Pink Moscato Panna Cotta with Pistachios

This creamy custard dessert is flavored with sweet grapes and salty pistachios. Simple, elegant and will be a crowd pleaser at your next dinner party.

We are back with another installment of our grad student blogger series today and the theme is procasti-baking!! I struggle with this EVERYDAY and I can’t even tell you how much I need some time management seminars to help me fair along.

As a grad student, my lab work comes first and I spend my entire day working on research projects. I probably should spend all of my evenings too reading and staying up to date with scientific journals but sometimes I just need a break from it all.

One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is trying new things in the kitchen and these past few months I was all about trying new-to-me desserts and techniques. Whether it was as simple as a peach raspberry galette or exotic as semifreddos and panna cotta, or deceivingly complex (but so NOT) ice cream cake or a classic angel food cake, I was learning new things. What I did observe though was whenever I tried a new-to-me dessert, I didn’t always go back to try it again. Blame it on the food blogger in me … always looking for new things to make. However, panna cotta was different and I had to give it another whirl since the flavor combinations were endless and why this pink moscato panna cotta with pistachios was born.

I first made buttermilk panna cotta a few months ago for a Mystery Dish challenge and I loved the silky custard nature of it. If you are not familiar with it, panna cotta is a traditional Italian creamy custard dessert that is made with cream, sugar and milk. It’s incredibly simple to make (whisking cream, milk and sugar together) and I remember telling myself at the time that I should really make this again soon in my ‘free time.’

Took me 3 months and this is a prime example of my procasti-baking. Since I was making this panna cotta for fun, I experimented with flavors and tried shaping them in cute mini bundt pans. They turned out pretty well if you ask me. I used my favorite wine at the moment to add a sweet grape flavor to the custard and topped with chopped pistachios for a crunchy salty balance to finish off every bite of this elegant dessert. THIS is what I do with my ‘free’ time.

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Yield: 3 mini bundts

Pink Moscato Panna Cotta with Pistachios

This creamy custard dessert is flavored with sweet grapes and salty pistachios. Simple, elegant and will be a crowd pleaser at your next dinner party.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

Panna Cotta 1½ packets gelatin 3 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup Pink Moscato wine 1 cup whole milk 1½ cups heavy cream ½ cup sugar Topping: Pistachios, chopped

• 1½ packets gelatin
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup Pink Moscato wine
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1½ cups heavy cream
• ½ cup sugar

Topping:

• Pistachios, chopped

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the gelatin, water, vanilla extract and wine. Let sit while you prepare the rest.
2. In a medium sauce pan, combine the milk, heavy cream and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat and lower heat to a simmer. Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk the gelatin mixture into the warm milk until completely dissolved.
3. Pour into three 6-ounce ramekins or mini bundt pans. Chill overnight until set.
4. Top with chopped pistachios

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