Ingredients

For Panna Cotta

• 1/2 A1 Vanilla organic vanilla bean 
• 7g unflavored gelatin
• 60ml cold water 
• 360ml milk 
• 100g sugar 
• 240ml whipping cream

For Roasted Strawberry Sauce

• 1/2 A1 Vanilla organic vanilla bean
• 500g fresh strawberries 
• 50g sugar

Instructions 

For Panna Cotta

1. Slice vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the caviar out.

2. Combine milk and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.  Stir frequently.

3. Dissolve gelatin with cold water.  Whisk in milk mixture until fully dissolved.

4. Remove from heat.  Stir in whipping cream and vanilla caviar.

5. Pour mixture evenly in 6 glasses.  Place in fridge to chill for 6 hours or overnight.

For Roasted Strawberry Sauce

1. Preheat oven to 220C.

2. Slice vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the caviar out.

3. Cut strawberries into quarters and put in a large bowl.  Gently mix in sugar and vanilla caviar.

4. Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and spread out in a single layer.

5. Roast for 10 minutes.  Stir well, then roast for another 10 minutes until bubbling.

6. Transfer mixture to a heat-proof bowl and let cool completely.

7. Top pana cotta with roasted strawberry sauce before serving.

Tip

• You can store the remaining vanilla bean in an airtight container for future use.  
• Don’t throw the scraped vanilla pods away!  Use them to make delicious vanilla sugar, vanilla syrup, vanilla milk, or vanilla sauce.