Best My Own Mincemeat Pie Filling Recipes

MINCEMEAT PIE FILLING

Mincemeat Pie Filling image

A friend gave me this recipe for mincemeat many years ago. It is so good that even those who do not care for mincemeat pie likes it. If preferred, use molasses instead of sorghum. Also, apricot juice can be substituted for the pineapple juice. This makes enough filling for 2 (9 inch) pies.

Provided by Dmarcks

Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pie Recipes Mincemeat Pie Recipes

Time P1D

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 ½ cups diced cooked beef
4 cups chopped apples
1 ½ cups raisins
¼ cup sweet pickle juice
¼ cup pineapple juice
1 large orange, peeled, sectioned, and cut into bite-size
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup sorghum
1 cup beef broth

Steps:

Combine the cooked beef, apples, raisins, sweet pickle vinegar, pineapple, orange, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, sorghum and 1 cup beef broth. Store in the refrigerator or freeze until ready to use.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224.4 calories, Carbohydrate 43.7 g, Cholesterol 15.8 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 136.3 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

MEATLESS MINCEMEAT PIE

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A sweet mincemeat treat! May use brandy or apple juice in place of the rum.

Provided by MARBALET

Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pie Recipes Mincemeat Pie Recipes

Time P1D

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) jar prepared mincemeat pie filling
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
2 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup rum
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

Steps:

Combine mincemeat, walnuts, apples, brown sugar, lemon juice and rum in a bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Take filling out of refrigerator and let come to room temperature. Prepare crusts. Stir filling well and pour into shell. Top with full crust and make slits or make a lattice top. Crimp edges.
Bake in preheated oven on low shelf for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 463.3 calories, Carbohydrate 60.2 g, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 260.9 mg, Sugar 42.1 g

TRADITIONAL MINCEMEAT

Traditional mincemeat image

Try making your mincemeat well in advance of Christmas to give the flavours maximum time to mature

Provided by James Martin

Categories Treat

Time 20m

Yield Makes about 2kg (4 x 500ml jars)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

250g raisins
375g currants
100ml brandy
zest of 1 lemon, juice of ½
300g shredded suet
250g dark brown sugar
85g chopped mixed peel
½ small nutmeg, grated
1 large Bramley apple, peeled and grated

Steps:

Soak the raisins and currants in the brandy and lemon juice for 1 hr until plumped up, then drain and set the brandy aside. Mix all the ingredients together in the order given, then pour in the brandy when everything else is well mixed. Spoon and press into sterilised jars, to exclude any air (the easiest way to sterilise jars is to run them through a dishwasher on its hottest setting). Cover and leave for at least a fortnight. Will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium