LEMON/LIME POSSET

Posset is one of those desserts that will wow your friends and family with just one bite. The texture of this dessert is so incredibly smooth, creamy, and decadent that everyone will assume you spent all afternoon creating this bit of perfection. But it will be our secret that it took maybe 15 minutes and four simple ingredients to make.

What is Posset?

It’s a dessert that originated in England as a creamy beverage curdled with wine, ale, or liquor and flavored with spices. But today’s posset is something altogether different: a chilled dessert with a luxurious texture that comes together almost by magic from nothing more than sugar, cream, and citrus juice. The three ingredients work perfectly together to get that silky, smooth texture. The citrus reacts with the cream (there is a whole chemical reaction that you can read about here) and causes the cream to thicken, while the sugar gives a silkiness to the texture.

Posset is one of those recipes where you can not make substitutions, except for changing the citrus. This is because you must have the fat in the heavy cream react with the acid in the citrus. So you can not use milk or lower-fat cream; it must be heavy cream; otherwise, you’ll be drinking your posset! The portions are meant to be small, usually just half a cup, so you don’t need to worry too much about the calories. Just dive right into the silky decadence and enjoy!

I will be experimenting with other citrus flavors, so stay tuned for more posset recipes!

Garnishes:

This dessert pairs well with a garnish of berries; blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, or even sliced strawberries.

To add another layer of elegance to the dessert, I like to combine a teaspoon each of lime zest, lemon zest, and granulated sugar. Stir to combine, then sprinkle on top of the dessert. Trust me; you won’t regret this part one bit!

A dollop of cool whip or homemade whip cream, and you’re set to go!

Check out my other posset recipes:

• Grapefruit Posset
• Lilikoi (Passion Fruit) Posset

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