Mince pies in advance

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I know Christmas is over but I want to ask this before I forget. I want to be organized next year and make my mince pies in advance (I live abroad so I have to make my own). Can I make them and then freeze them? Should I freeze them after assembling them but before baking them? Or freeze them after baking them? Or is my only option to freeze the pastry and assemble them after I defrost it? Tia!

Yeah you can freeze after baking, they're perfect. I ate some last week that were frozen last Christmas, were still yum

You can do any of your options. I found it easiest to assemble them in the tins and then freeze uncooked until solid. Then take them out of the tins and pack into a Tupperware box to store in the freezer.

Good Housekeeping explains it here

I've had slightly better results with freezing them uncooked personally but have both done both methods before now.

Thanks everyone, this is super helpful!