Description
Eggnog Panna Cotta with Spiked Cranberry Sauce is a velvety, festive dessert made with rich eggnog, heavy cream, and a warm touch of vanilla. Topped with a tart cranberry sauce spiked with orange liqueur, it’s perfect for entertaining or cozy evenings during the holiday season.
Ingredients
1 ½ cups heavy cream
1 ½ cups eggnog
½ cup granulated sugar
2 ¼ teaspoons unflavored gelatin (1 packet)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
⅓ cup orange juice
1 tablespoon orange zest
⅓ cup granulated sugar (for sauce)
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier)
Sugared cranberries and orange peel twists (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- 1. Sprinkle the unflavored gelatin over ¼ cup of cold water and let it bloom for 5 minutes.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the heavy cream, eggnog, and ½ cup sugar until fully dissolved and steaming.
- Remove from heat and stir in the bloomed gelatin until completely melted.
- Add vanilla extract and stir.
- Pour the mixture into serving glasses or ramekins.
- Chill for at least 4 hours until fully set. In a separate saucepan, combine cranberries, orange juice, orange zest, and ⅓ cup sugar.
- Simmer until cranberries burst and the sauce thickens (10–12 minutes).
- Stir in the orange liqueur.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- Spoon the cranberry sauce over chilled panna cotta.
- Garnish with sugared cranberries and orange peel if desired.
Notes
Don’t boil the cream mixture — heating it until steaming is enough to activate the gelatin.
To save time, prepare the cranberry sauce a day ahead and refrigerate until serving.
For a beautiful finish, roll extra cranberries in sugar and zest for easy sugared garnish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass (approx.)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 80mg