Best Easy Mincemeat Recipes

EASY MINCEMEAT

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Make homemade mincemeat for your Christmas bakes. It's a lot easier than you might think, and the recipe can be scaled up or down. This works well as a gift, too

Provided by Benjamina Ebuehi

Time 20m

Yield Makes 850g

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

150g currants
150g sultanas
100g raisins
75g mixed peel
1 lemon, zested and juiced
75g suet (check it's vegetarian and gluten-free, if needed)
1 small cooking apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
1½ tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
200g dark muscovado sugar
100ml brandy

Steps:

Put all the ingredients, except the brandy, in a large saucepan. Cook over a low heat for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until the sugar and suet have completely dissolved.
Remove from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature before stirring in the brandy. The mincemeat may look loose at this stage, but it will continue to thicken. You can encase it in pastry as soon as it's cooled. Alternatively, spoon the warm mincemeat into a large sterilised jar or several smaller ones (see tip, below). Will keep in a cool, dry place for up to six months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61 calories, Fat 1 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 11 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 0.4 grams fiber, Protein 0.2 grams protein, Sodium 0.02 milligram of sodium

EASY FROSTED MINCEMEAT CAKE

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This was so easy to make, and the raves never stopped! Could not beleive that this was possible, since I usually make tarts and pies with mincemeat. Definetly something different in cakes!

Provided by duke1981

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) box butter pecan cake mix (pudding in the mix)
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon maple extract
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1 (24 ounce) jar rum and brandy mincemeat
1 tablespoon brandy or 1 tablespoon other alcohol, for additional flavouring (optional)
1 (340 g) can whipped cream cheese frosting (or use favourite recipe)

Steps:

Mix 3 eggs in a bowl along with all the extracts (do not need to beat, just mix).
Empty cake mix into large bowl.
Add egg mixture and mincemeat.
Add alcohol if desired.
Mix thoroughly using mixer or by hand.
Pour into 9x13 cake pan.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out fairly clean (do not over bake- mincemeat keeps cake moist so use discretion).
Let cool for 30 minutes and remove from pan.
Frost and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.2, Fat 5, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 42.3, Sodium 71.8, Carbohydrate 46.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 36.6, Protein 1.4