Lime Posset with Sugared Blackberries

Name: Lime Posset with Sugared Blackberries
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Europe, Great Britain
Ingredients: 2 cups, heavy cream; ⅔ cup (4⅔ ounces; 132 grams), sugar; 1 tablespoon, grated lime zest, plus 6 tablespoons juice (3 limes); 5 ounces (142 grams; 1 cup), blackberries; 1 teaspoon, sugar; Pinch , table salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2023

Desserts or Baked Goods

Years ago, we fell hard for the bright, velvety simplicity of lemon posset. Now we've used science to prepare this favorite in an array of fruity flavors.

SERVES6

TIME50 minutes plus 3 hours 20 minutes cooling and chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our lemon posset recipe has always been very popular. The rich and silky British dessert is easy to make and calls for only cream, lemon juice, and sugar. The right proportions of ingredients are key to a smooth, luxurious consistency, and ...

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