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Halloween Party: Panna Cotta Brain

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Servings: 1 Brain
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Panna Cotta Brain:
  • 3 12 oz cans evaporated milk divided
  • 4 1/4 oz packages unflavored powdered gelatin
  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
  • 1 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 oz Amaretto
  • 1 little bit black food coloring paste
For The Blood Glaze:
  • 8 oz cranberry juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Equipment

  • A brain shaped mold

Method
 

Instructions for Brain:
  1. In a medium heat-safe mixing bowl add one can of evaporated milk and stir in 4 envelopes of gelatin, set aside.
  2. Mix well and let this mixture stand for 5 minutes.
  3. In a sauce pan, pour in 2 cans of evaporated milk and whipping cream, bring to a boil slowly.
  4. Once it has started to boil add sugar, salt, and amaretto and stir until everything is dissolved.
  5. Place a fine mesh strainer over the bowl with the gelatin-evaporated milk mixture.
  6. Remove the saucepan from heat and carefully pour boiling milk mixture into the gelatin-evaporated milk mixture.
  7. Stir in vanilla extract.
  8. Add a little tiny touch of black food coloring for a "greyish" hue. This is so it looks more like "Grey Matter"
  9. Pour the grey matter mixture into your brain mold and refrigerate overnight.
  10. Top with the Blood Glaze just before serving.
Instructions for Blood Glaze:
  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add cranberry juice and cornstarch. Mix well.
  2. Bring to a boil slowly, stirring until it has thickened.
  3. Remove the blood sauce from heat and cool to room temperature.
  4. Stir well with a wire whisk.
Plating your brain and covering it with blood:
  1. Flip your brain mold, with the set panna cotta, over onto a serving dish.
  2. Spoon the blood cranberry juice mixture over the brain, and around the sides.