Description
A creamy, lemon-flavored chilled dessert that’s easy to make and perfect for small gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 600 ml heavy whipping cream (minimum 33% fat)
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
- 75 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the heavy whipping cream and sugar in a medium saucepan.
- Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves fully and fine bubbles form at the surface.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Add the lemon zest and lemon juice to the hot cream mixture.
- Stir gently to evenly distribute the lemon zest and juice.
- Allow the mixture to cool for 10 minutes.
- Strain through a fine sieve into ramekins or hollowed lemon shells.
- Leave at room temperature until cooled completely.
- Cover each vessel with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days, until fully set.
Notes
Heat just until tiny bubbles appear; boiling can break the texture. Stirring while heating keeps sugar from sticking. Straining removes zest bits for a silkier finish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 80mg