“Many kids don’t like mincemeat, probably because the richness can be a little intense for them. This is a kid-friendly version, packed with fruit, and as there’s no cooking involved, children can get involved in the whole process. ”
Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- 6 clementines
- 150 g dried apricots
- 100 g dried cranberries
- 200 g raisins
- 200 g unrefined light muscovado sugar
- 2 eating apples
- 1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 150 g vegetable suet
Method
- Finely grate the lemon zest, plus the zest from 2 of the clementines. Roughly chop the apricots and cranberries. Coarsely grate the apples.
- Add the lemon and clementine zest to a bowl and squeeze in all the clementine juice.
- Stir in the dried fruit, sugar, apples and spices, followed by the suet, then mix until combined.
- If making your mincemeat for this December, store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three weeks. Alternatively, spoon it into sterilised jars and store in a cool place for up to a year.
Source: Jamie Oliver
