Valentines dinner for two: Chocolate heart panna cotta

Serving size: Serves 2
Cuisine type: Italian
Cooking time: Less than 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Favourite flavours: Chocolate

Not sure what to cook for your love on Valentines Day? Try this delicious main course for two...

INGREDIENTS

½ cup thickened cream
¼ cup milk
60g dark chocolate, chopped
3 teaspoons caster sugar
¾ teaspoon gelatine
1 tablespoon just boiled water
Chocolate hearts (see tip), strawberries, to serve

METHOD

Lightly grease two ½-cup capacity silicone heart moulds. Arrange on a tray.
In a small saucepan, combine cream, milk, chocolate and sugar. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth — do not boil.
In a small jug, whisk gelatine briskly into hot water using a fork, until dissolved. Cool slightly. Blend into cream mixture.
Pour mixture into prepared moulds. Chill, covered, for 3 hours or overnight, until set. Unmould and serve with chocolate hearts and strawberries.

Top tips

To make chocolate hearts, line a tray with baking paper. Pipe heart outlines onto tray using melted chocolate and a freezer bag with a snipped corner as the piping bag. Chill until set.
Try using other ½-cup moulds of choice.

And for the main? Try our recipe for Herbed rack of lamb and sautéed potatoes.

For more Valentines recipes for two, see this week's Woman's Day (on sale February 2).

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