Santas Mince Pie Diamonds

Get the kids to make them, then relax with a glass of sherry for you and one for Santa

• Cooking Time Prep 20 mins
  Cook 30 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 12

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  320

• Protein

  3g

• Carbs

  63g

• Fat

  8g

• Saturates

  5g

• Fibre

  2g

• Sugar

  49g

• Salt

  0.74g

Ingredients

• 100g butter, melted
• 14 filo pastry sheets
• 500g bag mixed dried fruits
• 140g dried berries (including cranberries and cherries)
• 1 heaped tsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 2 tbsp clear honey
• For the syrup
• zest 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp clear honey

Directions

1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and grease an 18 x 28cm baking tray with melted butter. Brush a sheet of filo pastry with melted butter and lay buttered side up in the tray. Repeat with 4 more sheets, brushing each layer with melted butter. In a large bowl, mix all of the dried fruit, brown sugar, spices and honey together. Spoon a third of the filling into the tray in an even layer. Cover with 3 buttered sheets of filo. Continue until you have 3 layers of fruit, sandwiched and topped with 3 sheets of buttered filo.
2. Brush the top with melted butter, then, using a sharp knife, carefully cut into diamond shapes. Sprinkle with a little water (to prevent the corners curling) and bake for 30 mins until golden brown.
3. Warm the zest, honey and 2 tbsp water in a pan, then pour over the still-warm pastry. Leave to cool in the tray before loosening the pieces and arranging on a plate to serve.

Categories: All Christmas