Panna Cotta, only slightly failed and then saved!

So Chuck really REALLY likes panna cotta, so I decided to make it for him last night. I use the recipe from the Philly cream cheese cook book "Simply Heaven Vol. 1". Last time I made this we both went into sugar overload so this time I decided to decrease the amount of sugar. Unfortunately that has meant that the coffee syrup did not syrup. This is a common problem of mine, I really enjoy cooking, but for some reason when I tackle desserts they always fail slightly. 

I think it stems from a deep seeded desire to not follow recipes :). My sister Emma is an excellent baker and desert cook and she nearly cries every time I tell her I'm making deserts off script. 

So I've come up with a solution which I really hope shall save this recipe, and if it does I have a panna cotta recipe which uses less sugar :). I'll shall try fixing it and let you know how it goes, I'll also put the panna cotta recipe up in case you're a better dessert cook then I am. 

Happy eating!

UPDATE:
So my plan worked and I saved the panna cotta! For your information, should you ever run into this problem this is how I fixed it:
1. place the cream and coffee mixtures into a big bowl
2. make up some gelatine
3. add gelatine to the panna cotta
4. pour back into the containers and return to the fridge. 

As promised here is my panna cotta recipe adapted from Simply Heaven vol. 1

Panna Cotta

Ingredients:

5 nice sized espresso shots

6 teaspoons of sugar

1 cup cream

1/4 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla essence

250 g block of cream cheese

4 tsp gelatine dissolved in 4 tbs boiling water, then cool.

Method:

Dissolve the sugar (6 tsp) into the coffee mixture, once dissolved pour the mixture into a bowl to cool.

Heat the cream, sugar and vanilla essence until almost boiling (Do NOT allow to boil!). 

Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth and then slowly add the cream mixture, coffee and gelatine. Once well combined spoon into small cups / bowls. Place in the fridge for a few hours until set.

Some variations:

- Try adding honey to the coffee instead of sugar

- Try adding some spices to the mixture, cinnamon, cardamom, all spice etc. Make sure they are not too over powering though.

- Could be made vegan if you are capable of making / have access to vegan cream and cream cheese.  

- Try making it into the inside for a no-bake pie / cheese cake. 

Let me know if you try a variation on this recipe, I'd love to know what works and what doesn't. 

Happy Eating!