Recipe for a perfectly silky Raspberry Coconut Panna Cotta topped with a warm raspberry sauce. Perfect for Valentine's Day. Vegan & gluten-free.
This super silky vegan Raspberry Coconut Panna Cotta is perfect for Valentine's Day! You can prepare it the day ahead, that way you'll have hardly any work on the big day. I've topped the dairy-free Panna Cotta with a warm raspberry sauce which is so simple to make but such an awesome addition, you really shouldn't miss out on that one. Altogether, the dessert is not much work really.
To remove the harder bits of the raspberries I've poured the panna cotta mixture through a nut milk bag. Panna cotta that just melts in your mouth...anyone? :) The Panna Cotta is not only dairy-free but also gluten-free and only needs 4 ingredients (including the raspberry sauce!).
More vegan Valentine's Day idea
Vegan Raspberry Coconut Panna Cotta
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- ½ cup defrosted raspberries
- ¾ teaspoon agar powder
- ¼ cup white sugar
Ingredients for the raspberry sauce
- 1 cup defrosted raspberries
- 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
Instructions
- Add ½ cup of defrosted raspberries together with the coconut milk in a blender and blend until smooth. Place a nut milk bag over a pot and pour in the raspberry-coconut mixture, squeeze to remove the harder bits of the raspberries.
- Whisk in the agar powder and sugar and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes, then fill the mixture into small glass or porcelain containers**.
- Let them sit in the fridge overnight.
- For the raspberry sauce simply simmer the defrosted raspberries together with the sugar in a small pot and mash the raspberries a bit.
- To serve, go around the edges of the panna cotta with a knife until you can take it out of the form. Top with the warm raspberry sauce.
Strength and Sunshine says
O goodness! You did it! Natalie and I have talked about trying vegan panna cotta forever...now we can!
Bianca says
Yes! I love how easy vegan Panna Cotta is to make when you use coconut milk :D I have another basic coconut panna cotta recipe, which is older, but this pink version is perfect for valentine's day :)
June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says
What a pretty dessert! I've been wanting to try panna cotta for a while, I may have to save this for later reference as I imagine good vegan panna cotta recipes are rare... :P
Bianca says
Thanks June! I love how easily panna cotta can be dyed with natural ingredients :) Mhhh.. a matcha panna cotta would look awesome too :D
Natalie says
Seriously all that creamy fruity decadence in just 6 ingredients!?! Wow! This is some pretty serious competition for all the chocolate treats that are usually floating around for valentines day. Or just have both of course :) I really want to try this one!
Bianca says
Thanks Natalie! Something fruity & something chocolate-y sounds totally awesome for Valentine's Day! Why not?! :D And the dessert includes raspberries..sooo..it's healthy, right?! :P
Aarti says
Can you replace Xylitol with caster sugar?
Bianca says
yes, it should work just fine! I'd love to know how it turns out if you do give it a try. :)
jasmincookbook says
Wow, raspberries pana cotta sounds so lovely for valentines day, but I think it could be made anytime when you would like to make someone else happy - and it would work, too :)
Great recipe!
Bianca says
Sure thing! It's a great dessert for all year around. And I love that is really easy to make and can be prepared the day before. Thanks Jasmin!
Melissa @ vegan does it says
I really want to try a vegan panna cotta! This one looks so creamy, delicious, and pretty! Pinning this to try:)
Bianca says
Aww, thanks Melissa! I hope you like it :)
Alice says
Seriously, I'm so going to make this now that my sugar-free month will be over tomorrow (had to include 1 Feb as I was still eating leftovers - like "your" lemon cheesecake with oreos on 1 January). Sounds divine and uses xylitol instead of white sugar which I haven't tried but bought a small container of. Also, it's soy free.
Can't wait how it turns out and will be received from my picky eater Mr A :)
Bianca says
Over the course of the christmas days, I've changed to xylitol for a granulated sugar completely (I'm still using brown rice syrup for a liquid sweetener), because my dad's diabetic and I wanted him to enjoy all those delicious christmas cookies as well. I'm excited what you will think of xylitol! I hope you and Mr A will like the dessert :) I haven't even noticed that it's soy-free, good point!
Alice @ Aliciouslog says
Check Instagram today or tomorrow for a photo of how it turned out. I was planning on making it for yesterday's Valentine's Day dinner. However, I must have skipped where it says "3.Let them sit in the fridge overnight." when reading it for the first time. I put it in the freezer but it was still too runny by the time we felt like dessert, so we ended up with a bag of hummus chips :D
Today is our anniversary - one more reason to celebrate - and I hope mine will taste as good as yours look!
Bianca says
woops, that's a shame! Recipes with agar only set once they are cool, so they need the fridge to cool down properly. Have you put it in the fridge overnight, now? I really hope they turn out okay. I'm not sure what happens when you put anything with agar in the freezer because I haven't tried that yet. Happy Anniversary, Alice + A! :)
Alice @ Aliciouslog says
Turns out, the freezer was not the smartest idea. They tasted great though and we just had them in bowls :D :D :D
Agar-lesson learnt.
Bianca says
Oh no.. too bad they turned out like that. Although could Coconut Panna Cotta Bowls be the next big thing?! :D Anything in bowls is so popular right now.
audrey @ unconventional baker says
Oooh, I love the raspberry flavor. Seems like panna cotta is all over for V-Day -- just came from Evi's recipe :)
Bianca says
Panna Cotta with its silkiness is simply perfect for Valentine's Day. I've seen Evi's Panna Cotta too, so pretty. :)
fabrizio ceciliani says
This place is a paradiso, for my eyes...
Bianca says
I'm so glad, Fabrizio! Thank you <3
Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says
So glad I found your blog today! This looks absolutely amazing dear! Pinning and making soon.
Bianca says
Thank you Lauren! I hope you'll like it :)
Nataša says
This is great. I made it with strawberries and some modifications. I love your recipes. Thanks.
Love from Slovenia! Nataša
Bianca says
Thank you so much for your comment, Nataša! I'm glad you liked it! Strawberry Chia Pudding sounds awesome!
Best greetings to Slovenia. I was in Ljubljana last year and loved it! :)
Nico / yumsome says
I adore pannacotta, and yours is so gorgeous! Thank you for letting me share it on my Vegan Valentine round-up - I really appreciate it!
Larissa says
Thank you so much! This is such a great recipe. So fast and simple, and it turns out perfectly every time! So far I’ve made it with raspberries, blackberries, cherries and strawberries. Every time I bring it to a potluck, folks are elated that it’s vegan and gluten free, and people RAVE about how divine it is while I chuckle to myself about how fast and easy it was to make. Very grateful!
Bianca says
Oh wow, this is great to hear! :) Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback, Larissa! <3
Jasmine says
Hi I need help. can you use agar flakes instead of agar powder
Bianca says
You can! But agar powder is more powerful than agar flakes, so you'll want to use 3 times the amount when using agar flakes. In this recipe = 2 1/4 teaspoons.
Jasmine says
Hi. Is it still the same way you make it wen heating the mixture if so that whould be great. I think I'll be making it today with cherrys.
Bianca says
Cherries sounds lovely for the panna cotta! :)
Not sure, I understand the question fully.. but the basic process is: blend fruits with coconut milk, strain or pour through a nutmilk bag to remove harder parts, pour it into a pot, heat, whisk in the agar and sugar, bring it to a boil, then divide the mixture into the jars/glasses and let them sit in the fridge overnight to thicken. Hope it helps!