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Dark Chocolate Mincemeat
Dark Chocolate Mincemeat is a rich combination of fruits, spices and chocolate that will make your mince pies even more delicious.
Equipment
- large pot or pressure cooker
- Large bowl
- Sharp knife
- chopping board
- grater
- wooden spoon
- weighing scales
- Measuring spoons
- measuring jug
Ingredients
- 2 dessert apples peeled, cored and chopped small
- 100 grams Dried raisins
- 100 grams Dried Sulatanas
- 100 grams Dried cranberries
- 100 grams soft prunes stoned and chopped
- 250 millilitres stout or porter
- 1 medium cooking apple peeled cored and grated
- 300 grams muscovado sugar
- 1 lemon grated zest and juice
- 1 tablespoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 50 grams butter
- 3 tablespoon brandy or rum
- 100 grams dark chocolate
Instructions
- Add the stout or porter to a large pan with the grated cooking apple, muscovado sugar, lemon zest and juice.
- Bring to the boil, stirring and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Measure the dried fruits and other dry ingredients and put in a bowl with the chopped dessert apples.
- Add the dried fruit mixture to the pan with the butter and simmer until thick.
- Remove from the heat, leave until warm and stir in the brandy or rum. Leave to cool completely, then stir in 100g chopped dark chocolate.
Notes
Yield: around 3lb
Nutrition
Calories: 90kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 13mgPotassium: 102mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 55IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg