As you will have read on my website I have some special Christmas recipes coming out in the winter edition of Get Fresh. Because of issues beyond their control that edition wont be out until later this week and so it will be too late for you to start making mince pies so I have decided to put the recipe on here for you. Christmas is
traditionally the time of year when we throw caution to the wind and indulge in
foods and drinks that we know are going
to lead to; serious bloating, a solid block of food down your middle and falling
asleep shortly after lunch and family arguments!
But it doesn’t have
to be like that; you can indulge your decadent side, get the “traditional”
affect and feel fabulous too!
The recipes I am
sharing with you are ones that I will be creating for the festive season for my
family and friends and most of them prefer these to the usual suspects.
So let us start off
with a seasonal favourite;
Mincemeat Tartlets IngredientsBase ·1
cup of almonds soaked for 8-12 hours ·1
cup of dried dates ·1
cup of cashews nuts – milled · 2tsp
cinnamon · 50g
of coconut butter melted · 25g
of cacao butter melted
Mincemeat · Handful
of goji berries – soaked · 4
fresh dates chopped · ½
cup of raisins · ½
cup sultanas · Mixed
spices · Tsp
ground ginger · Pinch
nutmeg · Pinch
ground cloves · 1
tsp sweet miso · 1
orange juiced and grated peel MethodBase · Melt
the cacao butter and the coconut butter separately as they have differing
melting temperatures. The coconut butter will melt if stood in a container in a
bowl of boiled water. The cacao butter will need to be grated to achieve this. · Put
the almonds into the food processor first until they are like breadcrumbs. · Add
the rest of the ingredients and process
till everything is mixed well and moist · Press
mixture into silicon moulds as quickly as you can as the cacao butter
solidifies very quickly and makes it difficult to work with. · Place
in the freezer whist you make the mincemeat.
Mincemeat · In
a large bowl mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly. · Take
the bases out of the freezer and using a spoon place some mincemeat into each
pressing it into the base, return to the freezer for ½ an hour. · Remove
from freezer and press pies out of their cases, you will see that they have a
lovely sheen on them and stand up beautifully on their own. · You
can store them in a container in the fridge till ready to eat.
· Take
them out of the fridge and allow them to warm to room temperature before
serving (you can’t heat these as the shells will melt)
These
have such a great flavour and are so full of goodness that they are very
satisfying without being heavy.
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