Ackee Horchata – “Ackeechata”

What do you get when you combine ackees and horchata? Ackee-chata of course! 😂

Horchata generally refers to a beverage or group of beverages made from rice, nuts and/or seeds. The rice, nuts and/or seeds are soaked and blended with water to produce a drink with a milky appearance. This drink is then sweetened and served over ice so it is cool and refreshing.

To create this Ackeechata I started by soaking rice, almonds and cinnamon for the base then added the cooked ackees to make the drink creamy.

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Ackee Stuffed Saltfish Fritters

Saltfish fritters are a Jamaican favourite! And Ackee & Saltfish is our national dish. I’ve married the two and created these ackee stuffed saltfish fritters, the best of both in one amazing bite!

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Easy Jamaican Ackee Fritters

Feather light and chock full of flavour these easy Jamaican ackee fritters are delicious by themselves or dipped. They contain egg whites which makes them light and fluffy but they can easily be made vegan by omitting the egg whites and adding more water or by using aquafaba instead.

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{Vegan} Toasted Coconut Ackee Ice Cream!

Because of their fat content and creamy texture, ackees are great for making ice cream. This kid friendly vegan version has toasted coconut added in (such a great pair! check out the ackee muffins if you haven’t already). It uses less than 10 ingredients and is easy to prepare.

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(Not my Granny’s) Trini Style Peanut Punch

Rich, thick and creamy, this ackee peanut punch is everything! It hits all the right notes and on top of that, it’s vegan!

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Ackee Cheesecake Danishes

Ackee cheesecake filling is a versatile add-in. You can use it to make filled muffins, swirled brownies or blondies, thumbprint cookies or for croissants or danishes like the mini ones shown here.

They cute and easy to make too!

  1. Roll out some store bought puff pastry, danish or croissant dough and cut squares,
  2. Make the ackee cheesecake filling (the same used in the Ackee Muffins);
  3. Assemble; bake; done!

If Sunday brunch for the family is your kind of thing and you’re looking for a unique item to add, this could be just the thing you’re looking for.

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Ackee Quiche: Brunch Ready Recipe

Quiches are a brunch favourite! Once you’ve nailed down your crust recipe; it’s a matter of deciding on what you want your fillings to be as the custard is a simple ratio of half a cup of dairy (cream, milk, half and half or even sour cream) for each egg you use.

To make this ackee quiche or as I like to say Keeche, I replaced a bit of the milk with ackees. Want even more ackee? Add it as a filling too! Here I’ve used ricotta cheese and a mix of dark greens (kale, chard, spinach, collards, frisee & mizuna); but you can use whatever you like.

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Baked French Toast with Ackee & Brown Sugar

Baked French toast is the perfect weekend breakfast. With all the prep done the night before, wake up at your leisure and pop it in the oven. Ready in less than an hour and best of all you don’t have to stand over the stove.
This baked French toast with ackee and brown sugar is paired with pimento liqueur spiked maple syrup. Did somebody say grown and sexy boozy breakfast?

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