Vegan Gingerbread Panna Cotta (Dairy-Free, Refined-Sugar-Free Holiday Dessert)

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The Cozy, Healthy Holiday Dessert You Didn’t Know You Needed 🎄✨

Let’s talk about the holiday dessert currently living rent-free in my mind: Vegan Gingerbread Panna Cotta. Creamy. Silky. Cozy. And honestly? An entire holiday mood.

Picture this: all the nostalgic gingerbread vibes — warm cinnamon, spicy ginger, a whisper of nutmeg — wrapped up in a dessert that looks fancy, tastes incredible, and still supports your healthy-holiday era. Yes, we can have both. ✨

And guess what? I sweetened this beauty using ONLY date sugar from @letsdateusa. No refined sugar, no syrups — just natural caramel sweetness that keeps this panna cotta wholesome, rich, and insanely delicious. Your taste buds win. Your body wins. Holiday magic wins.

For the perfect panna cotta texture, I swapped gelatin for agar agar powder from @livingjinoffi, and it gives the most gorgeous, silky set — completely vegan, totally clean, and 100% holiday-approved.

This dessert is the ultimate combo of:

• ✨ Festive and nostalgic

• ✨ Silky and dreamy

• ✨ Refined-sugar-free

• ✨ Vegan + dairy-free

• ✨ Made with simple, better-for-you ingredients

• ✨ And yes… that iconic panna cotta “wobble”

Serve it in cute little cups, jars, or molds, and watch everyone lose their minds when they find out it’s vegan, sweetened with date sugar, and made without gelatin. It’s giving “healthy holiday flex.”

Plus, this is the ultimate make-ahead dessert. Make it earlier in the day, pop it in the fridge, turn on some Christmas music, and live your best cozy-kitchen life until it’s time to serve. Effortless. Aesthetic. Delicious.

If your holiday season needs something warm, nostalgic, magical, and secretly healthy… this is the dessert.

📍 Shop the Ingredients I Used

• Date Sugar (@letsdateusa): https://letsdateusa.com

• Agar Agar Powder (@livingjin): https://livingjin.com

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Vegan Gingerbread Panna-Cotta

Yield: 4

Author: Ligia

Cozy, creamy, and perfectly festive — sweetened only with date sugar and set with vegan-friendly agar agar powder. The ultimate healthy holiday treat! 🎄❄️

Ingredients

• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1/2 cup date sugar (@letsdateusa)
• 1 1/2 tsp gingerbread spices
• 1 1/4 tsp agar agar powder (@livingjin)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a small pot and whisk well.
2. Bring to a gentle boil and let simmer for 5 minutes to activate the agar agar.
3. Pour the mixture into molds or small glass jars.
4. Allow to cool on the counter, then transfer to the fridge to fully set.
5. Once chilled, decorate with fresh cranberries and a drizzle of date syrup for a festive finish.

Notes

This panna cotta is silky, lightly sweet, and full of warm gingerbread flavor — the perfect holiday dessert that’s as wholesome as it is beautiful.

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