Homemade Mincemeat

Name: Homemade Mincemeat
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 jars
Ingredients: 500 g (3 cups) mixture of raisins, currants and sultanas (use jumbo or golden sultanas if you can get them); 140 g (1 cup) dried apricots, chopped; 85 g (3/4 cups) dried cranberries; 85 g (3/4 cups) mixed peel; 150 ml (1/2 cup) brandy; zest and juice 1 lemon; zest and juice 1 orange; 175 g (12 tablespoons) melted butter or suet; 100 g (1 cup) fresh or frozen cranberries, roughly chopped; 200 g (1 1/2 cup) brown sugar; 1½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
2 jars
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Irish

Homemade Mincemeat

Bryce Winter

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You don't have to make your Homemade Mincemeat weeks in advance to create your own Mincemeat Pies for the holidays. Follow my easy recipe and I'll show you!

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Ingredients

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500 g (3 cups) mixture of raisins, currants and sultanas (use jumbo or golden sultanas if you can get them)
140 g (1 cup) dried apricots, chopped
85 g (3/4 cups) dried cranberries
85 g (3/4 cups) mixed peel
150 ml (1/2 cup) brandy
zest and juice 1 lemon
zest and juice 1 orange
175 g (12 tablespoons) melted butter or suet
100 g (1 cup) fresh or frozen cranberries, roughly chopped
200 g (1 1/2 cup) brown sugar
1½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg

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Notes

Keep up to 6 months in a dark, cool space.
When it comes to sterilizing the jar, just put some water in the bottom of the jar and microwave it for 2 minutes until the water bubbles and steams. Pour out and fill while hot. Not too fussy at all.