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Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble

Published: Oct 13, 2017 · Modified: Mar 25, 2021 by Sabrina Russo

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We’re nearing the end of corn season, and I’m in the mood for dessert. Panna cotta, anyone?

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

Corn might not be so common in the dessert world, but I’m really into it! My taste of corn ice cream at a New York parlor may have helped inspire this a bit. That AND work. Panna cotta is one of the desserts we serve on a regular rotation. Sbrisolona is something my boss whipped up once or twice before I started seeing it around on the web. Now, my boss would never combine these two desserts, but I sure like them together.

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

First, lets talk panna cotta. It definitely tastes like corn, but it’s subtle and not too sweet. It’s also irresistibly creamy. Now, that didn’t come without a price. After a few trials, I found filtering the corn-cream mixture through a sieve and then through a cheesecloth was the only sure way to get this 100% lump free. That corn is fibrous, man.

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

Now the sbrisolona… If you’re not familiar with this Italian cookie-cake type creation, let me give you a little run-down. It’s made with a combination of flour, cornmeal and ground nuts. I used both almonds and hazelnuts, and tweaked a recipe from my boss. The texture is kind of like the crumb topping on a muffin, so it’s pretty addictive. This recipe will give you plenty of extra sbrisolona to snack on, so you’re all set. I also love how the panna cotta and the topping contain different forms of corn. It might be an unusual combination, but they really compliment each other.

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

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Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble


  • Author: Sabrina Russo
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 panna cotta, 1 sbrisolona 1x
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Description

Corn can be the star of desserts too. Creamy, sweet corn panna cotta and crumbly, cornmeal and nut cake, sbrisolona, make an unlikely but delicious pair.


Ingredients

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Panna cotta:

  • 2 ½ cups fresh corn kernels or frozen, defrosted corn (3–5 ears of corn)
  • 2 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 packet unflavored, powdered gelatin (about 2 tsp)

Sbrisolona:

  • 3.5 oz all purpose flour
  • 3.5 oz fine yellow corn meal
  • 3.5 oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, sliced
  • 2 oz blanched, whole almonds
  • 1.5 oz skinned hazelnuts
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • Zest of ½ orange
  • Dash vanilla extract
  • 10–15 skin-on almonds, to decorate (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare ramekins: Butter 6 (5-6 oz) ramekins. Set aside.
  2. Cook corn: Add corn kernels and ¼ cup of water to a small pan. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and cover. Steam for about 3-5 minutes or until just cooked through. If all of the water evaporates during cooking, add a couple extra tablespoons, as needed. Drain and transfer to a blender.
  3. Heat cream & sugar: Place heavy cream, sugar and salt in a small sauce pan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  4. Bloom gelatin: While cream mixture heats, pour cold milk into a small bowl, sprinkle over gelatin and allow to bloom for 5-10 minutes. Whisk milk and gelatin into simmering cream mixture. Reduce heat to low and whisk until smooth.
  5. Puree panna cotta: Pour cream-gelatin mixture over the corn in the blender. Blend until smooth. Pass through a sieve. Filter for a second time through a cheesecloth.
  6. Pour & Chill: Pour into greased ramekins. Cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 4-6 hours or overnight, until chilled and firmed.
  7. Combine dry ingredients for sbrisolona: Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt in a bowl.
  8. Chop nuts: Finely grind blanched almonds in a food processor. Remove. Coarsely chop hazelnuts in processor. Add nuts to flour mixture.
  9. Work in butter: Add butter, zest and vanilla to mixture. Work in butter, using your fingertips, until the mixture resembles wet sand. Refrigerate at least 3-4 hours or overnight.
  10. Heat oven & prep pan: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan. Cover bottom in parchment and grease again. You may also use a ring mold placed over parchment paper.
  11. Bake sbrisolna: Break up sbrisolona mixture into small (~ ½ inch) chunks and spread around prepared pan until full. Do not press down and pack. Decorate top with skin-on almonds, if desired. Bake about 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
  12. Cool: Cool for 10 minutes, remove sides of springform pan, and cool completely over a wire rack. Remove bottom of pan and transfer to a plate.
  13. Serve: Unmold panna cotta. Place ramekins into a bowl or container of hot water, making sure water does not get into the ramekin. Allow to sit for about 30 seconds. Remove from water and run a knife along the inside edge of the ramekin to loosen the panna cotta. Place a plate on the top of the ramekin, flip to invert, give it a gentle tap and unmold. If the panna cotta does not unmold, place it in the warm water bath again. Crumble over pieces of sbrisolona. Enjoy.

Notes

  • The calories listed are not representative of an actual serving size of panna cotta. Seeing as you would only crumble a small amount of sbrisolona over each panna cotta (not 1/6 of the cake as the calculation represents), one serving will be several hundred calories less.
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Simmer, Blend
  • Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 panna cotta + 2 tbsp crumbles
  • Calories: 358
  • Sugar: 28.6 g
  • Sodium: 226.3 mg
  • Fat: 21.7 g
  • Saturated Fat: 13 g
  • Carbohydrates: 39.8 g
  • Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

Keywords: corn panna cotta, sweet corn panna cotta, sbrisolona

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Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta with Sbrisolona Crumble | Brinasbites.com @Brina's Bites
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  1. Coley says

    November 08, 2017 at 10:54 am

    What a gorgeous recipe, Sabrina! I love the use of sweet corn in a dessert. Panna cotta is so silky and satisfying, I’m sure this one is amazing.

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    • sabrinarusso136@gmail.com says

      November 09, 2017 at 10:39 pm

      Thanks so much, Nicole!

      Reply
  2. Nithya says

    October 17, 2017 at 9:13 am

    Looks so delicious!!!

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    • sabrinarusso136@gmail.com says

      October 18, 2017 at 8:22 am

      Thanks, Nithya!

      Reply

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