Ackees are a must have for the vegan pantry, here’s a round up of sauces, dips and spreads you can make with it. All easy and nut free!
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Vegan Ackee Cheesecakes with Vanilla Crumble & Caramel Sauce
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 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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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.
Continue reading “Ackee Quiche: Brunch Ready Recipe”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?
Easy Ackee Muffins
Ready for the most tender muffins you’ve ever tried?
Ackees make these muffins extremely moist and the addition of pastry flour lightens up the mix . The base recipe is easy to prepare and you can include your own favourite add-ins; here I’ve done two variations: the first white chocolate and coconut and the second feature a dollop of ackee cream cheese filling. Continue reading “Easy Ackee Muffins”
Creamy Vegan Spinach Dip
This vegan spinach dip is loaded with nutrients and delicious. It’s also soy and nut free. Perfect appetizer for a crowd, add it to your earth day menu!
Ackee Easter Buns
Pillow soft, just the right amount of spice and sweet. These ackee easter buns are a must try. The ackee flavour isn’t very noticeable but it is the ackees and that help to make the buns so incredibly moist!
Fluffy Ackee Biscuits
I didn’t realise until after writing the title that if it were an acronym it would spell FAB which basically sums it up. These ackee biscuits are tender, light and amazingly versatile. The nutty ackee flavour is noticeable when the biscuit is had on its own but when paired with something else it sits back and allows the other player to shine. The recipe has intentionally been kept simple, it’s meant to be a canvas if you will, but there are definitely variations and upgrades in its future.
Introducing: Keeza. Your New Favorite Vegan Pizza
Say hello to your new vegan pizza fix – Keeza!
The only limits are your imagination, I’ve done three versions to show the basic idea but feel free to build on it and truly make it your own.Presenting Three the Hard Way Keeza Style:
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