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Easy Vegetarian/Vegan Christmas Mincemeat
This vegan mincemeat is refined sugar-free and packs a punch in flavours. Use it in mince pies, desserts and baking.
Ingredients
- 65 g roughly chopped mixed nuts
- 750 g luxury dried fruit mix
- 100 g carrots grated
- 150 g apples any eating variety grated
- 1 orange grated rind and juice
- 1 lemon grated rind and juice
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 1 tsp red chili finely chopped
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp Allspice powder
- 125 ml Brandy/Whisky or Rum plus extra to add to jars
Instructions
- Toast the chopped nuts in a dry pan for approx 1 minute till they release their gorgeous nutty aroma, remove from pan and allow to cool.
- Put all ingredients in a great big bowl and stir well to combine.
- Cover with a tea towel and leave for 3 days to mature.
- Spoon into sterilised jars and top each with an extra tablespoon of your chosen booze and stir through.
- It is now ready to use and will keep for at least a month due to the high booze content and the maple syrup.
Notes
This recipe makes 2 jars of vegan mincemeat and calories are calculated as 1 tbsp per serving.
Use for mince pies, serve with ice-cream and add to other recipes too.
Nutrition
Calories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 117mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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