Panna cotta ice cream with espresso sauce

I went to Italy last year with Celebrity Cruises, and I enjoyed the adventure immensely. One city that really caught my heart was Rome, what a spectacular city! From museums and ancient ruins to basilicas, Rome delivered an eye-full of wonders and delightful sights.

It was October so you would assume Summer was over, but no! It was hot and humid. The scorching sun and the sheer amount of people sightseeing in the city made this adventure a little bit challenging, especially in the confined Sistine Chapel. But even that was amazing, and worth it. Afterwards, we headed for a well-deserved ice cream, one of my favourite foods.

The ice cream parlours and their selections are to die for in Italy. The displays are so pretty; it just makes you want to taste them all! One ice cream flavour that I enjoyed in Italy was panna cotta, an homage after the famous Italian dessert of the same name. Panna means cream and cotta means cooked – cooked cream set by the help of gelatine. Here is an ice cream version I made back home and enjoyed while dreaming and plotting my next Italian adventure...