Lemon thyme pots de creme

Recipes / Appetiziers

The citrus hit in these lemon thyme pots de creme makes for a refreshing end to a spring meal.

Recipe «Lemon thyme pots de creme» presented in category Recipes / Appetiziers, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 600ml pure cream, 1/4 cup chopped lemon thyme leaves, Finely grated zest of 1 lemon, 1/2 cup caster sugar, 6 egg yolks , Icing sugar, slivered pistachios and lemon macarons , to serve .

Ingredients:

  • 600ml pure cream 
  • 1/4 cup chopped lemon thyme leaves 
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon 
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar 
  • 6 egg yolks 
  • Icing sugar, slivered pistachios and lemon macarons , to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place cream, thyme, zest and 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar in a pan and bring to just below boiling point. Stand for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 150°C.
  3. Whisk yolks with remaining 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar until thick and pale. Bring cream back to just below boiling point, then strain into yolk mixture, stirring to combine. Strain into a jug, then pour into four 1-cup (250ml) ovenproof ramekins. Place in a baking dish and pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the sides. Bake for 20-25 minutes until just set. Cool, then chill for at least 2 hours.
  4. Dust cremes with icing sugar, scatter with pistachios and serve with macarons.