Light Mascarpone Panna Cotta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 teaspoons gelatin
• 3 tablespoons nonfat milk
• 2/3 cup nonfat milk
• 2 1/2 cups fat-free half-and-half
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 vanilla beans (or 2 tsp vanilla bean paste)
• 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 cup fat free sour cream or 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle the gelatin over the 4 tbsp milk and let sit for 15 minutes to soften.
• 2 in a saucepan, stir the milk, half and half, sugar, and vanilla bean over medium heat until it just starts to boil. remove from heat.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk together the mascarpone and the yogurt/sour cream
• 4 until smooth.
• 5 stir the gelatin into the heated milk mixture and stir well for at least 2 minutes or until bits of gelatin are no longer visible.
• 6 pour the mixture through a strained into the mascarpone mixture to remove any bits of hard gelatin.
• 7 grease 6-8 custard cups and pour the panna cotta into each mold. chill overnight. serve inverted onto a plate with a fruit or chocolate garnish.