Homemade Mincemeat Recipe

Homemade Mincemeat Recipe

Yield 4 cups
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

This traditional Homemade Mincemeat Recipe has all of the warm spicy flavors of the stuff from the grocery store but has 1000 times the flavor.  Perfect for pies or as a topping on Fall desserts.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Water (or Unsweetened Apple Juice)
  • 3 medium Granny Smith Apples (peeled, cored, and chopped)
  • 1/2 cup Dark Raisins
  • 1/2 cup Golden Raisins
  • 1/2 cup Dried Currants
  • 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1/2 cup Dried Dates (or Figs)
  • 1/2 cup Dried Apricots
  • Zest of one lemon (you can use an orange instead)
  • 2/3 cups Brown Sugar
  • 1/3 cup Light or Dark Rum
  • 1/3 cup Brandy
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt

Instructions

  1. In a large pan, melt butter.
  2. Add water, fruits, sugar, spices, and alcohol.
  3. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring often.  Once it boils reduce the heat to low and cook for approximately 30 mins. Continue to stir often.
  4. The mince is ready when the majority of the liquid has boiled out.
  5. Let the mince cool completely and then transfer and store in an airtight container.
  6. The mince should be kept in the refrigerator. The longer you store it the more the flavors will develop.
  7. The mince will keep for a month if you take some steps.  Check on it every week or so and add a  tablespoon of rum or brandy and give it a good stir. If you don’t take this step the mince will only last a week.

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