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Lemon Posset

Lemon Posset

  • Author: Sylvie Taylor
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours
  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Category: Dessert
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

No eggs or fancy ingredients needed to make this Lemon Posset with a little going a long way!


Ingredients

500 milliliters / 2 cups heavy cream
60 grams / 1/3 cup superfine/caster sugar
5 tablespoons lemon juice


Instructions

  1. Heat the cream and sugar on medium high heat in a medium sauce, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
  2. Continue cooking on high heat for 5 minutes, ensuring the cream doesn't boil over.
  3. Remove from heat and add in the lemon juice, stirring to combine.
  4. Set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
  5. Pour evenly into serving dishes and refrigerate for a minimum 2 hours, or until set.
  6. Serve chilled.

Notes

Remove from the heat if boiling: If the cream begins to rise before it has been boiling for 5 minutes, remove from the heat until it has stopped simmering and return add to the heat once more and repeat the above step.

Use fresh lemon juice: Where possible, use fresh lemon juice as it will contin no additives or flavors and create the right texture and flavor for the finished posset.

Adapted from Food52


Nutrition

  • Calories: 498 calories per serve