This simple recipe uses little effort for maximum results. With just a handful of ingredients; including fresh rather than canned pumpkin there is no stovetop simmering required. This means you can pop the pumpkin in the oven, put your feet up, come back and in a few minutes have delicious pumpkin ackee butter to spread or stir into whatever you like!
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Creamy Mac ‘n Kees – One Pot Method
Easy, creamy, vegan mac and cheese made in one pot.
This is the dish with which my adventures in ackee began. Here I’m revisiting it but this time around I’ve added coconut milk to the original (Mac ‘n Kees). This makes it extra creamy and I’ve used the one pot pasta method so there’s less mess to clean up.
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Savory ackee cream cheese spread: a simple recipe using virtually two ingredients. Add your own spin and make it as simple or as fancy as you’d like. Spread it on bagels or toast for breakfast or as a dip with chips.
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Pardon me while I take a colourful departure from the usual ackee filled recipes and present to you: How to make rainbow bagels 🙃 or as I like to call them Calypso bagels 😉
Continue reading “How to Make Rainbow Bagels, Step by Step with Pictures!”Pan Seared Salmon with Ackee & Saffron Risotto
Juicy pan seared salmon served with asparagus over creamy ackee and saffron risotto; it’s simple and elegant for date night and easy enough to pull off during the week.
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Risottos are quite easy to make, the process is essentially: toast grains in fat then add hot stock a ladleful at a time till the desired texture is achieved. Of course hundreds of variations exist and the grains used are not limited to rice. This version is delicately spiced with saffron and even creamier from the addition of pureed ackee at the end.
Ackee Colada
Thoughts of Pina Coladas led me to thinking of some of the variations I’ve seen such as banana and pumpkin. Naturally I thought: why not ackees? So Ackee Colada was born!
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Ackee-nut Popsicles to beat the summer heat: they use the same recipe as the Vegan Trini Style Peanut Punch but are dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with crushed peanuts and sea salt.
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These vegan ackee cheesecakes are made using raw cashews. When blended, they become silky and luxurious. Add the ackees to that and ladies and gentlemen we have a rich and creamy vegan dessert which is quick and easy to prepare. It requires no baking and can be made ahead, kept frozen and served whenever you like.
Ackee Honey Cheesecake with Toblerone Whipped Cream
Ackee Honey Cheesecake is a dream: honey sweetened silky ackee custard, topped with toblerone whipped cream and baked in a honey graham crust.
The honey is layered throughout from crust to topping but subtly so. The flavour is there, but the final product is not overly sweet.
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