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10-minute mincemeat

Name: 10-minute mincemeat
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 kg (2 x 500ml jars)
Ingredients: 2 peeled and grated Bramley apples; 200g light muscovado sugar; zest and juice of 1 orange; zest and juice of 1 lemon; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ¼ tsp allspice; 500g mixed dried fruit; 50ml brandy; 100g grated unsalted butter or shredded suet; ½ tbsp ground almonds

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1 kg (2 x 500ml jars)

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

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Make your own mincemeat this Christmas – and not just for mince pies. Try it in Chelsea buns or sweet samosas. You could also give jars of it away as gifts

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 peeled and grated Bramley apples
200g light muscovado sugar
zest and juice of 1 orange
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp allspice
500g mixed dried fruit
50ml brandy
100g grated unsalted butter

or shredded suet
½ tbsp ground almonds

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Nutrition: per tbsp

kcal69
fat2g
saturates1g
carbs12g
sugars12g
fibre0.4g
protein0.3g
salt0.01g

Method

step 1

Put the peeled and grated Bramley apples, light muscovado sugar and the zest and juice of the orange and lemon into a large bowl with the ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, allspice, mixed dried fruit and brandy. Stir in the grated unsalted butter or shredded suet and ground almonds. Transfer to jars or containers. Keep in the fridge, unopened, for up to three months or in the freezer for up to six months.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2018

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