Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Deep Space Slime

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (7)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

3 (12-ounce) cans evaporated milk
5 packages unflavored powdered gelatin
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean, split
1 teaspoon salt
2 ounces bourbon (optional)
2 cups cranberry juice

Directions

Combine 1 can of evaporated milk with four packages gelatin and bloom for five minutes.

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, bring the remaining milk and heavy cream to a boil. Stir in the sugar, vanilla bean, salt, and bourbon (optional). Combine this mixture with the gelatin mixture and stir until all solids have dissolved. Remove the vanilla bean and pour the mixture into a six-cup brain mold. Refrigerate overnight to fully set.

For the glaze, combine remaining gelatin with half a cup of cranberry juice. Bring remaining 1 1/2 cups of juice to a boil and stir into gelatin mixture to dissolve any solids. Pour into a squeeze bottle and leave at room temperature until panna cotta brain is set.

Unmold the panna cotta and drizzle the glaze over it. The glaze will set up immediately.

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recipe Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze
Jaclyn Garnerville, NY 10-01-2009
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Yummy... yet gross
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The taste is wonderful and the brain mold gives it just the right touch of gore. The kids in my family didn't hesitate to... dig in... their parents took a little convincing. But once they started it was a family favorite.Read more
recipe Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze
H mesa, AZ 10-31-2006
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Looks AMAZING - tastes ok....
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

This recipe looks amazing - almost too gross to eat! LOL! We added a few drops of diff. food coloring to great a wonderful... grey color. Sadly, it tasted very much of canned milk - and the cranberry glaze did not set up once drizzled over top. It all ran down the sides and puddled (still in liquid form) around the base of the brain - Again - looked GREAT - but wasn't what the recipe described. We served this to a party of 6 adults, 2 teens and 2 children - everyone took a bite or two and decided it wasn't very good (except to look at).Read more
recipe Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze
SONAL MARINA DEL REY, CA 08-11-2006
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Creamy panna cotta!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't make the 'brain' but my guests loved this panna cotta all the same!
recipe Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze
Anonymous 06-23-2005
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Alton's Panna Cotta Brain is Excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

After viewing this Halloween Special Edition Show with Alton Brown, I quickly ran to my computer with the sincere intent to... acquire the recipe for this extraordinarily delicous-looking dessert. Shortly after obtaining the recipe card, I went the the grocerie store and purchased every essential ingredient, drove home, and made the dish. Not only is this one of the best desserts that I have ever made/eaten, it is surprisingly easy. I recommend this dessert to anyone at any time of the year.Read more
recipe Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze
JOSH Oakland, CA 12-29-2004
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BRAINS...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was great. I made this for Halloween and people were seriously grossed out. So much so that many wouldn't eat it. :-(... But the texture and flavor was fantastic and the raspberry sauce was great. Make sure you have the squirt bottle for the "blood", it's too hard to spoon it on. Very fun dessert...Read more
recipe Panna Cotta Brain with Cranberry Glaze
Anonymous 11-27-2004
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Wow
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe was fantastic