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Vanilla Bean and Honey Kefir Panna Cotta

Rich, warming notes of vanilla bean, the subtle sweetness of wild honey and a creamy, velvety texture.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and honey match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,262 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 6
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Sprinkle the gelatin powder over the hot water in a small bowl, let it stand 5 minutes to soften, then stir until fully dissolved.

  2. Gently warm some of the kefir in a saucepan over low heat with the honey and vanilla bean powder, stirring until the honey dissolves. Do not let it boil.

  3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the dissolved gelatin until fully combined.

  4. Whisk in the remaining kefir until the mixture is smooth and even.

  5. Pour the mixture evenly into six small glasses or ramekins. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours until set.

  6. Chop the strawberries and spoon them over the chilled panna cotta just before serving.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Vanilla + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,262 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Milk + vanillatop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together19,175 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Milk + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,333 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Vanilla + gelatintop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together924 recipes

    Shared aroma: maltol (caramel, sweet).

  5. Milk + gelatintop 11% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together1,054 recipes

    Shared aroma: maltol (caramel, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs