Orange Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Mango Sauce

Panna Cotta, a creamy and delicious Italian dessert which can be whipped up very easily and served with fruit coulis / sauce of your choice..... A dessert you will get addicted to and with which you can wow your guests....... Recently when we had guests for dinner I made this Orange Buttermilk Panna Cotta adapted from Jungle Frog ...... original recipe was with lemon instead of orange and I just served this with some thick alphonso mango pulp...... We all loved the orange flavor......

Orange Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Mango Sauce
(Adapted from Jungle Frog, originally from the book; Pannacotta by Camilla V. Saulsbury)

Ingredients:

1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tsp unflavored gelatin

1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
2 cups low fat buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Alphonso Mango pulp

Method:

• Place orange juice in small bowl. 
• Sprinkle gelatin over orange juice. Let stand 5 minutes to soften gelatin.
• Meanwhile, bring the cream, sugar, and orange zest to simmer in heavy, medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. 
• Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture and whisk until dissolved. 
• Whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla until blended.
• Ladle or pour mixture into 8 3/4 cup custard cups, ramekins, or small molds.
• Loosely cover with plastic wrap and chill 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Cut around edge of each panna cotta to loosen. Set each cup in shallow bowl of hot water for 10 seconds. Immediately invert each onto a plate.
• Serve with mango pulp or fruit sauce of your choice.