Raspberry Panna Cotta with Coconut & Cardamom
This raspberry panna cotta recipe with coconut & cardamom is particularly alluring, and the perfect cool summer dessert!
All About Pink
My daughter was rummaging through her closet the other day, in search of pink. I couldn’t understand why. She has gone the way of most tweens that spent their toddler to preteen days in head-to-toe princess pink. She has now banished as much of it as possible from her wardrobe. Now, amid shades of aqua and purple, orange and blue, there was not a single pink shirt to be found.
“Why the pink all of a sudden?” I asked.
“For Breast Cancer Awareness. Everyone’s wearing pink at school tomorrow.”
Breast Cancer
Indeed, all the girls at her school were organized, and we finally found a pink top. I watched her run off to school amongst other pink-clad girls. As I drove away, I listened to an interview with Joan Lunden, whose public battle with breast cancer brought back so many memories of my mom’s own battle. Later that day, I was touched by another story of a survivor – she had been diagnosed at the same time as my mother, many decades ago. I couldn’t help but feel mixed emotions – gladness that she survived, and heavy sadness that my mother did not.
This month I have been thinking of those trips we would take to the doctor, and how she wouldn’t let me see the lobby of the chemo clinic. I would wait for her in the car, doing my homework while she fought her fight, still shielding me from the sadness behind those doors. I thought of that last week I had with her, when she collapsed in a seizure in our living room, and my call to 911. And I remember the driver of the ambulance gently telling me, “Don’t follow behind me. Just drive carefully at your own pace and meet us at the hospital.” Little details, buried but never completely forgotten.
Raspberry Panna Cotta
It was my honor to “Join the Food Fight” for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by partnering with KitchenAid in creating this Raspberry Panna Cotta with Coconut & Cardamom. As part of Cook for the Cure, KitchenAid’s Pink Product Collection helps raise funds in partnership with Susan G. Komen®. I made this beautiful, pink, raspberry panna cotta with KitchenAid’s Pink Collection 5-speed blender, mixing fresh raspberries to tint the creamy coconut infused with cardamom. It was a dessert my mother would have loved.
For more information on KitchenAid’s Cook for the Cure initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness, visit Cook for the Cure to learn how you can support their efforts. Please join me and find the recipe for Raspberry Panna Cotta with Coconut & Cardamom on KitchenAid.com.
Disclosure: This post is part of a collaboration with KitchenAid and their Cook for the Cure initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness. All opinions are, as always, my own. Sponsored posts such as these help behind the scenes at Kitchen Confidante. Thank you for visiting and making my blog part of your day.
More Pink Desserts
Raspberry Meringue Roll
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Roasted Berry Cupcakes
Homemade Strawberry Vanilla Marshmallows
Raspberry Panna Cotta with Coconut & Cardamom
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh raspberries
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar divided
- 2 14- ounce cans coconut cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 package unflavored gelatin
- Cardamom
Instructions
- Find these directions on the Kitchen Aid Website!
Notes
Nutrition
Comments
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A beautiful post. Delicious Panna Cotta!
thank you
Thank you for telling your story, Liren. Gorgeous panna cotta.
nice post, Thank you for sharing your story here . the combination of these
things
are soo good.
Awesome Recipe for Food Lovers
Beautiful post, Liren. And this panna cotta? Gorgeous!
Lovely story, Liren. I can’t say no to cardamom, and we just picked fresh raspberries at the orchard. This has my name written all over it.
Those details are what make these memories so palpable, aren’t they? I never quite remember the way my mom looked when she was in the hospital… but I do remember the drawings she’d make for us when she was there, or the way she knew everything about all of her nurses and doctors… and, of course, the Jello that would come with every meal.
Thank you for sharing your story here… and what a lovely way to partner with KA during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This dessert is gorgeous.
Absolutely gorgeous Liren! I love making panna cotta especially for a party since you can do it ahead of time and this is a stunning combo of colors and flavors!
What a lovely post! I am sure that your Mom is smiling from above! Wonderful recipe!!
Its a gorgeous dessert. Your daughter is ‘gorgeous’ in spirit to participate in Breast cancer awareness. You have some heavy duty
memories in your basket. I send you a salute in support.
Sending thoughts of love and light to you. A beautiful post.
This brought me to tears. I’ve watched my mom and her battle for almost 15 years , which I am greatful for, and I fear the news that the meds are no longer working. The many ways you have honored your mother here is such a tribute to both her and the daughter she helped raise.
What a beautiful dessert for a woman who sounds like every good word ever invented. Reading your story reminded me so much of my mother’s own fight with breast cancer. Thank you so much for sharing it and this sweet treat.
These are beautiful, Liren, but mostly, thank you for sharing some of your story. Sending love. xo
Thank you for telling your story, Liren. Gorgeous panna cotta.
Delicious Panna Cotta!
I love the addition of cardamon here – bet it gives amazing flavour!
Beautiful layers of deliciousness! And a fitting dessert to commemorate a very important month.