Easy Lemon Posset

Four lemon posset custard dessert cups topped with fresh berries.

5 from 3 votes

Easy, creamy, lemony and just 3 simple ingredients! Top with fresh berries or sliced summer stone fruit. You need 4 ramekins or other 6 ounce containers or dessert cups. Make it with monk fruit it pretty much no carbs except for the fruit you add on top.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Refrigerator setting time4

Total Time4 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: british

Servings:

Calories: 412kcal

Author: Sally Cameron

Equipment

4 6-ounce ramekins, small bowls, or dessert cups glass or porcelain
Zester
Lemon juicer
Medium pot or pan 3-4 quarts

Ingredients

½ cup lemon juice 2-3 large lemons
2 teaspoons lemon zest
2 cups heavy whipping cream
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon powdered citric acid **only is you are using Meyer lemon juice

Optional Toppings

1 pint fresh berries or sliced seasonal fruit

Instructions

Zest and juice the lemons. You need ½ cup of lemon juice (strained) and 2 teaspoons lemon zest.
In a medium pan, bring the heavy cream to a simmer (small bubbles). Add the sugar and lemon zest and stir until the sugar melts in. Cook the cream and sugar until it reduces to 2 cups in total, 7-8 minutes.
Tip-Cream boils over quickly so don't walk away from the stove. If it starts to boil over, stir and gently move the pan to a cool burner until it settles down, then place back on the heat.
Remove pan from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Pour the posset mixture through a fine strainer (to remove the zest) into a large heat proof measuring cup like a 4-cup pyrex. This make it easier to pour and portion the possets into the ramekins.
Pour lemon posset into ramekins or bowls, cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight until they set. Serve chilled topped with fresh berries or other fresh fruit.

Notes

Lemon Posset Nutrition Notes:

The nutrition numbers are calculated with sugar. If you make this with granulated monk fruit (here is the brand I use), there are no net carbs as it is a monk fruit/allulose blend and allulose is not just a sugar but fiber. If you eat keto or low carb, it's a terrific dessert! Not including the carbs in any fruit that you top the posset with.
I've tried making this with all monk fruit but it did not set up completely. As I experiment to make this low carb I will update the recipe asap.
Using half sugar and half monk fruit should produce a better result and still reduce carbs (sugar).
Note - some people are sensitive to monk fruit.

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