Possets are generally made from lemon or other citrus juice, cream and sugar. Eggs are often added. ... The word "posset" is mostly used nowadays for a cold set dessert loosely based on the drink, containing cream and lemon, similar to syllabub. Source: Wikipedia.
This is a divine tangy-sweet dessert, very easy to make and very refreshing after a heavy meal!
Ingredients:
- Grated skin of 1 lemon
- Lemon Juice of 2 lemons
- Saffron or Nutmeg
- Sugar 1/2 cup
- Double Cream (Heavy Cream) 1.25 cup / 300ml / 10.5oz
Process:
- Add sugar to the cream
- Add any of the flavourings of your choice (saffron, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamon etc)
- Bring the cream to boil in a pan or in microwave for 2-3 minutes
- Add half of the grated lemon skin and the lemon juice and stir until sugar is dissolved
- Pour into the 6 ramekins or small serving cups.
- Sprinkle the remaining grated lemon skins on top
- let it cool and then chill in the fridge for at least four hours.
