Reece and Bryce have always been berry lovers and I like to keep a variety of berries on hand. Right now their favorite is raspberries.  They love to put a raspberry on each finger and then suck the berries off.  Boys 🙂

As you can imagine, we go through a lot of berries in our house and enjoy them in so many ways – pancakes, smoothies, cookies and more!  We’ll take berries any way we can get them!  Last week the boys and I headed to Lucky Super Market to pick up some berries and other summer food essentials.

Berries were on sale Buy One Get One so we may have gone just a teensy bit overboard in our berry-buying adventure.  That’s okay though!  It gave me an opportunity to make up a berry-licious dessert for my family.

Lemon Panna Cotta is one of the most delightful desserts you will ever taste!  So, so creamy and that bright lemon flavor just bursts through with each bite, perfectly complementing the sweetness of the berry compote.

Don’t let the name discourage you from trying this easy-to-prepare and delicious recipe!  Think of it as a lemon pudding with a berry sauce on top 🙂  The name just sounds fancy!

This dessert is perfect for hot summer months – cool, refreshing, and perfectly sweet!  I love that it can be made ahead of time and pulled out in a jif for when friends and family stop by.  It’s also quite a show-stopper for parties!  Serving up this dessert in clear containers is a must!  It’s just too pretty not to 🙂

Now, having two little boys, I opted for clear acrylic so mommy doesn’t end up crying when something gets dropped 😉

While we enjoy fresh berries immensely, sometimes it’s nice to turn them into a lovely summer’s day treat like this dessert.  Relatively simple to prepare yet it looks like a million bucks.  Make sure to plan ahead because the panna cotta requires time to set up.

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Lemon Panna Cotta with Mixed Berry Compote

Lemon Panna Cotta with Mixed Berry Compote is easy to prepare and beautifully elegant!  This dessert is perfect for hot summer months – cool, refreshing, and perfectly sweet!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword lemon panna cotta, mixed berry compote

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Refrigerate 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 270kcal

Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

Lemon Panna Cotta

• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 oz unflavored gelatin 1 envelope
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups half and half
• 1 cup 2% Greek yogurt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Mixed Berry Compote

• 2 to 2 1/2 cups fresh berries
• 2 to 3 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

Lemon Panna Cotta

• Pour lemon juice into a bowl and sprinkle gelatin over the top. Let stand just until gelatin softens - approximately 5 minutes. Do NOT let the gelatin harden.
• Whisk together sugar and lemon zest in a medium saucepan.
• Add half and half and Greek Yogurt.
• Whisk together over medium high heat just until sugar dissolves and mixture is simmering. 2-3 minutes. (Do NOT boil.)
• Add gelatin mixture and vanilla and continue whisking until gelatin has dissolved and is fully incorporated.
• Carefully pour into six ramekins or cups and refrigerate until firm. At least 4 hours.

Mixed Berry Compote

• Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves and berries begin to break down, approximately 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and continue cookies for another 4-6 minutes until compote slightly thickens.
• Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
• Refrigerate until panna cotta is set up.
• Spoon gently over panna cotta immediately before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 197mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 1mg

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