Crème Brûlée gets an exotic twist with the addition of ackee! The fruit’s creamy texture melds perfectly with this custard for a silky, decadent dessert.
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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.
Easy No-Churn Ackee Ice Cream
Can it be spring already?!
Seriously! I’ve had enough of this on again off again, warm today snow tomorrow set up we’ve been experiencing.
I know this is New England and it comes with the territory but I’m ready to get back into my consistent outdoor runs; to flex my not so green thumb in attempted gardening and chill on the patio and enjoy the warmth of the sun kissing my face.
Ackee Bread Pudding
Bread pudding when done right is one of my favourite desserts since I had it quite a bit growing up.
This version is made using brioche and croissants in a sweet ackee custard for a rich and decadent treat.
Amazing Ackee on Nyammings with Linstead Market Jamaica!
I had the pleasure of working with Linstead Market Jamaica to shoot an episode of the Jamaican food and lifestyle show: Nyammings.
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 Peanut Butter Crunch Cake
Under the black frosting of the Ackee New Years cake was this Ackee Peanut Butter Crunch Cake, it’s a mouthful to say and more than a mouthful to describe in all its yumminess but I’ll do my best; peanut butter lovers rejoice! This one is for you.
White Chocolate Ackee Mousse Cake
Last week I shared my ackee hot chocolate recipe and earlier this year easy ackee muffins with toasted coconut and white chocolate. I love ackee and white chocolate together, it’s just so good!
Some of my other favourite flavours to combine ackee with for sweet treats are coconut, almond, caramel, maple syrup, honey, Jamaican allspice (pimento) and brown butter (See this recipe for Brown Butter Ackee Bread with Walnuts *swoons* 😍).
But I digress, this is about creamy white chocolate ackee mousse atop a toasted cashew sponge with white chocolate glaze and candied cashews 😊. First featured exclusively in Issue 1, 2017 of Jamaican Eats Magazine (click here to it out), you can find the all recipes needed to put together this colourful little showstopper.
Easiest Ackee Cake Ever! {Vegan}
Are you ready for the easiest ackee cake recipe ever?! All you’ll need is a whisk, a bowl and a blender. It produces a beautiful cake that is ackee forward in flavour and has a tender golden crumb. On top of all of that, it’s vegan!
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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