Lemon Posset (an easy, 3-ingredient, old British Dessert)
Lemon posset, a super easy, chilled creamy dessert, flavoured with lemon juice, and made in minutes, then placed in the fridge.
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 300 ml double cream ((heavy cream for whipping))
- 75 g caster sugar
- 3-5 tbsp lemon juice (1-2 lemons)
- any type of berries
- grated lemon zest
- crushed nuts
- crumbled biscuits (like shortbread or ginger cookies)
Instructions
- 1
Place the cream and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
- 2
When it's simmering, lower the heat and cook away for 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
- 3
After 5 minutes, remove from the heat and pour in 3 Tbsp of the lemon juice, stirring quickly with a wooden spoon. You'll notice the cream souring and thickening at the stage.
- 4
Taste your posset, and add more lemon juice if you think it needs it.
- 5
Serve into your chosen glasses and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours. Chilling the posset overnight thickens the consistency considerably. Little dessert, wine or sherry glasses are perfect for this. Top it with any of the suggested garnishes above, or leave it plain if you prefer.