irish cream panna cotta with irish cream chocolate ganache
dessert gets a boozy makeover for st. patty’s day
irish cream panna cotta
we don’t get too crazy over here for st, patty’s day.
yes, there were some green cookies
and mint chocolate pancakes are pretty festive,
but it’s been a few years since we had littles in the house, and teens don’t get that exited about leprechaun traps and green hair dye
for us st. patrick’s day means we eat all the corned beef and cabbage we can handle, have a Guinness or two (NOT the teens)
and this year our dessert is getting boozy
seeing as how I have MANY jars of homemade irish cream in the fridge
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream
- 1 packet of unflavored gelatin,
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup Irish cream
- for the ganache
- 1/2 cup irish cream
- 4 1/2 ounces of chopped chocolate, or chocolate chips
Instructions
- heat cream over medium heat, just until boiling
- remove from the heat, and sprinkle on gelatin
- whisk until the gelatin has dissolved completely
- add the vanilla and Irish cream
- pour into ramekins, allow to cool, and then cover and chill at least 4 hours
- to make the ganache, place chopped chocolate or chips in a heat proof bowl
- bring the irish cream to a boil, and pour over the chocolate
- allow to sit for 60 seconds, and then whisk until smooth
- top the panna cotta with the ganache, and return to the fridge until you are ready to serve
the kids are going to have to be happy with the cookies, because this irish cream panna cotta is adults only
*to make this family friendly, replace the irish cream liqueur, with irish cream coffee creamer
Enjoy!
st. patty’s day goodies from friends
irish brown bread muffins – running to the kitchen
irish chocolate mousse – boulder locavore
guinness milkshake – lemons for lulu
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You’ve reminded me I best get out the green food coloring tonight for breakfast tomorrow. 🙂 I love this, can I come over and eat it with you??
of course 🙂
OOOOOOO!!! I do love this decadent version of panna cotta!
decadent is right! and thank you SO much Zainab
This looks so rich and delicious!!!
thank you Amanda
What a decadent, elegant panna cotta. Love the ganache topping.
thank you susan, I love it both ways, but the hubby is a chocolate lover 🙂
What a unique and decadent looking panna cotta. You are making St. Patty mighty proud.
thanks so much Jenny
This dude named Jameson approves! Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
I take that as high praise 🙂 thanks Jameson
This pana cotta looks absolutely perfect. It is also photographed so well.
thank you 🙂
well this is amazing! I love that you’ve added the ganache to the panna cotta! This is just perfection!
thanks you Alice
Happy St. Patty’s! But I’m going chocolate with this one! Absolutely divine!
thanks! Happy St. Patty’s right back to ya 🙂
What an incredible dessert Heather! I am drooling!
thanks SO much martha!!
Booze makes everything better. 🙂
yes, it really does 🙂
Yum! I like boozey desserts 🙂
thanks! you really can;t go wrong with a boozy dessert
I also don’t go in for the crazy green food for St. Patrick’s Day (other than an occasional digression) and love this version of panna cotta! Your photos are luscious and I suspect the dessert is too!
thank you very much Toni
I am a pudding NUT. The ganache on this is sooooo good, I am not sure it would make ion the panne-cotta
trust me, it didn’t all make it on mine either 🙂
Heather…I can’t believe how simple this dessert is! How elegant and absolutely stunning! xo Nic
wow, thanks so much!
If I had seen this before I made my husband’s birthday dessert I would have had a hard decision to make! Pinning for next year–he would adore this! Pretty sure I would too!
thanks Laura. if it means anything, my husband LOVED it, and he almost never eats dessert 🙂
this looks absolutely delicious!! would love for you to check out my best french press list at my blog and let me know what you think! http://www.coffeekate.com/best-french-press-list/
thanks so much Kate – I will