Easy Homemade Mincemeat
This Easy Homemade Mincemeat recipe is a vegetarian version made with a variety of fresh, dried, and candied fruits, coconut oil, brown sugar, brandy, citrus zest and juice, and ground spices.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3/4 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup dried currants
- 1/2 cup candied peel
- 4 pieces of candied ginger
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1 granny smith apple
- 1/2 lemon - zest and juice
- 1/2 lime - zest and juice
- 1/4 cup brandy
Instructions
- 1
Peel the apple and dice it up.
- 2
Also chop up the candied ginger slices.
- 3
Then, add apple, golden raisins, currants, mixed peel, candied ginger, coconut oil, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, lemon zest and juice, lime zest and juice, and 2 tbsp of the brandy into a heavy bottom pan.
- 4
Place pan on stovetop and set heat to low. Cover pan and simmer ingredients for 30 minutes.
- 5
Then, uncover and let simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring every five minutes or so.
- 6
Remove pan from heat and turn stove off.
- 7
Add the remaining brandy into the pan with the dried fruit and stir well.
- 8
Use to make mincemeat pies (using this recipe or this recipe for the crust) or spoon into glass containers, seal and store in the refrigerator for up to a month.