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.

Ackee is the fruit of a tropical evergreen that falls into the soapberry family making it related to lychees! It is a native of West Africa that was brought to the Caribbean in the 18th century where it has flourished and in Jamaica, risen to […]

Creamy ackee sautéed with aromatics and chunks of flaked salted fish, this is Jamaica’s national dish: Ackee and Saltfish.  A traditional Jamaican favourite recipe that’s Keto-friendly and delicious.

What if I told you that your favourite banana bread recipe isn’t just a banana bread recipe? You can make tweaks to the flours, from a 50/50 blend of white and wholewheat flours to 100% whole grain or experiment with less popularly used flours like […]

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.

Thanks to Bob’s Red Mill for partnering with me to bring you this recipe. They provided their Southern-Style White Corn Grits, as always the recipes and opinions are my own. With layers of delicious flavour, this Garlic Shrimp with Ackee Sauté over Creamy Coconut Ackee Grits […]

Banana Bread, pumpkin bread, zucchini bread, why not Ackee bread?!

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!

This pie is a coconut lover’s dream! Coconut flavour in every bite; the crust is made with coconut oil and the silky custard filling with ackees and coconut milk; it’s all topped off with coconut whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes. Indulgent, yet light on […]

Two ingredients: ackee and flour. That’s it! That’s all you need to make this vegan pasta dough. Ackees are used to replace the eggs and because they are a good source of natural fat we don’t even need to add oil.