Soak gelatine in cold water the day before. Bring cream, milk and 75 g sugar to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Leave to cool for about 10 minutes. Squeeze the gelatine and dissolve in the hot cream (see illustration).
Allow to cool and chill for 35-45 minutes until the cream begins to gel.
Chopping chocolate. Stir into the cream. Pour into a cold rinsed form (e.g. cereal bowl or lattes cup; approx. 600 ml content). Chill for at least 6 hours.
The next day, remove the stalks from fresh cherries, wash and stone them (drain the glass cherries). Bring to the boil with nectar, 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla sugar and cinnamon. Simmer for 8-10 minutes. Mix starch and 1 tablespoon of water.
Bind cherries with it. Let it cool down if necessary. Turn out the panna cotta (see picture) and cut into pieces. Serve with hot or cold cherries.