I wasn’t able to find mincemeat in the grocery store when I did my holiday grocery shopping, so I ferreted out this recipe for homemade. It could save your holiday if you’re craving a traditional treat. It is good! Mincemeat is a combination of dried fruits, spices, sugar, nuts, distilled spirits, and, traditionally, mutton or beef suet. However, many modern mincemeat recipes do not include actual meat. It is often used as a pastry or pie filling.

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make this homemade mincemeat recipe: 

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• For the spice blend: ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and ground allspice
• For the mincemeat: green apple, raisins, white sugar, dried currants, raisins, butter, chopped almonds, grated orange zest, ground cinnamon, and a cup of brandy

How to Make Mincemeat 

1. Make the spice mix. 
2. Sterilize the jars and lids. 
3. Cook the mincemeat ingredients (excepting brandy) according to the detailed instructions in Steps 3 and 4.  If you choose you can replace brandy with orange juice.
4. Remove from heat and stir in the brandy or orange juice.

How Long Does Mincemeat Last?  

In the tightly sealed sterilized jars, the mincemeat should last for up to six weeks in the refrigerator. 

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 24 servings

Mixed Spice:

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

Mincemeat:

• 1 large green apple, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 ¼ cups sultana raisins
• 1 ⅛ cups white sugar
• ½ cup dried currants
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup chopped almonds
• 1 ½ tablespoons grated orange zest
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup brandy( or orange juice)

Directions

Ingredients

Mixed Spice:

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice

Mincemeat:

• 1 large green apple, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 ¼ cups sultana raisins
• 1 ⅛ cups white sugar
• ½ cup dried currants
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup chopped almonds
• 1 ½ tablespoons grated orange zest
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup brandy

Ingredients

1. To make mixed spice: Combine cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice in a bowl. Reserve 1 heaped teaspoon for the mincemeat. Store the rest in a small jar for a later use.https://0bdf8e0558c21b281d3bfd16bfd94984.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html
2. Immerse two clean, 12-ounce jars in simmering water until mincemeat is ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
3. To make the mincemeat: Combine apple, sultanas, sugar, currants, raisins, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low heat and stir gently until butter has melted. Stir in chopped almonds, orange zest, 1 teaspoon mixed spice, and cinnamon.
4. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 5-10 minutes
5. Remove from heat and set mincemeat aside to cool down for 30 minutes. Stir in brandy. Spoon into sterilized jars.