Quick question on pannacotta

Cardinal-Red

Cross posted in the Moneysaving arms so sorry if this is the 2nd time you read this!

I am making Christmas dinner tonight for some friends and the dessert I've chosen is a white chocolate and vanilla pannacotta, and am going to serve it with biscuit and blueberries in a big glass.

What I want to do is make the biscuit base, then break it up into small pieces, and mix it in with the panna cotta when I put it in the fridge to set - so that the biscuit is mxed throughout the set pannacotta and then i can just sprinkle the berries on top and spread over some compote.

Can anybody foresee a problem with this? Especially -

- will it affect the panna cotta settling
- will the biscuit pieces just sink to the bottom?

If it makes any difference, the biscuit is just crushed up digestive and butter/sugar, cooked for a couple of minutes. Then cooled, and broken up into small bite sized chunks.

Thanks for any comments

stiltwalker

The biscuit bits will most definately sink to the bottom of the pannacotta, I made a simple vanilla pannacotta last night as OH had bought the 2 for £3.00 cream at Mr T as requested and forgotten to check the dates :mad: and even the vanilla bits sink to the bottom so something heavy like biscuit crumbs will certainly sink - sorry!

I'd be inclined to put the biscuit crumbs on the top of the set pannacotta in the glass and then the compote on top of that so that when you scoop through with the spoon you still get all 3 bits.

HTH and have a lovely meal.

lisa26_2

I Personally wouldn't mix the biscuit stuff in...I don't know if it'll sink but it would def go soggy which to me is very Yuk!!!

ascot64

How about serving each of the three components is seperate tiny dishes or coffee cups. Looks very smart - bit like a trio of desserts.

The panna cotta is very liquid when ready to set unlike a mousse which can support things stirred through it better

lostinrates

The joy of a pannacotta is its pure creaminess, its often compared to a woman's breast and I'd be alarmed by crumbs in my breasts as much as in my pannacotta! I love the idea of texture...but on the side please!

gingin_2

I agree with Lostinrates. I love the texture of panacotta on it's own and would maybe serve as it is, with maybe the blueberries made into a sauce/ puree/ compote on the side and perhaps the biscuits on the side, if at all.

It sounds delicious, though.