Homemade Christmas Mincemeat 101
A traditional homemade mincemeat recipe filled with dried fruits, fresh fruit, spices and maple syrup. This is a simple but delicious filling, soaked with brandy and orange juice that is perfect for Christmas.
Equipment
- Sauté pan
- Rubber spatula
- Glass jar
Ingredients
- 350 gm Mixed fruit
- 10 pcs Dates pitted and chopped
- 1 Green apple grated
- 30 gm Ginger/stem ginger
- 45 gm Nuts
- 15 gm Butter
- 5 gm Corn flour
- 10 gm Mixed spice
- 5 gm Cinnamon powder
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 15 gm Vanilla
- 5 gm Almond extract
- 15 gm Brown sugar
- 120 ml Alcohol
- 30 ml Orange juice
Instructions
- Start by adding butter into a sauce pot, let it melt and brown a little.
- Add the nuts, and let them sauté in the butter for a few seconds.
- Add the mixed fruit, dates, stem ginger, maple syrup and stir. Add the sugar, vanilla, almond extract, fresh fruit increase the heat and stir.
- Add the corn flour, mixed spiced and cook over medium heat until dry. Add the alcohol and the orange juice, reduce the heat and stir.
- Once thicker remove from the heat and let it cool down before using.
Notes
- I use a combination of currants, raisins, apricots, dried cranberries - you can use any fruit you prefer.
- To make this alcohol free you can use a zero sugar dark fruit juice. It must be zero sugar or else it will be too sweet.