Blitz N Blend Mincemeat

A traditional boozy mincemeat that's ready in 20 minutes - make a big batch, bottle up and give as gifts

• Cooking Time Ready in 20 minutes
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings About 1.6kg/3lb 8oz

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  81

• Protein

  0g

• Carbs

  14g

• Fat

  2g

• Saturates

  1g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  5g

• Salt

  0.02g

Ingredients

• 50g blanched almonds
• 100g candied peel
• 1 Bramley apple, peeled, cored and chopped into large chunks
• 50g stem ginger, plus 2 tbsp syrup from the jar
• 50g glacé cherries
• 50g ready-to-eat dried pineapples
• 225g each of sultanas/ raisins /currants
• 140g shredded suet
• 225g light muscovado sugar
• ¼ tsp each powdered ginger /mixed spice/nutmeg
• grated zest and juice of 1 orange
• 150ml brandy or dark rum

Directions

1. In your food processor, pulse the almonds, peel, apple, ginger, cherries and pineapple together until finely chopped (but not mushy), then tip into a large bowl. In batches, pulse the sultanas, raisins and currants until just chopped a little bit then add to the bowl.
2. Sprinkle the suet and sugar, salt and spices over all the chopped fruit and mix well. To mix, squelch through fingers. Pour over the ginger syrup, orange juice and zest and alcohol, then mix again. Spoon the mixture into sterilised jars and keep until needed.

Categories: All Christmas