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Instant Chocolate Mincemeat
This is mincemeat that you can mix up quickly using any mixture of dried fruits and nuts you have in your cupboard, the addition of some chopped chocolate, adds a lovely richness to the fruit mixture
Equipment
- weighing scales
- bowl
- spoon
- grater
- Lemon squeezer
- knife
Ingredients
- 1 lemon zest
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 1 Apple dessert
- 50 grams sultanas
- 50 grams dried cranberries
- 50 grams prunes chopped
- 50 grams raisins
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 100 grams dark brown sugar
- 60 grams vegetable suet
- 50 grams dark chocolate chopped
- 1 tablespoon pistaschio nuts chopped
Instructions
- Put the zest and lemon juice in a bowl, grate the apple including the skin, into the juice.
- Add all the other ingredients and stir.
- Store in a lidded jar in the fridge until ready to use.
Notes
You can use any dried fruit and any nuts you like in this Instant Chocolate Mincemeat recipe.
You can also leave out the chocolate and add additional dreid fruit to make a more traditional instant mincemat.
Nutrition
Calories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 6mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg