Cottage Cheese Panna Cotta

Ingredients

• Salted Caramel:
• – 1/2 cup sugar
• – 2 tablespoons water
• – 1/2 cup California heavy cream, room temp.
• – 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta:
• – 1 1/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• – 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• – 3/4 cup California heavy cream
• – 1/2 cup California cottage cheese, pureed smooth
• – 1/2 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
• Dark Chocolate-Almond Ganache:
• – 4 ounces 60% cacao bittersweet dark chocolate chips
• – 2/3 cup California heavy cream
• – 1/2 teaspoon coffee extract or liqueur
• – 1/2 teaspoon almond extract or liqueur
• – pinch of salt
• Optional Garnish:
• – whipped cream, Maldon salt, shaved dark chocolate, toasted almonds