Description
A cozy, heritage-style Old-Time Mincemeat Pie made with finely chopped cooked beef (or venison), apples, currants, raisins, bright lemon, and warm spices—baked in a buttery golden crust. Deeply comforting for holidays and cold-weather gatherings.
Ingredients
1 cup cooked beef or venison, finely chopped
2 cups apples, peeled, cored, and finely chopped
1 cup raisins
1 cup currants
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup suet OR unsalted butter, melted
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup apple cider (non-alcoholic) OR apple juice
1 double pie crust (bottom + top)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Place the bottom crust in a 9-inch pie dish and chill while you mix the filling.
2. In a large bowl, combine chopped cooked meat, chopped apples, raisins, currants, and brown sugar.
3. Stir in melted suet or butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt until evenly coated.
4. Pour in apple cider (or apple juice) and mix until the filling is moist and well combined.
5. Spoon filling into the prepared bottom crust. Add the top crust, seal and crimp edges, then cut 4–6 small vents on top.
6. Bake 45–55 minutes, until the crust is golden and the filling bubbles. If edges brown too fast, cover edges with foil.
7. Cool at least 30 minutes (longer is better for clean slices). Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
No-alcohol swap: use apple cider or apple juice instead of brandy.
No suet: unsalted butter works great and keeps the filling rich.
Make-ahead: mix filling up to 24 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate, then assemble and bake.
Storage: cover and refrigerate up to 4 days. Freeze baked pie up to 2 months; thaw overnight in the fridge.
Serving idea: great with vanilla ice cream or lightly sweetened whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Traditional
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 35mg