I made this the other evening and everyone raved about it. Possets are so easy to make and even easier to impress people with.
They are quick, rich, silky and delicious. The perfect dinner party dessert you can make the day before and store in the fridge. It will need at least 3 hours to set in the fridge if you make it on the day.
Serves 4
400ml of double cream (a generous 1 3/4 cups)
8 tbsp caster sugar (superfine sugar)
5 tbsp of freshly squeezed lime juice
The finely grated zest of 2 limes from the ones you are juicing
1 tbsp ginger syrup, from a jar of preserved stem ginger
1 knob of preserved stem ginger, chopped for the topping
Grated zest of 2 limes for the topping
Have 4 dessert glasses ready.
Place the cream and sugar into a saucepan. Bring just to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and boil briskly for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat.
Whisk in the lime juice and lime zest. Whisk in the ginger syrup.
Leave for 10 minutes to cool a little then divide the mixture evenly between the 4 glasses. Place into the refrigerator and chill for at least 3 hours.
When you are ready to serve, chop the knob of ginger coarsely into small bits. Mix together with the grated lime zest and sprinkle some on top of each pudding.

