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Coconut Panna Cotta with a Blueberry Topping

Published: Dec 27, 2014 · Modified: Apr 15, 2019 by Bianca · This post may contain affiliate links · 23 Comments

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Vegan Coconut Panna Cotta with blueberry topping

Recipe for a vegan Coconut Panna Cotta made out of coconut milk! Topped with a wonderful Blueberry Topping. So rich and creamy! You'll only need 5 ingredients!

Vegan Coconut Panna Cotta with Blueberry Topping

I loved Panna Cotta before I went vegan. So of course, I had to veganize it. And this Coconut Panna Cotta is the perfect plant-based alternative to the otherwise dairy-loaded dessert.

I've topped the Coconut Panna Cotta with a quick and easy blueberry sauce for which you'll need only frozen blueberries and maple syrup. I love the combination of the cold Panna Cotta and warm blueberry sauce. Or top it with this Caramel Sauce - it's so good!

How to make Panna Cotta without gelatin?

For this vegan Panna Cotta, we're using agar powder, which is the perfect alternative! I find agar (or agar-agar) even easier to work with than gelatine sheets. Agar is obtained from algae. You can buy it in powder or flakes. The powder is much more powerful, so if you want to use agar flakes for this recipe I'd recommend using 3x the amount.

Vegan Coconut Panna Cotta with Blueberry Topping

Vegan Coconut Panna Cotta with Blueberry Topping

Coconut Panna Cotta with a Blueberry Topping

Elephantastic Vegan
Recipe for a vegan Coconut Panna Cotta made out of coconut milk! Topped with a wonderful Blueberry Topping. So rich and creamy!
3.81 from 51 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian, Vegan
Servings 4 servings
Calories 240 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 12 oz full-fat coconut milk
  • ¾ teaspoon agar powder
  • ¼ cup white sugar (make sure it's vegan)
  • ½ cup frozen blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • In a pot, heat the coconut milk, the agar powder, and the white sugar.
  • Bring it a boil, then reduce the heat. Let it simmer for about 2-3 minutes after that.
  • Pour it into your dishes and let it cool off before placing it in the fridge for at least 4 hours. (You could also make this the day before and leave it in the fridge overnight - This is what I did)
  • To make the blueberry topping, heat the blueberries in a small pot and add in the maple syrup. Let it cook for about 5 minutes until soft and saucy. 
  • Top the Coconut Panna Cotta with the Blueberry topping before serving and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 16gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 212mgSugar: 17gVitamin C: 2.6mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 2.9mg
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  1. Miss Polkadot says

    December 28, 2014 at 2:11 am

    This looks totally amazing. My mum has been asking me to prepare coconut panna cotta for years yet we somehow kept forgetting whenever it came to choosing vegan desserts for celebrations. I might forward this to her.
    Oh, and as a first time commenter: hi!

    Reply
    • bianca says

      December 28, 2014 at 4:24 pm

      Hi! Thank you so much for your sweet comment. I'd love to hear how it turned out, if you decide to make it. :)

      Reply
  2. Gwen @ Delightful Adventures says

    January 13, 2015 at 10:30 pm

    This looks delicious, I love coconut-based desserts. Pinned and making this soon :) Thanks!

    Reply
    • bianca says

      January 14, 2015 at 1:35 pm

      Thank you so much for your comment and pin! :) If you do try it, I'd love to hear how it turned out!

      Reply
  3. sandi ramirez says

    November 05, 2017 at 6:21 am

    Not understanding what you mean in the step about the vanilla bean. Where exactly are we putting the scrapped seeds from the beans? Into the pot /pan where we are warming our coconut milk and other ingredients?

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    • Bianca says

      November 06, 2017 at 6:36 pm

      Sorry, I could have been clearer about that. Yes, add the scraped vanilla to the coconut milk in the pot :)

      Reply
      • Donna B says

        December 06, 2018 at 8:14 am

        I can’t see vanilla as an ingredient. Am I missing something?

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        • Bianca says

          December 09, 2018 at 12:50 pm

          Sorry for the confusion! I updated the recipe a few months ago and removed the vanilla. That way, the panna cotta is perfectly white without black spots of the vanilla :) You can add vanilla extract if you want vanilla taste!

          Reply
  4. Monica says

    May 18, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    Hi! Can I use stevia instead of sugar? Thank you

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    • Bianca says

      May 21, 2018 at 11:36 am

      Hi Monica,
      I haven't tried these with stevia yet but I'm pretty sure they will work with stevia too!

      Reply
  5. Nicks says

    August 28, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    Hey! I have a question. What do you mean with "full fat milk"? Is it the same as coconut cream? Can I use coconut milk instead? Thank you :D

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    • Bianca says

      August 29, 2018 at 10:51 am

      Full-fat coconut milk is coconut milk that is canned. It's 60% coconut and the rest is water.
      Thin coconut milk (to drink) won't work for this panna cotta because it contains much more water.

      Reply
  6. Julie says

    November 06, 2018 at 3:30 am

    Hi! We made this panna cotta last week-end, and we had the strangest thing happen: the coconut cream completely separated from the rest of the mixture and we ended up with a grayish jelly, really firm, covered by a top layer of coconut cream. It wasn't pleasant at all... We used the exact ingredients and method mentioned, so we're really wondering what went wrong! Any idea?

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    • Alena says

      March 17, 2019 at 4:33 am

      Use a hand mixer to mix the coconut milk after it all has been heated and cooked. I also made this recipe and the coconut milk was in pieces so I used mixer and it turned out 👌🏼

      Reply
  7. Karen says

    April 18, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    Dying to try this
    Have you tried that coconut condensed milk out now, available on the Internet but unfortunately not seen in supermarkets round here yet. It is amazing

    Reply
  8. Gentle says

    November 25, 2019 at 8:41 pm

    Can I use cornstarch instead of agar powder?
    Thank you so much!

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    • Emily says

      January 22, 2020 at 6:36 am

      Hi! I haven't tried the recipe but cornstarch and agar powder behave very differently, so I doubt it would work. The cornstarch wouldn't set it. Agar acts more like gelatine.

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      • Paula says

        May 07, 2020 at 7:20 pm

        You can do it woth corn starch. It will have a different texture but it works. I come from Brazil where we have a very popular ahd traditional desert that is male with coconut milk and corn starch. You can try to check online for manjar de coco (coconut manjar)

        Reply
  9. Susan says

    March 07, 2020 at 4:32 am

    I’d love to try this recipe but I’ve found Agar Powder to be quite costly. Do you know if this will work with Pectin as well? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Bianca says

      March 12, 2020 at 7:53 pm

      I haven't tried it with pectin, so I don't know. sorry! If you have an Asian market nearby, they usually have cheap agar powder.

      Reply
  10. HJ says

    March 29, 2021 at 1:24 am

    I made the panna cotta only (not the sauce) and it was not good. It had no flavor and it set far too hard. It had a nice coconut flavor when warm, but it lost that flavor as it cooled. This is my fist time using agar agar, but based on the outcome I think this amount is far too much for the amount of liquid.

    Reply
  11. Lisa says

    May 26, 2024 at 12:54 am

    This is a great recipe! The flavor, texture and feel of the dessert is fabulous! Thanks for this!!

    Reply
  12. Karen Russell says

    July 01, 2024 at 2:51 am

    While I appreciate your efforts to have a healthy recipe, sugar is very very very unhealthy...even maple syrup. See if you can figure out how to make your recipes without processed sugar. Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show will tell you how to make delicious sweets using dates vs actual sugar, agave or syrups.

    Reply

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