For me, nothing screams out Christmas like sitting by the fire with a mince pie and glass of mulled wine! This vegan mince pie recipe means I don’t have to miss out on that since going plant-based and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out 👏🏼

You can use pre-bought mincemeat if you prefer/want to save time but I’ve included the recipe for a delicious vegan mincemeat that adds that something extra to the pies!

Wow your friends or family with your vegan baking skills this Christmas - ingredients and method is listed below and I promise it’s worth the try 🥧

Ingredients

For the pastry:

• 400g plain flour
• 60g icing sugar
• 60g coconut sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• zest of 1 orange (grated)
• 200g vegan block butter/margarine
• 3 Tbsp cold vodka
• 2 Tbsp cold water (plus extra as needed)
• non-dairy milk for brushing

Method

1. preheat oven to 190°c (fan) and grease a 12 piece muffin tray
2. Blend the sugar, flour, salt, icing sugar and zest in a food processor
3. Add in the vegan butter, blending until you’re left with a fine crumbly mix
4. Add in cold vodka and blend until the ingredients come together - use your hands to form the pastry together
5. Dust a surface with flour and roll out the pastry - use a 10cm cutter to cut circular pastry slices
6. Press the circular pastry cuts into each tin, then fill with a heap TBSP of mincemeat (recipe below).
7. Re-roll what’s left of your pastry and create toppings for the pies- I cut out stars for mine
8. Brush the pies with plant based milk + bake for 30 mins or until golden brown at 190°c
9. Remove + leave to cool before enjoying with a side of vegan cream!

Ingredients

For the vegan mincemeat:

• 150g Raisins
• 250g Sultanas
• 100g Currant
• 90g Mixed candied peel
• 65g chopped mixed nuts
• 100g cooking apples finely chopped
• 150g coconut sugar
• Zest & juice of an orange
• Tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp: nutmeg, ginger
• 1/3 tsp: ground allspice
• Tbsp maple syrup
• 100ml rum (unsweetened apple juice for alcohol free)

Method

1. Mix all ingredients into a saucepan (except the rum) and bring to a gentle simmer for 10 mins, stirring well.
2. Mix the rum in once cooled and transfer into jars - let sit overnight before using in mince pies

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Enjoy 🙌🏼🌱