This delicious and easy English dessert is made from just three ingredients!
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT10M
Rating
4.95 stars (253 reviews)
Keywords
lemon posset, posset
Ingredients
16 ounces heavy cream
2/3 cup sugar ((4.7 ounces))
6 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice and zest (about one large lemon or 2 medium)
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
British
Steps
First zest one or two lemons. You should get about 2 teaspoons. Next, juice the lemon. You should get about 6 Tablespoons of lemon juice.
Bring cream and sugar to boil over a medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium, and boil about 8 minutes, stirring constantly, adjusting heat as needed to prevent mixture from boiling over. Remove from heat.
Stir in lemon juice and zest and let sit for 10-15 minutes to cool.
Stir mixture again. Pour mixture through a sieve to remove zest, and divide among six ramekins or glasses.
Cover each ramekin with plastic wrap and chill until set, a minimum of 1 hour or overnight.
Allow to set completely before garnishing. Garnish with fresh berries or mint.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 343 kcal
Carbohydrates: 24 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 27 g
Saturated Fat: 17 g
Cholesterol: 85 mg
Sodium: 21 mg
Sugar: 24 g
Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
Reviews
MARJIE on 2026-04-24 (3 stars): I followed this recipe exactly and actually made 2 double batches for a party. Refrigerated for approx. 20 hours. This morning the top 1/2-3/4 inch is perfect consistency but as you spoon down into the ramekin, the posset is very soupy!! Now I'm at a loss as to reading all the 'tips' as I DID use fresh lemons (not meyer), DID use heavy whipping cream and DID boil for the 8 minutes! What a huge disappointment and now desperately trying to salvage these for tonight's get together.
Jordan on 2026-01-20 (5 stars): All Good and well!
Hawk on 2026-01-07 (4 stars): Tart and sweet at the same time. So easy!!
Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Sabrina on 2026-01-07 (3 stars): Having a great and amazing!
Mollie Wilson on 2026-01-07 (4 stars): Although I had heard of King Cake, I wasn't really sure what it was. They are stunning, aren't they? Kisskh
Joanie on 2025-12-11 (5 stars): This is heaven in a cup!!! I have culinary lavender and I don't know what to do with it. You mention a lavender variation - how do you do that?
Erin on 2025-12-06 (5 stars): Fantastic! Super easy.
Elise on 2025-11-14 (5 stars): Now that the holidays are rolling around again, I will be making this on repeat a couple of times! Super easy, everyone loves it and I don't have to think about dessert. I've been making your recipe for probably 8 years? Long before it was a tiktok thing!
Donna Hall on 2025-09-13 (5 stars): Great recipe. Do you adjust cooking time when doubling the recipe?
Debbie richards on 2025-09-12 (5 stars): I’ve made this recipe twice now and everybody raves about it.
So easy and inexpensive for a group.
Definitely worth trying.
Thankyou for posting such a recipe as I had never heard of a ‘posset’ before .
