Name: Delicious and Real make ahead mincemeat
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 apples (peeled and grated); 200 g muscovado sugar; 1 orange (zest and juice); 1 lemon (zest and juice); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp mixed spice; 500 g dried fruit; 50 ml brandy; 100 g unsalted butter (grated )

Delicious and Real make ahead mincemeat

This is the tastiest (and easiest) mincemeat recipe. It can be kept in jars in the fridge, makes lovely gifts and can be frozen

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Prep Time 10

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine snack, sweet, Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 apples peeled and grated
200 g muscovado sugar
1 orange zest and juice
1 lemon zest and juice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp mixed spice
500 g dried fruit
50 ml brandy
100 g unsalted butter grated

Instructions

Put the apples, sugar, zest and juice of the orange and lemon into a large bowl with the ground cinnamon, mixed spice, mixed dried fruit and brandy
Stir in the grated butter
Transfer to jars or containers
Keep in the fridge, unopened, for up to three months or in the freezer for up to six months

Keyword christmasrecipe, familyfavourite

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