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close up of mincemeat brownie on plate with cup of tea and Christmas decorations

Christmas Mincemeat Brownies

Karon Grieve
Packed with all those festive flavours and super easy to make these mincemeat brownies are the perfect holiday treat.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course baking
Cuisine American
Servings 9 people
Calories 511 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 150 g unsalted butter
  • 75 g soft brown sugar
  • 150 g dark chocolate
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup
  • 3 eggs
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 1 orange zest zest only
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp mixed spice apple pie spice
  • 150 g plain flour allpurpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 6 tbsp mincemeat

Topping

  • 100 g white chocolate
  • 1 tbsp dried cranberries chopped
  • 1/2 tbsp pistachios chopped
  • 1 tbsp desiccated coconut
Metric - US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C and line a 20 x 20cm baking tine
  • Melt together the butter, soft brown sugar, plain chocolate and golden syrup
  • Whisk the eggs with the sugar then add in the orange zest, spices, flour and baking powder
  • Fold in the bownie mix from the pan then put half of this in a lined baking tin
  • Add the mincemeat and then top with remaining brownie mix and bake for approx 30 minutes

Decorating

  • Once the brownies have cooled melt the white chocolate either in a microwave or a bain marine (bowl over bubbling water) and spread ontop of the brownies.
  • Scatter on the dried cranberries, pistachios and coconut and slice

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Notes

The perfect holiday treat these Christmas mincemeat brownies will keep for up to 4 days in a tin/box and can be frozen before frosting for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 6gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 137mgPotassium: 242mgFiber: 4gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 513IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 3mg
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