Apple Almond and Cranberry Mince Pies
Deliciously fragranced super-nutritious mince pies
Ingredients
- Sweet Almond Crunch Crust
- 100 g Ground Almonds
- 50 g Flaked, almonds plus extra for finishing
- Sea salt
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 to 3 tbsp Melted virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- Cranberry and Apple Filling (or use good quality mincemeat)
- 1 or 2 Braeburn apples, peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces
- 75 g Raisins
- 50 g Fresh or defrosted Cranberries
- 1 heaped tsp Solid Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Honey
- 1 level tsp Mixed Spice
- 1 level tsp Ground Cinnamon
- Pinch Ground cloves
- Zest and juice of a clementine or ½ an orange
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170°c. Cut 6 x 10cm squares of parchment, fold each into quarters
- Combine all the filling ingredients in a small saucepan, cover and cook on a low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently. Turn off the heat and allow to cool
- Lightly crush the 50g of flaked almonds, combine in a bowl with the ground almonds and salt
- In a second bowl beat together the olive oil, 2 tbsp of melted coconut oil, honey and vanilla. Stir into the almond mix and bring together with your hands to form a slightly crumbly, oily dough. If necessary add a little more of the melted oil to bring it together
- Open the parchment pieces and use to line 6 wells in a deep muffin tin – greasing the tin a little helps the parchment stay in place. Split dough into 6 even sized pieces, roll each into a ball and press around the parchment case to form the 6 pie crust shells
- Blind bake for 8-10 minutes until just golden brown. Cool in the baking tray prior to filling
- Fill shells with the apple and cranberry filling and top with flaked almonds
- Cook for a further 10 minutes until warmed through
- Serve warm from the oven or cool in the baking tray for 10 minutes and then on a wire rack