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Dish · From Bladwijzer

Panna cotta with silver fir tips

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: 4 small glasses
• Time: 20 min + 30 min infusing + 4 hrs setting
• From: European silver fir

Ingredients

• 20 g young silver fir tips
• 400 ml double cream
• 100 ml whole milk
• 60 g sugar
• 3 leaves of gelatine
• fresh raspberries or strawberries, to serve

Method

1. Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for 5 minutes.
2. Pick the light green tips of a silver fir you can identify with certainty (never yew). Remove the brown scales and chop the tips finely.
3. Heat the cream, milk, sugar and tips to just below boiling point. Take the pan off the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 30 minutes.
4. Strain the cream, pressing the tips. Heat the cream again until it steams, without boiling.
5. Squeeze out the gelatine and stir it into the warm cream until completely dissolved.
6. Divide between 4 small glasses, leave to cool and chill for at least 4 hours. Serve with fresh red fruit.

Storing: 2 days in the fridge, covered.