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Boozy Cranberry Mincemeat {vegan}

Boozy Cranberry Mincemeat is a fresh, fruity filling for your mince pies. Gorgeously spiced and rich with festive flavour. Plus nut-free, vegan, suet-free and gluten-free if you're looking for the perfect free-from mincemeat.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: British
Servings: 64 servings
Calories: 63kcal

Ingredients

  • 100 g dried cranberries
  • 200 g raisins
  • 275 g currants
  • 100 g soft prunes stoned and blended to form a paste
  • 2 dessert apples peeled, cored and diced small
  • 500 g fresh cranberries
  • 300 g dark brown sugar
  • 250 ml gluten-free pale ale
  • 1 bramley apple peeled and grated
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 30 ml brandy
  • 100 ml Cointreau

Instructions

  • Pour the fresh cranberries, sugar, ale, bramley apple, lemon juice and zest and all the spices into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes until some of the cranberries start to break down.
  • In a large mixing bowl add the dried fruits and the dessert apples and add to the boiled mixture.
  • Remove from the heat, add the dried fruits and give a very good mix through, making sure the prune paste is evenly dispersed.
  • Leave to cool completely before stirring through the brandy and Cointreau.
  • Decant into sterilised jars and store until ready to use or use straightaway.

Notes

  • Yield 4x 380g jars
  • You can use this mincemeat straightaway for your mince pies. Or you can store in clean sterilised jars and keep in a cool dark place for up to 6 weeks.
  • Top tip - when you're heating up your fresh cranberries try not to break them up too much - you want to keep as many of them whole as you can.

Nutrition

Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1.8mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.3mg