COFFEE PANNA COTTA

Coffee Panna Cotta

Serves 4

• Ingredients: 
• 2 teaspoons plain gelatin (from 1 envelope)
• 1/4 cup water
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup hot espresso
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• Cookies (optional)

 Moisten the gelatin with the water in a small bowl. Heat in a microwave oven for 30 seconds to dissolve.

Mix the sugar with the espresso in a medium bowl until dissolved. Add the gelatin mixture and stir well with a rubber spatula, as the gelatin mixture tends to stick to the bottom of the bowl. Mix in the half-and-half.

Pour into four espresso cups. Refrigerate. The panna cotta will take 1 to 2 hours to set.

At serving time, set the molds on small plates and serve with cookies, if desired.