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Lemon posset with blueberries & macadamia shortbread
Beautifully creamy and tangy lemon posset with a light blueberry compote layer on top. Served with buttery, crumbly macadamia shortbread biscuits. A perfect easy dessert for dinner guests.
Prep Time
4 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
4 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 852 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods , Others
Cuisine:
Canadian
Ingredients
For the lemon posset
- 2 cups double cream
- 2/3 cup fine sugar
- zest & juice of 2 lemons
For the blueberry compote
- 9 ounces blueberries I used frozen but fresh are fine, too
- 1/2 cup fine sugar
For the macadamia shortbread
- 1/3 cup icing sugar
- 12 tablespoons butter softened
- 3 ounces Macadamia nut pieces
- 1 cup plain flour
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
For the lemon posset & blueberry compote
- Pour the cream into a medium-sized pan and bring it to the boil. Add the sugar and lemon juice and zest. Simmer gently for about 3 minutes, then take the mixture off the heat and let it cool for about half an hour.
- Pour the mixture into ramekins or glasses, cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge to set for at least 4 to 5 hours.
- Meanwhile, put the sugar into a small pan and heat it until it melts. Add the blueberries and cook for about 5 minutes until you have a compote. Take it off the heat and let it cool.
- Just before serving, spoon a thin layer of blueberry compote on top of the lemon posset.
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For the macadamia shortbread
- Preheat the oven to 300F/150C.
- Cream the butter and the sugar together with a handheld whisk, then work in the flour and macadamia nuts with a wooden spoon.
- Turn the mixture out onto a board or clean work surface and gather it up into 3 balls of dough. Knead each dough ball a little until it will come together.
- Roughly shape each ball into an oblong and then cut it into about 1-cm wide pieces with a sharp knife. You will end up with rough half-circle-shaped pieces of dough.
- Place the uncooked shortbread pieces on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the shortbread is a light golden colour.
- Leave the shortbread to cool on a cooling rack. To serve, pop a piece of shortbread into the top of each pot of dessert. Delicious!
Notes
- Lemon posset & blueberry compote recipe barely adapted from this recipe from the blog The Game Bird Food Chronicles.
- Macadamia shortbread adapted from this recipe on bestrecipes.com.au.
- Don’t worry if your dough takes a while to come together when making your macadamia shortbread. Mine was still a little crumbly when I put the shortbread on my baking tray, but I just pushed it together with a knife and it was fine.
Nutrition Information
Calories
852kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
71g
(24%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
63g
(97%)
Saturated Fat
34g
(170%)
Cholesterol
168mg
(56%)
Sodium
232mg
(10%)
Potassium
173mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
50g
(100%)
Vitamin A
1890IU
(38%)
Vitamin C
4.8mg
(5%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
1.6mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 852
% Daily Value*
Calories | 852kcal | 43% |
Carbohydrates | 71g | 24% |
Protein | 5g | 10% |
Fat | 63g | 97% |
Saturated Fat | 34g | 170% |
Cholesterol | 168mg | 56% |
Sodium | 232mg | 10% |
Potassium | 173mg | 4% |
Fiber | 2g | 8% |
Sugar | 50g | 100% |
Vitamin A | 1890IU | 38% |
Vitamin C | 4.8mg | 5% |
Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.