I simply started incorporating my favorite ingredients into plain cornbread, and I created something delicious!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 2 12-ounce jars |
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 large green apple, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 ¼ cups sultana raisins
- 1 ⅛ cups white sugar
- ½ cup dried currants
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup chopped almonds
- 1 ½ tablespoons grated orange zest
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup brandy
Instructions
- Prepare mixed spice: Combine cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl. Reserve 1 heaped teaspoon for the mincemeat. Store the rest in a small jar for a later use.
- Immerse two clean, 12-ounce jars in simmering water until mincemeat is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
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- Prepare mincemeat: Combine apple, sultanas, sugar, currants, raisins, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low heat and stir gently until butter has melted. Stir in chopped almonds, orange zest, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, and cinnamon.
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- Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes.
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- Remove from heat and set mincemeat aside to cool down for 30 minutes. Stir in brandy. Spoon into sterilized jars.
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- Be sure to use jars that are free of any cracks and/or rust.
- Orange juice can be used instead of brandy.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 156 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 33 mg |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Followed the recipe except I added the small amount left of almond slivers in the little bag (maybe a 1/4 cup), and a few dried apricots cut up small. I added 2 small to medium apples as well. When I added the brandy I was worried how liquidy it was, however I put it in the fridge in containers and a few hours later it was set nice. I added into tart shells and baked in my air fryer for 16 minutes. Absolute perfection beautiful colour, consistency, and flavour!
I used 1 apple and 1 pear, 1 cup golden raisins, and 1 cup diced candied ginger because I’m not that fond of currants, raisins, etc. After the addition of the brandy the mixture seemed much too soupy. I will wait to see how it looks in 10 days’ time when I bake my mince pies, but I may opt to cook off some of the liquid.
This is a brilliant recipe! Do NOT heed the naysayers and nit-pickers who want to make substitutions. It’s perfect! And thank you, supply chain, for forcing me to make my own. I will never go back. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for sharing! I made it, thought it looked a little runny after adding the orange juice, didn’t have any brandy, but it thickened up nicely after cooling a bit more and tasted amazing. I will be making this again.
Soupy, not a good balance of ingredients. One apple to a whole cup of brandy! Also note the amounts given serve 24, which would be like a square inch of pie. After cooking, I added 2 pears, more raisins, and a bit of minute tapioca before baking in a pie.
had to play with the butter a little
I’ve never made mincemeat before (it’s always been easier to buy it back in the UK), but I’ve been in the US for three years now. So for Thanksgiving I’m making a load of British treats for my american roomies. This is, hands down, the best tasting mincemeat I’ve ever tried. I had to replace the currants with dried cranberries, and I’m using orange juice rather than booze, but it’s totally worth making for yourself.
I used 2 big green apples. Used dried cranberries for currents and vanilla brandy Canned in the same way I do jams and jellies. After 2 weeks, I made the whole batch into a pie using a deep dish 10 inch pie plate. Everyone that said they liked mincemeat pie in general loved it. I got requests to make it again and again.
Just not for us. I used the best ingredients, so it wasn’t that. It’s an acquired taste. I was disappointed.