Serving Ideas for Panna Cotta (Traditional Italian Dessert)

by Sarah Pope MGA Updated: July 27, 2018 Affiliate linksPudding RecipesComments: 4

A recent recipe plus video tutorial showed you how to make homemade panna cotta. We absolutely love this recipe in my home! It’s amazing that something so delicious can literally take less than 5 minutes to make!

As a follow-up to this recipe, I am posting a few pictures of how we enjoy panna cotta in our home. I hope you try making it very soon if you haven’t already. Please post your own serving ideas in the comments section. I would love to get more ideas for how to enjoy this fabulous and healthy dessert! I must confess that I actually eat it for breakfast sometimes!

Panna Cotta Serving Suggestion 1

Panacotta is delicious served with seasonally ripe nectarines and peaches!

Panna Cotta Serving Suggestion 2

Panacotta is fabulous with mango chunks as well!

Panna Cotta Serving Suggestion 3

Serve panacotta with some crushed, raw nuts sprinkled on top. The photo shows pecans, but you could use almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts, cashews, or any mixture you choose.

One more thing .. I have found it easiest to dissolve the plain, unflavored gelatin in a bit of boiling water before stirring it into the cream. I had no luck dissolving it directly in warmed cream as Maureen showed in the videoblog without ending up with little lumps of gelatin in the final dish. Dissolving in a bit of boiling water first ensures a very smooooooooth panacotta!

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

Sarah Pope MGA

Sarah Pope has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Weston A. Price Foundation.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year at the International Wise Traditions Conference in 2010.

Sarah earned a Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) in Economics from Furman University and a Master’s degree in Government (Financial Management) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Mother to three healthy children, blogger, and best-selling author, she writes about the practical application of Traditional Diet and evidence-based wellness within the modern household. Her work has been featured by USA Today, The New York Times, National Review, ABC, NBC, and many others.