33 Recipes Using Mincemeat

Mincemeat Brownies & Slices

Everyone loves brownies, and traybake slices are so easy to make.  Make them with mincemeat and they are perfect to serve to visitors over the holiday season. 

1. Chocolate Brownies with Mincemeat from Only Crumbs Remain are the perfect way of using half a jar of sweet mincemeat.  It’s delicious and indulgent as you would expect with a brownie recipe that includes real chocolate in the mixture.
2. Frangipane Mince Pie Slices from Curly’s Cooking has all the flavours you’d associate with mince pies but in a traybake instead of an individual little pie.
3. Mince Pie Bakewell Squares are a great idea from The Baking Explorer  where  mincemeat replaces the jam of the traditional Bakewell Tart is a fantastic festive twist
4. Chilli & Chocolate Mincemeat Slice from Tin & Thyme brings the sweetness of chocolate, the heat of chilli and the festive fruity flavours of mincemeat together in one tempting bake. 

Filo Pastry Mincemeat Bakes 

Filo or Phyllo pastry is made up of layers of thin pastry sheets.  It’s a lighter way to serve up pastry treats and has a lovely crunch.

1. Cranberry Mince Pie Filo Pastry Rolls from Sew White are so easy to make easy to nibble on too.
2. Mince Pie Filo Cigars from Veggie Desserts are filled mincemeat and added chopped apples and pears, all rolled in filo pastry and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
3. Easy Filo Mince Pies from Stacy in the Sticks are little parcels of mincemeat delight that are also Slimming World friendly.

Bread and Buns using Mincemeat 

I love a sweet bread or bun filled with a delicious filling. Mincemeat is a really easy way of adding that festive flavour to your bakes. 

1. Cheat’s Stollen Croissants from Fab Food 4 All are easy to make using readymade croissant dough, leftover marzipan and mincemeat.   But they taste like something you’d buy in a patisserie and are a fraction of the price.
2. Festive Mince and Marzipan Rolls are a delicious fusion of Cinnamon buns and Stollen from Donna Dundas.
3. Mincemeat Buns flavoured with Aromatic Cardamom.  This recipe from Tin & Thyme makes the most fabulous mincemeat buns – soft, fragrant and oh so very moreish.

Puff Pastry Mincemeat Treats 

I always have a pack of ready rolled puff pastry int he freezer.  I know that I can use it to make quick and easy savoury or sweet pies with whatever else I have in the fridge or larder. 

Shortcrust pastry is traditional for mince pies, but you will see in the recipes below that you can make all kinds of different styles of pastry bake with puff pastry and mincemeat. 

Easy Mincemeat ‘Sausage’ Rolls are made in exactly the same way as you would make sausage rolls.  The pastry is rolled into a long rectangle and the mincemeat mixture is spread out like a long sausage.  Fold over the pastry, then cut to size and bake. 

1. Festive Mincemeat Palmiers from Cooking with my Kids is a great and easy alternative to mince pies. They need only two ingredients and are easy enough to make with small children.
2. Mincemeat Pinwheels are described by Curly’s Cooking as mince pies but without all of the cutting and assembling.  They are quick, very easy but still everything you want from a mince pie. 
3. Mince Pie Twists from My Boys Club transform your leftover mincemeat and pastry this year into something a little different and needs only two ingredients. 

This Mincemeat and Marzipan Wreath is the inspired creation of Casa Costello.  Made with puff pastry, mincemeat and marzipan it looks so pretty but is really easy to make and is bound to impress your guests. 

Mincemeat Tarts for sharing 

Deep Filled Chocolate Mincemeat Tart, the pastry is crisp on the top and melts in the mouth. AI love the deep fruit and chocolate filling, it is lusciously sweet and moist with just enough citrus tartness.

1. Mincemeat and Apple Galette from Recipes Made Easy makes great use of left-over sweet mincemeat and some fresh apple. The tart contains no added sugar. 
2. Mincemeat and Marzipan Slice from Buckets of Tea makes a lovely alternative to Christmas pudding.  Serve it on its own or with custard, ice cream or brandy sauce.
3. Mary Berry’s Bakewell Tart with a Mincemeat Twist  from Christina’s Cucina. In this recipe, Christina replaces the traditional jam with leftover mincemeat for a fabulous treat.

Four more delicious recipes using mincemeat

1. No-Bake Mincemeat Cheesecake from Fuss Free Flavours is an easy to make no-bake mincemeat cheesecake. Serve as an excellent alternative Christmas dessert.
2. Slow Cooker Mincemeat Pudding from Baking Queen 74 is so simple to make.  If you missed Stir Up Sunday, make this at the last minute.  It’s full of festive flavours
3. Mincemeat Thumbprint Cookies from Curly’s Cooking have all the tasty flavours you’d expect from a mince pie.
4. Christmas Scones from Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen are brandy scones with mincemeat and marzipan. A festive twist on a classic afternoon tea treat.

And finally some variations on mince pies

 I couldn’t do an alternative mincemeat collection without some ideas for mince pies with a bit of a twist.

1. Chanukah Mince Pies with kiddush wine Mincemeat from Family Friends Food. The quick & easy filling for these festive mince pies is fruity, sweet, spicy and delicious, enhanced with kiddush wine and rum.
2. Melt In Your Mouth Almondy Mince Pies from Jo’s Kitchen Larder are just what they say on the tin! Almond shortcrust pastry makes them simply irresistible and even more festive.
3. Frangipane Mince Pies from Proper Foodie are filled with mincemeat and cranberry sauce and topped with almond frangipane and crunchy amaretti biscuit.

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