Buttermilk-Grapefruit Panna Cotta with Caramel-Coated Almonds

Name: Buttermilk-Grapefruit Panna Cotta with Caramel-Coated Almonds
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), sugar; 2 teaspoons, unflavored gelatin; Pinch , table salt; 2 cups, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, grapefruit zest (2 grapefruits); 2 cups, buttermilk; 3/4 cup, water; 3/4 cup, vegetable oil; 1/2 cup, sliced almonds; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces), sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Italian

Puddings, Custards, Gelatins, & Souffles

Interested in a luxurious make-ahead dessert that comes together with just a few strokes of a whisk? Read on.

SERVES8

TIME1½ hours, plus 6 hours chilling

Buttermilk-Grapefruit Panna Cotta with Caramel-Coated Almonds

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our silky-smooth, delicately textured grapefruit panna cotta is an elegant dessert that requires some waiting but hardly any work. We made it even simpler by skipping the traditional approach of sprinkling gelatin over cold water to bloom i...

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