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Lowfat Lemon Panna Cotta With Fresh Strawberry Sauce
An ideal end to a meal especially when strawberries are in season as they are in Sept to Oct. We find the first strawberries of the season are the best flavour
Ingredients
Panna Cotta
1 tin low fat (1.6%) evaporated milk (375ml)
1 tabsp grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon pure vanilla essence (5ml)
½ cup sugar (110grams)
1 cup Natural Greek yoghurt (250ml)
2 tabsp lemon juice (40ml)
1 tabsp water (20ml)
2 ½ teaspoon gelatin (6.5grams)
Strawberry Sauce
½ punnet washed, hulled and finely chopped strawberries (100grams)
2 tabsp caster sugar
¼ cup water
Method
Panna Cotta
Simmer but do not boil milk with lemon rind for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and sieve and discard lemon rind.
Stir in vanilla essence, sugar and yoghurt.
Mix lemon juice, water and gelatin together in a glass-measuring cup.
Let stand for 5 minute and then heat gently in microwave to melt.
Add to milk mixture.
Spray 6- ½ cup ramekins or small teacups with oil.
Divide Panna Cotta between them. This may be made in bowl instead.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 12 hours or overnight.
If time is short, freeze for 1 hour first.
Ease Panna cotta around the top of mould and then dip ramekin in hot water for 30 seconds.
Unmould on to plate.
Pour 2 tablespoons of chilled strawberry sauce over each Panna Cotta and serve.
Strawberry Sauce
Mix strawberries, sugar and water together.
Microwave for 2 minutes.
Chill.
Serve with Panna Cotta
Serves : 6
Nutrients per Serve :
KJ 835, Calories 200, Carbohydrates(grams) 31.9, Fat(grams) 5.1, Protein(grams) 7.5
Note
This is a relatively low fat version of Panna Cotta that is an ideal finish to a meal. The regular version with cream and crème fraiche would be 2003 KJ (479Calories) and 38 grams of fat per serve. Even this one is a substantial dessert and would be best served after a relatively low carbohydrate meal such as a grill with vegetables or salads. It is a rich source of calcium.
Variations
Use fresh raspberries, blueberries or sliced mango sprinkled with a little icing sugar as an alternative.
Tips
Saturated Fat 3.3grams