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Lavender lemon possets garnished with lemon slices and fresh lavender flowers

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Lavender Lemon Posset

Recipe by becky

  • Total TimeAbout 3 hours 20 minutes (including steeping/chilling time)
  • Yield4 possets 1x

A refreshing lavender lemon posset recipe made with cream, lemon juice, sugar, and dried lavender. A lavender-infused twist on the classic British lemon posset!

Ingredients

Scale

300 milliliters double cream or heavy cream (1 1/4 cups), plus more for topping up
5 grams dried lavender (3 tablespoons)
100 grams granulated sugar (1/2 cup; 3 1/2 ounces)
2 teaspoons lemon zest, packed
45 milliliters freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 tablespoons, or about 1 1/2 lemons)

Lavender whipped cream or sprigs of fresh lavender, to garnish

Instructions

Gently warm the cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Do not boil.

Stir in the dried lavender.

stirring together cream and dried lavender in a small pan on the stovetop

Remove from heat and allow lavender to steep in the cream for at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 hour.

Pass through a fine mesh strainer. Discard the lavender flowers.

passing lavender cream through a fine mesh strainer

Re-weigh cream, or re-measure in a measuring cup. Top up with extra cream, until you reach 300 milliliters (1 1/4 cups).

a pan of lavender cream on a kitchen scale

In a medium saucepan, stir together lavender-infused cream and granulated sugar.

pouring granulated sugar into lavender infused cream

Cook over medium-low heat, stirring gently until the sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly, about 4 minutes.

stirring together cream and lemon in a saucepan

Remove from heat. Stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice. As you stir in the citrus, you’ll see the cream change from purplish-grey to pink.

stirring together cream and lemon juice in a small saucepan

Pour into small serving dishes or ramekins.

pouring lavender lemon posset into dishes

Loosely cover with clingfilm/plastic wrap. Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours, or overnight.

lavender lemon posset mixture poured into small clear glass dishes

Garnish with lavender whipped cream or sprigs of fresh lavender. Serve immediately.

dishes of lavender lemon posset with sprigs of fresh lavender flowers

Store leftover lemon possets in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

 

Equipment

Notes

For a traditional posset recipe without lavender, or to watch a video of me demonstrating the process of making a posset from start to finish, please visit my lemon posset recipe.

Find it online: https://bastecutfold.com/lavender-lemon-posset/

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