Cottage Cheese Panna Cotta

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup California heavy cream, room temp.
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 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
• 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
• whipped cream, Maldon salt, shaved dark chocolate, toasted almonds