Blitz 'n' blend mincemeat

10-30 minutes 200 kcal or less boozy canapés christmas dessert for a crowd hamper make ahead mince pie mincemeat party quick traditional xmas

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About 1.6kg/3lb 8oz

Source

Ingredients

50g blanched almond

100g candied peel

1 Bramley apple , peeled, cored and chopped into large chunks

50g stem ginger , plus 2 tbsp syrup from the jar

50g glacé cherry

50g ready-to-eat dried pineapple

225g each of sultanas/ raisin /currants

140g shredded suet

225g light muscovado sugar

¼ tsp each powdered ginger /mixed spice/nutmeg

grated zest and juice of 1 orange

150ml brandy or dark rum

Method

In your food processor, pulse the almonds, peel, apple, ginger, cherries and pineapple together until finely chopped (but not mushy), then tip into a large bowl. In batches, pulse the sultanas, raisins and currants until just chopped a little bit then add to the bowl.

Sprinkle the suet and sugar, salt and spices over all the chopped fruit and mix well. To mix, squelch through fingers. Pour over the ginger syrup, orange juice and zest and alcohol, then mix again. Spoon the mixture into sterilised jars and keep until needed.