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Lemon Posset / Lemon Cream Pudding

Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by Justin in Cooking

My friend Rob gave me a fantastic recipe over the weekend which I made for my good lady for Valentines Day. I was blown away by the simplicity and taste; so I thought I'd share it with you all. He describes this as a lemon posset or a lemon cream which is ideal to cleanse the pallet after a big meal. As the pudding can be prepared in advance it's ideal for a big dinner party. 

Serves 6 people.

Ingredients:

• Espresso cups or shot glasses
• Blueberries (a small pack from the supermarket will be fine)
• 300ml double cream
• 85g Sugar
• 3 Lemons

Method:

• Put the cream and sugar in a small pan and bring to a rolling simmer for 3 minutes. Be careful not to catch the cream on the bottom of the pan. 
• Juice the 3 lemons and add the juice to the cream. 
• Remove from the heat.
• Put half a dozen blueberries in the bottom of each cup or glass then pour in the liquid from your pan. 
• Put in the fridge to set for 2 hours. 
• Garnish with a blueberry once set.

I put my puddings in espresso cups as the puddings are very rich and this provided just the right amount for one person after a big meal. You could use blackberries instead of blueberries as long as you are getting the tart contrast in flavours. Apparently the lemon causes a chemical reaction which makes the cream set once cooled. All I know is that it tastes delicious! 

Bon Appetite!

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