Best Pear Mincemeat With Apricots Recipes

PEAR MINCEMEAT DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a glass baking dish, place one bartlett pear half, well drained from a tin, for each serving-- place with the cavity up.
• For each pear half, place one tbsp mincemeat (use a good quality product) in a small mixing bowl and add 1/2 tsp brandy for each tbsp of mincemeat; you don't have to use the brandy, though, if you don't want to, or you can substitute another spirit for the brandy (try Grand Marnier, or port).
• Stir brandy and mincemeat together, then place one tbsp into the cavity in each pear half.
• Bake pears for 20 minutes; serve warm, with lots of freshly whipped cream (if your waistline can take it).

PEAR AND SOUR CHERRY MINCEMEAT

Steps:

• Peel, quarter, and core pears. Chop pears coarse and in a bowl toss with lemon juice.
• In a dry 3 1/2- to 4-quart heavy saucepan cook 1/3 cup sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork, until melted and cook, without stirring, swirling pan, until a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add water down side of pan (caramel will steam and harden). Return pan to heat and simmer mixture, stirring, until caramel is dissolved. Add pears, remaining 1/3 cup sugar, cherries, raisins, spices, and salt and simmer, stirring occasionally at beginning of cooking and frequently toward end to prevent sticking, until thickened, about 50 minutes.
• Stir in walnuts and brandy and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Cool mincemeat. Mincemeat may be used immediately but will improve in flavor if kept, covered and chilled, at least 1 day and up to 1 week.

NEW-FASHIONED APPLE AND PEAR MINCEMEAT

Steps:

• Add the first 21 ingredients to a slow cooker.
• Put the orange halves in a food processor; pulse to chop the fruit and rind; add to the slow cooker.
• Stir the mixture well to combine.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 1/2 hours, bringing mixture to a full boil.
• Remove lid and continue to cook on HIGH, stirring occasionally, until the fruits are soft and the mixture has thickened considerably (2-3 hours).
• Transfer the hot mixture to 2 clean, sterilized 1-quart Mason jars; let cool completely.
• Pour 2 tablespoons brandy into each jar; cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 1 week, to meld flavors before serving.
• Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.
• Use cold, directly out of the refrigerator.