15 Plant-Based Panna Cotta Recipes

Panna cotta is a creamy Italian dessert, traditionally made with cream, milk, and sugar and often served with a topping of fresh fruit. The light, creamy texture and subtle sweetness in these plant-based panna cotta recipes make them the perfect ending to any meal!

1. Raspberry and Rhubarb Panna Cotta

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This Raspberry and Rhubarb Panna Cotta made with fresh tofu by Adriana Zifarelli is the perfect treat for satisfying your sweet tooth! It’s also quite healthy!

2. Peach Yogurt Panna Cotta with Mango Sauce

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Panna cotta is a creamy Italian dessert. It is traditionally made from milk, cream, sugar, and gelatin and is known for its fruity or chocolate taste. Although many recipes for panna cotta desserts contain gelatin, this Peach Yogurt Panna Cotta with Mango Sauce recipe by Petra Vogel uses agar instead. Agar-agar is a jelly-like powder that is obtained from algae. It works so well in this recipe!

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3. Coconut Panna Cotta

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This Coconut Panna Cotta by Julia Winnicki is rich, creamy, has a well-rounded flavor, and yet it is gluten free and refined sugar free. The key to a silky texture was using a heavier proportion of coconut cream to milk (3 to 1) and using just a moderate amount of maple syrup to sweeten it. Adding vanilla bean produces a richer flavor than vanilla extract, so experiment for yourself and find the version that you like most. Adding balsamic fig syrup adds an unusual tangy sweet taste and a burst of flavor, which is certainly not boring, Makes a perfect dessert for Italian dinner night.

4. Pumpkin Pie Panna Cotta

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This Pumpkin Pie Panna Cotta by Larice Feuerstein is yet another super easy recipe to add to your healthy dessert repertoire. A pumpkin recipe nonetheless! As a matter of fact it’s two pumpkin desserts to add to your recipe box, because one small tweak transforms this creamy pumpkin pie custard cup into a perfectly set pumpkin panna cotta. In addition to being completely vegan, these ultimate fall desserts are nut-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and refined sugar free.

5. Strawberry Panna Cotta

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Here is a Strawberry Panna Cotta recipe by Sara Oliveira to please everyone: very pretty and very fresh! The fruit used in this recipe is strawberries, but you can use cherries, raspberries or even blueberries. Any fruit would be good. Panna cotta is typically made with cream, but coconut milk (from the can) is a great alternative, much healthier and lactose free. Agar-agar powder replaces animal gelatin. This is a beautiful dessert – Delicate, delicious and above all very healthy!

6. Strawberry Rhubarb and Coconut Panna Cotta

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Let the Rhubarb games begin! The tart taste combined with the sweetness of strawberries and the smoothness of coconut is everything. This Strawberry Rhubarb and Coconut Panna Cotta recipe by Alison Marras is a very easy and fairly simple dessert to pull off.

7. Raw Lemon Panna Cotta With Raspberry Sauce

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Panna cotta is normally quite finicky, but this raw version is foolproof – no cooking involved! This Raw Lemon Panna Cotta With Raspberry Sauce by Kuteer and Trisha Zanasi is very light and fresh, and the maple syrup gives it a slight flavor of caramel. A garnish of perfectly ripe berries makes it a truly divine treat and a must-try!

8. Panna Cotta With Chocolate Cherry Sauce 

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This decadent, dairy-free Panna Cotta With Chocolate Cherry Sauce by Philipp Ertl is not only super delicious but also high in protein and low in fat compared to its coconut-based counterparts! Don’t worry — in spite of being a worthy finish to a night of fine dining, it’s incredibly easy to make. Silken tofu is blended with sweeteners and agar agar, an ingredient derived from seaweed that makes desserts gelatinous without the need for gelatin. A generous amount of chocolate cherry sauce is the finishing touch to this Italian classic.

9. Chamomile Panna Cotta With Citrus Fruits

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This citrusy Chamomile Panna Cotta With Citrus Fruits by Maikki Vasala combines the freshness of oranges with soft, creamy chamomile cashew cream, and rice milk panna cotta. The chamomile is subtle, so the blood orange sauce takes center stage in this recipe. Serve this with a garnish of orange segments and lemon balm leaves for a striking presentation that’s perfect for springtime parties.

10. Pomegranate Coconut Panna Cotta With a Chocolate Balsamic Reduction

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In this Pomegranate Coconut Panna Cotta With a Chocolate Balsamic Reduction by Eunice Newton, a layer of fresh pomegranate seeds rests on a layer of chocolate balsamic reduction and creamy coconut panna cotta. These little puddings have so many contrasting flavors going on, from the tart seeds, to the rich balsamic reduction — and they look adorable served in little jars.

11. Coconut Caramel Panna Cotta

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This Coconut Caramel Panna Cotta by Shanna Laychuk is the perfect balance of sweet and salty. The base is a combination of coconut and date caramel which is then topped with a chocolatey nut crumble and drizzled with more caramel. Silky, sweet, nutty.

12. Almond and Chamomile Panna Cotta 

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This fragrant and floral Almond and Chamomile Panna Cotta (“cooked cream”) recipe by Valentina Goltara is so luscious! A generous topping of juicy cooked pear makes this a perfectly decadent autumn dessert.

13. Coconut Panna Cotta

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A tropical dessert full of rich coconut flavor lightened up with a sweet and sour passion fruit topping, this Coconut Panna Cotta by Lucie Javorska is like summer in a ramekin.

14. White Chocolate Coconut Cream Panna Cotta

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The best thing about this fancy White Chocolate Coconut Cream Panna Cotta recipe by Clémence Moulaert? Proving to skeptics that it is possible to make something delicate without eggs or dairy. And out of only six ingredients. In hardly a quarter of an hour.

15. Lime and Coconut Panna Cotta

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When it’s ready, this Lime and Coconut Panna Cotta by Rithika Ramesh has a light and mild lime flavor which still manages to overpower the coconut. So for those who don’t like the strong coconut flavour, don’t worry because you won’t taste it.

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