Chocolate Pannacotta

Ooops! This post is two days later than I had planned, so for this week the third 'Sunday challenge' is the 'Wednesday challenge'! Last week was just so busy that I didn't have a chance to make the chocolate pannacotta from Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros. I started a work experience placement at a museum, had a few driving lessons and made my boyfriend's birthday cake (look out for a post on that this week!) and before I knew it, Sunday evening had come around and I was sans-pannacotta! I hope you lovely lot don't mind and enjoy this recipe nonetheless :)

Ingredients 

6g leaf gelatine (approx. 4 sheets)

250ml milk

500ml single cream

60g caster sugar

80g dark chocolate

20g cocoa powder

Method

1. Start by soaking your leaf gelatine in a bowl of cold water. Leave it in there while you crack on with the next stage. 
2. Pour your milk and cream into a large saucepan. Add the sugar and cocoa powder. Break your chocolate into pieces and add it in. 
3. Place your saucepan onto a low heat and stir until the chocolate has melted and the whole mixture is completely smooth. Remove the saucepan from the heat before it boils. 
4. Once the pan is off the heat, squeeze any excess water out of the gelatine and add it to the chocolatey milky mixture. Gently whisk the gelatine in to ensure that it dissolves into the mix properly. 
5. Leave the pannacotta mixture to cool, giving the mixture a whisk every now and again. 
6. Once the mixture has cooled, transfer it into a jug so that it is easier to pour. Divide the mixture between six pannacotta moulds (I just used normal ramekins), cover with cling film and leave in the fridge until it has set. Mine were in the fridge for about 11 hours and they set just fine!
7. To remove each pannacotta from their moulds simply loosen the edge with a knife and dip the moulds into a bowl of water for a couple of seconds. Don't dip them for too long as you don't want the pannacottas to melt, but they may require a couple of dunks - mine were quite feisty! Tip them onto little serving plates and enjoy!