Alternatives to mince pies (still with mincemeat!)

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Does anyone have any ideas what I can do with my (homemade, hopefully yummy) christmas mincemeat other than mince pies?

Have you tried making them with puff pastry? (Not the illegal kind!hehe!)
or in filo pastry, fried like samosas! Not so great for the waistline... But then christmas never is! xx

four layers of filo (cut small squares than then stack them on top of each other at differnt angles.

Mincemeat in the middle.

fold all the corners up and twist together

Brush with milk

In the oven....

Yummmmyyyyyy

Ice cream.

Nigel slater recipe:

A rich, simple ice cream with the very essence of Christmas. There is a slightly granular texture to this ice, which I find rather pleasing. The quality mincemeats with the larger pieces of fruit give a more interesting result.

Serves at least 2

double cream - 300ml (a 284ml carton will do)
mincemeat - 400g
custard - 500ml of good ready made, or home-made

Pour the cream into a chilled mixing bowl and beat gently with a balloon whisk until thick. Take great care not to over-beat - it should lie in soft mounds rather than stiff peaks. Fold the custard into the cream and then gently fold in the mincemeat. Try not to stir too much.

Scoop into a plastic freezer box and place in the freezer for an hour. Stir gently, mixing the frozen sides of the mixture into the middle. Return to the freezer and leave for a further hour, then repeat. The stirring will help the texture of the ice cream.

Freeze until needed.

Baked apples stuffed with mincemeat (where you've taken out the core) and then baked for approx 30 mins at around 180C. Wonderful with custard, relatively healthy and super easy.

A favourite in the fillybuster household.

Just don't forget to score a line around the middle of the apples with a sharp knife, just cutting through the skin all the way around, otherwise they tend to explode in the oven.

Oh thanks - I'm liking all these.

mincemeat muffins?

By the way, we have been known to replace the custard with advocaat, on the slightly spurious grounds that baked apples are v healthy so the alcohol is justifiable....

mince danish pastries:

roll out puff pastry block

cut into two long rectangles

spread minceM on each rect

roll like swiss roll

cut swiss roll at 2 inch intervals

brush with egg

bake like sausage rolls

make glace icing

drip over cooled pastries

(200 c for 15 mins approx)

they are easy and delicious