Five-Ingredient Lemon Posset
Silky lemon posset sets with only cream, sugar, and citrus for an elegant make-ahead dessert requiring almost no technique.
⏱ 260 min total🔪 10 min prep🔥 10 min cookEasyServes 6British
Ingredients
- •2 cups cream
- •2/3 cup sugar
- •2 lemons, zested and juiced
- •1 cup berries
- •6 shortbread cookies
Directions
- 1Bring cream and sugar to a gentle boil, stirring until dissolved.
- 2Boil 3 minutes, then remove from heat.
- 3Stir in lemon zest and 1/3 cup lemon juice.
- 4Divide among six small glasses and cool 20 minutes.
- 5Refrigerate at least 4 hours until set.
- 6Serve with berries and shortbread.
💡 The acid-to-cream ratio matters, so measure the lemon juice rather than estimating.
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