Tom's Recipes

Lime Posset

Name: Lime Posset
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500ml double cream; 140g caster sugar; 115ml lime juice; 2½ limes, finely zested; A handful of raspberries

Double cream boiled with sugar and set with lime juice, topped with raspberries. Three ingredients and a night in the fridge.

Makes: 2 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Chilling: 2 hours
Cook: 5 minutes

Ingredients

You Will Need

Small pots or glasses, one for each person

Method

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1
Put the cream and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Boil hard for , stirring all the time.
- 200ml double cream
- 60g caster sugar
2
Turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice and most of the zest. Pour the mixture into the small pots.
- 45ml lime juice
- zest of 1 lime
Chill for at least , or overnight, until set.
4
Top each posset with a few raspberries and scatter over the rest of the zest just before serving.
- raspberries

Limes

Each lime gives about 15ml of juice, so 115ml takes 7 to 8 limes. Zest the limes before you juice them.

Making Ahead

The possets keep for 2 days in the fridge, covered. Add the raspberries just before serving.

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