Lemon posset
Lemon posset, from above
VegEngland

Lemon posset

Cream, sugar and lemon, boiled and set. Three ingredients, zero eggs, very smug result.

15 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Old drink, new pudding2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCream, sugar, lemon. Nothing else.
The original
446kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
15minutessame

Classic lemon posset.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)2½ cups
Sugar¾ cup
Lemon juice5 tbsp
Lemonzest of 2
Strawberries6, to serve

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Bring the cream and sugar to a boil, stirring until dissolved, and boil 3 minutes.
  2. 2Off the heat, stir in lemon juice and zest.
  3. 3Cool 10 minutes, then strain into 6 small glasses.
  4. 4Chill at least 3 hours.
  5. 5Serve with berries or shortbread.
Serve it like this

Serve chilled in small glasses with berries on top and a shortbread biscuit on the side.

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