Lime and Lemon Posset

Submitted by A la Carte

"from Bon Apetit. The dessert delivers great results with little effort."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups whipping cream
• 3⁄4 cup sugar, plus
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon lime zest

directions

1. Bring cream and 3/4 cup sugar to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly, adjusting heat as needed to prevent mixture from boiling over.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in lemon juice and lime juice and cool 10 minutes.
4. Stir mixture again and divide among six 1/2-cup ramekins or custard cups.
5. Cover and chill possets until set, at least 4 hours or overnight.
6. Mix remaining 1 teaspoon sugar, lemon peel, and lime peel in small bowl. Sprinkle on top of possets.

Reviews

[Amena]

Turned out very good, the family loved it. Mine was a little grainy although I followed the recipe (increasing quantities to serve 8). I topped mine with raspberry coulis instead of zest which also went very well. I am not a fan of very sweet desserts and felt that the sugar was just right. Next time I will make it in shot glasses or 1/4 cup size servings as this went round 2 people to a 1/2 cup glass.

 

[gold.klas]

This is unbelievably delicious and VERY easy to prepare. DH said it was the best desert he ever had! I had never made anything like this before and was somewhat sceptical, however it firmed up beautifully! This desert seemed as if it would be light and in some ways it is but it is extremely rich! The next time I make it (and there will be a next time), I will serve it in pretty cordial glasses along with delicate cookies and chocolate truffles. That would be an elegant way to end a special dinner. Thanks for posting.

 

[Dreamer in Ontario]

This is an absolutely wonderful dessert! Extremely easy to make. It has a delicious tang to it. Lovely way to end a celebration meal. I made it exactly as written. It was in individual serving dishes and refrigerated for about 5 hours before serving. Thankyou so much for suggesting it to me.

 

[mbalonick]

A very rich dessert. Creamy and smooth. I served it with the zest added and a mixture of berries. Everyone loved it. So easy to make. The hardest part was picking out the pan. Chilling it overnight made the consistency a little more gelled. Either soft or hard, the results were terrific.

 

[angelseulogy]

This was SO simple to make. It only took about 20 minutes, and then it only took about 2 and a half hours in the fridge to get to the right consistency. I left one overnight and it was a tiny bit better after all the time. Tastes AMAZING by itself. I added a tiny bit more lemon and lime. It was quite tart, and very heavy. I servied it with Raspberries and Bluberries, which I recommend to ANYONE making this.