Description
Delightful English lemon posset celebrates creamy dessert elegance with minimal ingredients. Cold cream, sugar, and lemon juice blend into silky perfection you’ll savor after a lovely meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups / 720 ml heavy cream
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsps / 225 g granulated sugar
- 1 cup / 150 g fresh raspberries
- 1 cup / 150 g sliced fresh strawberries
- 4 tbsps / 60 ml limoncello liqueur
- ⅓ cup / 80 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tbsp grated lemon zest (from 2 to 3 lemons)
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Cream Base Preparation: Combine heavy cream, sugar, lemon zest, and salt in a medium saucepan, creating a fragrant foundation for the dessert.
- Boiling and Simmering: Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar completely. Reduce to a vigorous simmer for 6 minutes, watching carefully to prevent overflow.
- Flavor Infusion: Remove from heat and blend in lemon juice and limoncello. Allow the mixture to rest for 20 minutes, enabling flavor development and harmonization.
- Straining and Portioning: Strain the cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a measuring jug, pressing zest to extract maximum flavor. Distribute evenly into six dessert vessels.
- Chilling and Setting: Refrigerate uncovered for 3 hours until possets achieve a luxurious, silky consistency.
- Berry Garnish Creation: Combine raspberries, strawberries, additional limoncello, and remaining sugar. Let berries macerate for 30 minutes to develop a vibrant, sweet sauce.
- Final Presentation: Serve chilled possets topped with macerated berries and their luscious juices, creating an elegant and flavorful dessert experience.
Notes
- Zest Technique: Carefully grate lemon zest to avoid bitter white pith, ensuring only the bright yellow outer layer is used for maximum citrus flavor.
- Boiling Caution: Watch the cream mixture closely during boiling to prevent scorching or overflow, stirring gently to maintain smooth consistency.
- Chilling Precision: Refrigerate uncovered to allow proper setting and prevent condensation, which can affect the posset’s delicate texture.
- Berry Maceration Magic: Let berries sit with limoncello and sugar to develop intense, vibrant flavors that complement the creamy lemon base.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: English
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 384
- Sugar: 52 g
- Sodium: 63 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 109 mg