How to Use panna cotta in a Sentence

panna cotta

noun
  • Make a coulis, a dessert sauce to pour over cheesecake, panna cotta or pavlova.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dessert ranged from cocoa panna cotta to roasted pear with miso and macadamia ice-cream.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
  • Don’t miss out on a dessert of tiramisu, cannoli, or panna cotta.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Desserts like black tea panna cotta and topinambur mille-feuille were also delectable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • How decadent to have a vermouth on the rocks and sweet treats — affogato, flan, a silky strawberry panna cotta — under the half moon slung low in the sky.
    — Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Think rhubarb, lemon, and strawberries for fruits, baked into treats like panna cotta, cheesecake, bar cookies, cream puffs, pavlovas, shortbread, and angel food cake.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Desserts are the real stars of the show, with include limoncello sorbet with Italian meringue, mango and basil panna cotta and tiramisu all featuring.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Pruner served sandwiches, salads and panna cotta out of neighboring restaurant Origami Asian Grill.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • The Italian menu includes classics such as panzanella bread salad, eggplant parmigiana, and panna cotta, and features ingredients grown on-site.
    — Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • Easier on the wallet, but no less decadent, the menu is full of regional favorites, like tajarin and fiori di zucca, salsiccia di Bra, and, of course, bunet or panna cotta for dessert.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Half-and-half also works well in quiche and other egg bakes, chowders, panades for meatballs or meatloaf, and custardy desserts like our Caramelized Banana Pudding and panna cotta.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The golden saffron panna cotta is an ode in dessert form to my favorite Italian region (and, in my opinion, beats zabaione), while a basil sorbet topping a raspberry mascarpone coupe was a palate cleanser to remember.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Visitors should try the Singapore High Tea, a reimagining of the classic afternoon tea with Coronation chicken and coconut panna cotta.
    — Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

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