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Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies

Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies are sweet, fruity and traditionally served not only on Christmas, but Easter as well

Sweet, fruity Traditional Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies - easy to make, easy to eat !

These Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies are a South-African favorite traditional Christmas treat. The pies are normally only on sale during Christmas and Easter in the supermarkets.

As it is one of my son’s favorite sweet treats, I first made some myself, earlier this year, on his birthday, as part of the dessert table.

Had I known (right, my own ignorant mistake!) earlier just how easy these are to make, I would have started baking them years ago already !

These are much more delicious than most of the store-bought brands.

I doubt whether I will buy in-store again as it is very easy to make, using a good quality bottled Fruit Mincemeat. (I only use SAFARI, but am not sure whether this specific brand is available outside of South-Africa).

Sweet, fruity Traditional Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies - easy to make, easy to eat !

Never had a Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pie ? Well, it is a sweet, very fruity little pie, or cookie, not quite sure which category is correct.

As I mentioned I buy a good quality filling, but I do know people also make their own fillings, where the ingredients are more or less the same, with small differences.

Before we go onto the recipe: there are NO animal meat in Fruit Mincemeat !

It is the meat of the fruit which is minced. Much, much older recipes might have used actual meat, but that is something I have no knowledge about.

Sweet, fruity Traditional Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies - easy to make, easy to eat !

Above you can see what I mean by a “patty pan” in the recipe below. Very shallow and just big enough for a two bite fruit mincemeat pie.

I prefer these to the deeper (mini muffin or standard muffin) sized pies, as they are incredibly sweet and I know (from previous store-bought pies) bigger ones are just too much.

These pies can be made in a mini or standard muffin pan as well. You will then have to double/triple the recipe to make 12 pies.

Open or closed Fruit Mincemeat pies ?

They can be served the way I make them – open with a star on top or cut a large enough circle to cover the top (make a small hole to allow steam to escape in each pie, if making “closed” pies).

This is of course a personal choice – let me know which you prefer, shallow or a deep fruit pie ? And if you have not tasted one yet, will you try the recipe?

Sweet, fruity Traditional Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies - easy to make, easy to eat !

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Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies

Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies

Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies

Linda Nortje
Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies are sweet, fruity and traditionally served not only on Christmas, but Easter as well
4.80 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Sweet Treats
Cuisine South-African
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 85 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Flour
  • ¼ cup Butter cubed
  • 1 TB Caster Sugar heaped (Superfine Sugar)
  • 1 TB Cornflour heaped (Cornstarch)
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 12 t Fruit Mincemeat heaped (homemade or store-bought)
  • 1 t Icing Sugar to dust

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – Spray a shallow patty pan with cooking oil
  • Using a food processor, process the Cake Flour, Butter and Caster Sugar until crumbly – add the Egg and process until well combined (add a little more Flour if the dough is too moist)
  • Place dough on a floured surface and knead until smooth – cover with plastic wrap and chill for 15 minutes
  • Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3mm – using a round cutter, slightly larger than the patty pan holes, cut 12 pieces and place in the patty pan – scoop 1 heaped teaspoon of Fruit Mincemeat into each base
  • Using a star cutter (or any similar), cut 12 stars and place on top of each pie
  • Bake 12 – 15 minutes until golden brown. 7.) Remove from oven – dust with Icing Sugar whilst still hot – transfer to a cooling rack until completely cooled

Notes

Total time does not include dough chilling time
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies
Serving Size
 
1 Pie
Amount per Serving
Calories
85
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
26
mg
9
%
Sodium
 
37
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
10
g
3
%
Sugar
 
2
g
2
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Keep in a sealed container.

Sweet, fruity Traditional Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies - easy to make, easy to eat !

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Sara

Friday 21st of December 2012

These little pies are so cute and look delicious! :)

Jocie@TheBetterHalf

Friday 21st of December 2012

Hey Linda, These look so pretty. I have to say the name has always scared me off, but one day... hahaha

Thanks so much for linking up at last week's Humble Brag. This week, The Better Half, along with a bunch of other awesome bloggers are hosting a link party to support the Sandy Hook area - $1 will be donated for every project linked up. Its up and running now. Hope to see you there!

http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/special-link-party-supporting-sandy-hook/

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Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama

Thursday 20th of December 2012

Sounds delightful! Love the stars on top.

Thanks so much for sharing it at Artsy Corner :)

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Thursday 20th of December 2012

That is awesome and I hope I would be so delicious.

Debi @ Adorned From Above

Wednesday 19th of December 2012

Hi Linda,These look so good. I have never had mincemeat pie. I'm going to have to try it. Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop. This weeks party will be live at midnight. I hope to see you there. http://www.adornedfromabove.comDebi @ Adorned From AboveJoye and Myrna @ The Busy Bee'sLinda @ With A Blast

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