Mince pies recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has cooking apple, mixed spice, cinnamon, light muscovado sugar, oranges, lemon, cranberry, raisin, brandy, apricot, mixed nut and tropical fruit.
Jewelled mincemeat
Course: Mince pies
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Cooking Apple: 1kg cooking apple
- Mixed Spice: 1 tsp ground mixed spice
- Cinnamon: 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Light Muscovado Sugar: 350g light muscovado sugar
- Oranges: 3 oranges, zested
- Lemon: 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- Cranberry: 350g cranberry, fresh or frozen
- Raisin: 100g raisin
- Brandy: 300ml brandy, rum or sherry
- Apricot: 100g dried apricot, chopped
- Mixed Nut: 175g mixed nut (such as brazils, pecans, almonds and hazelnuts), toasted and chopped
- Tropical Fruit: 250g dried tropical fruit (such as pineapple, papaya, etc), chopped
Directions
- Peel, core and chop the apples, then put them in a large pan with the spices, sugar, citrus zests and juices. Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for about 10 mins until the apples start to soften. Add the cranberries, raisins and alcohol. Bringto the boil, stirring well, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20-30 mins, uncovered, until thickened. Stir in the apricots, nuts and tropical fruits. Remove from the heat, leave to cool, then pack into sterilised jars.Seal, label and keep for up to one month in the fridge, or six months in the freezer.
