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mince pie sitting on wooden board with forkful taken out to reveal centre filled with juicy raisins and cinnamon next to glass of brandy
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Vegan Homemade Mince Pies

A buttery, melt-in-the-mouth pastry case stuffed with juicy spiced fruit, a traditional Christmas classic fruit pie in the UK.
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: English
Keyword: christmas, fruity, mince pie, pastry
Servings: 12
Calories: 492kcal
Author: Reena Sharma

Ingredients

Mincemeat:

  • 250 g raisins
  • 100 g sultanas
  • 100 g dried cranberries
  • 100 g candied peel
  • 200 g brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 chopped apple
  • 150 ml hot water

Vegan pastry:

  • 400 g wholewheat flour
  • 200 g vegan spread
  • 50 ml milk

Vegan Crumble topping:

  • 165 g wholewheat flour
  • 100 g coconut sugar
  • 100 g vegan spread

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C.
  • For the mincemeat, soak the raisins, sultanas, apple and dried cranberries in hot water for 1 hour.
  • Add the remaining ingredients.
  • Place half the mixture in a food processor and blitz roughly for a few seconds.
  • Add back to the rest of the mincemeat and leave aside.
  • For the pastry case, combine the flour and vegan spread with fingertips until breadcrumb-like.
  • Slowly add the milk whilst mixing with a blunt knife until it resembles a dough.
  • Form dough into one big piece, wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Remove from fridge and roll out on floured surface until 3mm thick.
  • Using a 9cm cookie cutter, cut out circles and line a greased cupcake tin with these.
  • Bake for 20 minutes until golden and leave aside.
  • . Repeat until all pastry has been used up.
  • For the crumble topping, using fingertips, combine spread and flour until breadcrumbs,
  • Fold in the sugar.
  • Place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and cook until golden, around 15 minutes.
  • When ready to eat, place a spoonful of mincemeat in the pastry case and give a generous sprinkle of crumble on top.
  • Place in the oven for a few minutes if you would like it hot.

Notes

  • Wheat flour can be replaced with gluten-free pastry flour
  • Coconut sugar can be replaced with any other type of sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 492kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 962IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 3mg