Take your mince pies to the next level with this homemade spiced mincemeat
Get ahead for your festive mince pie baking by whipping up a batch of homemade vegan mincemeat. This recipe combines fresh Bramley apples with sweet, dried fruits, warming spices and a punch of brandy.
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Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Rating:
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 6)
- 75 75 g Bramley apples, cored and finely chopped
- 58.333333333333 58.333333333333 g sultanas
- 58.333333333333 58.333333333333 g soft light brown sugar
- 37.5 37.5 g vegan suet
- 37.5 37.5 g golden raisins
- 37.5 37.5 g dried cranberries
- 37.5 37.5 g candied mixed peel
- 0.33333333333333 0.33333333333333 oranges, zest only
- 10 10 ml brandy or rum (optional)
- 1 1 star anise
- 0.5 0.5 tsp ground mixed spice
- 0.16666666666667 0.16666666666667 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.083333333333333 0.083333333333333 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- You will also need
- 1 1 x 500ml glass jars
Method
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large ovenproof bowl. Preheat oven to 110°C/225°F/Gas 1⁄2.
- Cover the bowl with a plate and place in the oven for 1 hour to melt the suet. When the cooking time is up, remove the bowl from the oven and stir really well a few times, so that everything is fully coated in the suet. Leave the oven on.
- To sterilise the jars, wash them and their lids in hot, soapy water really well and dry them thoroughly with a clean tea towel. Arrange the jars and lids on a baking tray and transfer to the oven for 5 minutes.
- Fill the jars with the mincemeat and seal whilst both are still warm to create a firm seal. Store in a cool, dry place until ready to use.
Nutritional information per serving (20g): Calories 60, Fat 1.5g, Saturates 0.7g, Sugars 9.5g, Salt 0.02g
Now you’ve made your homemade spiced mincemeat you can use it to make these delicious mince pie parcels.
