Pumpkin panna cotta with ginger caramel

Makes apx 8

Ingredients

Panna cotta

2 cups c heavy cream

½ cup sugar

1 can pumpkin

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tsp. Nutmeg

2 packet gelatin

6 tbsp cold water

Ginger Caramel ( you will have extra)

1 cup sugar

¾ cup heavy Cream

1 tbsp. ginger powder

¼ tsp. salt

½ stick butter

Instructions

Start with the ginger caramel,

  1. Slice up your butter into little cubes
  2. Dissolve the ginger powder into the heavy cream
  3. Place sugar in a large wide pan on medium heat and allow the sugar to melt
  4. Continually stirring with a whisk, make sure to keep sugar off the sides
  5. This takes a few minutes, don’t get discouraged it will eventually melt and once it does the process takes off very quickly
  6. While the sugar is heating put gelatin in the cold water and let it bloom
  7. Once all the sugar crystals are dissolved and you’re looking at a very pale yellow/white liquid remove the whisk and do not mix any more.
  8. Watch the caramel as the color gets darker as the sugar gets hotter, swirl the pot around to mix. What is actually happening is the sugar is burning, don’t allow it to get too dark or else it will be bitter
  9. I remove mine from the heat just as it’s about to reach a nice golden color because the residual heat from the molten sugar is going to continue to cook it
  10. Once it’s off the heat pour in the heavy cream mixture and stir
  11. Once that’s done stir in your butter, and set aside, your ginger caramel is done

For the panna cotta

  1. While the gelatin in soaking warm the cream and sugar in a sauce pan
  2. When the sugar is dissolved remove from the heat add the pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg stir
  3. Pour the hot mixture into the gelatin water make sure to mix and get rid of all the lumps of gelatin.
  4. Grease your containers and spoon in some caramel to the bottom followed by the panna cotta mixture
  5. Then place in the fridge for at least 2 hours 4 is best or even over night
  6. To remove from the ramekins, run a knife around the edges and turn them out on a dish.