Can’t wait. Can’t wait. Can’t wait! I can’t wait for summer and I want to shout it to the world! Slow down, you say. Enjoy Spring with it’s gorgeous flowers and cool breezes; take it one day at a time. But after this very mild winter, I am still aching for hot days and warm breezes. Call me crazy, but I was born and raised on a Caribbean island where the normal temperature was 80F, all day, every day. I miss the heat, the warm weather, the constantly chilled beverages, ice cream flavors, and for those of us over the age of 21, those summer beers taste better than any other season beer!
Thus, I bring you an Orange Panna Cotta with Sautéed Piña Colada. Doesn’t it just LOOK like summer?! The gorgeously bright pineapple and the stark white panna cotta are the perfect complement to each other. Although pure white, the panna cotta is laced with Wild Bean Orange Extract, a pure essence that infuses the cream in such an intense way that you’d think it’s pure orange juice! I definitely recommend this extract if you’re looking for full orange flavor without the added artificial mess. Panna Cotta was the perfect vessel for it, since it showcased the flavor and allowed for the bright citrus to shine. Head on over to Wild Bean Vanilla and browse their extracts section for more intense flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon orange extract
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over low heat, heat milk and sprinkle gelatin.
- Hydrate gelatin and whisk until it has melted.
- Add condensed milk, heavy cream, and orange extract. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
- Slowly pour into wine glasses and let set for 2-4 hours. Serve alongside sautéed pineapples (or grilled peaches!), caramel sauce, and/or sprinkled with toasted nuts/coconut.
Summer Lovin’ Giveaway includes a brand new copy of “The Fire Island Cookbook” by Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen AND a 4-ounce bottle of Pure Orange Extract from Wild Bean Vanilla. One winner chosen randomly out of all the comments, so be sure to leave an email to contact you if you win. Prizes will be shipped separately to winner.
Entries (leave a comment for each one!):
- Leave a comment sharing what your favorite summer food is.
- Follow Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter
- Follow WorldWineGuys on Twitter
- Tweet: Enter @nella22’s Summer Lovin’ Giveaway feat. @worldwineguys new cookbook & @WildBeanVanilla Orange Extract! http://bit.ly/KeYSCJ
Disclaimer: Products and book were free of charge to review. My opinions, as always, were based on product testing and tasting! US mailing addresses only. One (1) winner will be chosen randomly. Prizes will be shipped by publisher and company separately. The contest ends Sunday, May 20th 2012 at 11:59 pm Eastern time. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 21st via email and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
I love watermelon – especially when it’s hot.
I tweeted about the giveaway.
Kmmlynch at gmail dot com
I follow @worldwineguys on twitter
Kmmlynch at gmail dot com
I follow Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter
I follow Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter
Peaches are my summer passion
bueno marne esta si es una copa con un postre delicioso, que presentacion tan bell, que combinacion de sabores ummmmmm.. que rico debe estar, felicidades por tus ideas tan buenas, me encanto, te amo mi nina, tu mami
following WildBean!
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Guilty of loving a campfire hot dog!
I followed Wild Vanilla Bean
cucumbers….can be cooked, eaten raw or pickled…..that and fresh, homegrown tomatoes….NOTHING beats a mater sammich on a hot day!!!
Lobster rolls, watermelon and frozen grapes…oh and TOMATO!
And I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/elleskitchen/statuses/202429787707424769
Thanks for the chance to win–this looks like a fabulous book!
Followed World Wine Guys, too.
I followed Wild Bean on Twitter.
my favorite summer food is probably fruit salad. So refreshing!
corn on the cob and all the watermelon in the world!
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Just booked a vacation down south and your pina colada panna cotta has totally gotten me in the mood! Feeling the rays already 🙂
Summer fruit and veggies are what I love about summer. Are burgers summer foods, loved grilled burgers too!
my favorite Summer food is berries, I can never get enough berries. Fresh or cooked.
Oh my goodness, how on earth did I miss this orange panna cotta??? It is delish! Going to RT this right now! Cheers!
Tweeted:Enter @nella22’s Summer Lovin’ Giveaway feat. @worldwineguys new cookbook & @WildBeanVanilla Orange Extract! http://bit.ly/KeYSCJ
Following WorldWineGuys on Twitter.
Following Wild Bean on Twitter. 🙂
Favorite summer food is fresh peaches.
I followed both and tweeted for you! Looks like a GREAT cookbook, I would get a ton of use out of it living here in Florida 🙂
don’t have twitter. but i love all the fresh vegetables in the summer. i really nice salad with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and cucumbers. yummy!!!
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I follow wild bean vanilla on Twitter.
This pretty much looks amazing, and definitely a gorgeous summer treat!! It is hard to answer what my favorite summer treat is, it is pretty much any summer fruit and veggie. I think I dearly love any melon though, especially watermelon:-) Hugs, Terra
I tweeted here!
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follow wild bean vanilla on twitter
my favorite summer food is pineapple!
I tweeted the giveaway @icywit
I followed World Wine guys on twitter.
I follow Wild Bean on twitter @icywit
Grilled corn on the cob! Great giveaway!
tweeted
Peaches
Watermelon!!!
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Tweeted. Love the panna cotta, but I’ll let you keep the coconut 😉
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Is beer a summer food? No? Okay, then burgers on the grill. With a beer.
I love a meaty Lobster Roll. This panna cotta is hitting all the right spots.
Looks like sunset on a beach! I bet the flavor of that sauteed pina colada is incredibly intense!
This just screams summer to me! I think perhaps my favorite summer food is potato salad. I just can’t help myself!
Followed World Wine Guys!
Tweeted!
Fancy shmancy, Nelly! Looks delicious! My fave summer food is watermelon!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/FireRunner2379/status/200973773355225089
I Follow WorldWineGuys on Twitter.
I Follow Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter.
I love anything grilled in the summer, especially vegetables from my garden.
I tweeted (https://twitter.com/#!/jilliebean_j/status/200962540275118080)
I now follow World Wine Guys on Twitter
I now follow Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter
Love love love all the fresh fruits available during summer – my favorite time of year 🙂
This is a fantastic summer dessert and great giveaway, Marnely! Thanks for hosting it. My favorite summer food would have to be a charcoal-grilled burger with all the fixins. Nothing better!
I followed WordlWineGuys on Twitter via @MooshuJenne
I followed Wild Bean Vanilla on Twitter via @MooshuJenne
Tweeted about the giveaway via @MooshuJenne at this link https://twitter.com/#!/MooshuJenne/status/200934943080189952
My favorite summer food is peaches grilled. We get a certain peach here and I like to grill it or make peach cobbler. You can contact me at mooshujenne(at)gmail.com since I did by name and url 🙂
That is gorgeous & I can only imagine how wonderful it tastes!
Watermelon 🙂