Strawberry Tart with Ackee Pastry Cream

Celebrate the beauty in simplicity with this easy strawberry tart.

Sweet tart dough is filled with ackee pastry cream and topped with loads of fresh strawberries brushed with a simple glaze, it makes a gorgeous summer dessert.

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Vegan Omelette – Easy Recipe using Ackees

This vegan omelette is creamy thanks to the ackees; holds together well like an egg based omelette from using besan (chickpea flour); and even has a little “eggy” flavour thanks to a special ingredient but is completely vegan!

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Ackee Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Frosting {Eggless}

Similar to the Easiest Ackee Cake Ever this recipe has shredded carrots and spices added for a delicious eggless carrot cake with nutty undertones thanks to the ackees. I did not add nuts but you certainly could, in fact, I’d recommend it! Keeping it super simple yet big on flavour, it’s topped off with browned butter frosting 😋

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Ackee & Eggplant Dip

This creamy, garlicky, ackee eggplant dip was a “stumbled across” recipe. For the most part I have a list of ideas and work from there but sometimes I’ll have bit of ackee left over from a previous recipe and throw it in to what I’m making and that’s how this dish came about.

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Vegan Pancake Recipe using Ackees (Fluffy & Oil-free)

Fall for these fluffy vegan pancakes that are a bit nutty. Ackees are no stranger to the breakfast menu and neither are pancakes. In this recipe however, the ackees are used to replace both the eggs and oil/butter. Their slightly nutty flavour that comes out in sweet applications like this make them a natural pair for granola.

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Pimento: Jamaican Allspice an Essential Ingredient (Bonus – Flan Recipe)

Silky in texture with a subtle warm spice undertone. Ackee Pimento Flan is a unique take on a traditional dessert featuring two distinctly Jamaican ingredients.

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Creamy Tomato Ackee Soup {Vegan}

A creamy soup that is: dairy free, full of flavour and easy to make even on a weekday?

If you’re thinking yes please! This creamy ackee tomato soup is just for you.

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