Eggnog Panna Cotta with Spiked Cranberry Sauce

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Panna cotta
 2 tbsp cold water
 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) powdered gelatin
 2 cups eggnog
Cranberry sauce
 6 oz bag fresh cranberries
 ½ cup granulated sugar
 Zest of one orange
 ¼ cup orange juice
 2 tbsp orange liqueur (or to taste)
 6 fresh or sugared cranberries for garnish
 6 fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish
Panna cotta
1

Place the cold water in a small condiment cup. Sprinkle the gelatin over the water evenly and let stand until the gelatin is absorbed.

2

In a small saucepan, heat the eggnog until hot but not boiling. Remove from heat and add the gelatin to the hot eggnog. Stir until the gelatin is dissolved.

3

Place six 4 oz. dessert glasses on a baking sheet. Pour 1/3 cup of the eggnog mixture into each cup. Transfer the baking sheet with the glasses on it to the refrigerator. Chill for 2 hours.

Spiked Cranberry sauce
4

Combine the cranberries, sugar, orange zest an orange juice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When berries begin to pop, reduce the heat to a simmer. Mash berries with the back of a spatula against the bottom of the pan. Continue to cool until all of the berries are broken down and a jam-like consistency is achieved. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange liqueur. If the mixture is too thick to fall from a spoon, stir in a little water 1 tablespoon at a time until a sauce consistency is achieved. Let cool and then refrigerate until ready to use.

5

When the panna cotta is firm, spoon the cranberry sauce on top until filled to the brim of the glass. Skewer each cranberry completely through from stem to end using a toothpick. Thread rosemary sprigs through each berry. Balance each garnish across the top of each glass.

6

Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Ingredients

Panna cotta
 2 tbsp cold water
 2 ¼ tsp (1 packet) powdered gelatin
 2 cups eggnog
Cranberry sauce
 6 oz bag fresh cranberries
 ½ cup granulated sugar
 Zest of one orange
 ¼ cup orange juice
 2 tbsp orange liqueur (or to taste)
 6 fresh or sugared cranberries for garnish
 6 fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish

Directions

Panna cotta
1

Place the cold water in a small condiment cup. Sprinkle the gelatin over the water evenly and let stand until the gelatin is absorbed.

2

In a small saucepan, heat the eggnog until hot but not boiling. Remove from heat and add the gelatin to the hot eggnog. Stir until the gelatin is dissolved.

3

Place six 4 oz. dessert glasses on a baking sheet. Pour 1/3 cup of the eggnog mixture into each cup. Transfer the baking sheet with the glasses on it to the refrigerator. Chill for 2 hours.

Spiked Cranberry sauce
4

Combine the cranberries, sugar, orange zest an orange juice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When berries begin to pop, reduce the heat to a simmer. Mash berries with the back of a spatula against the bottom of the pan. Continue to cool until all of the berries are broken down and a jam-like consistency is achieved. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange liqueur. If the mixture is too thick to fall from a spoon, stir in a little water 1 tablespoon at a time until a sauce consistency is achieved. Let cool and then refrigerate until ready to use.

5

When the panna cotta is firm, spoon the cranberry sauce on top until filled to the brim of the glass. Skewer each cranberry completely through from stem to end using a toothpick. Thread rosemary sprigs through each berry. Balance each garnish across the top of each glass.

6

Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Eggnog Panna Cotta with Spiked Cranberry Sauce