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Active Time
1 1/2 hr
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Total Time
3 days
Don't be nervous about making meatless mincemeat if you've never tried it before—it's a knockout combination of dried fruits and spices that adds wonderfully deep flavor to baked goods. Here, chunks of sweet pear and a handful of tart fruit create a pie that's fantastic with vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Makes 8 servings
Make mincemeat:
Step 1
Stir together all ingredients except pastry dough and chill in an airtight container, stirring at least once a day for at least 3 days.
Make pie:
Step 2
Put oven rack in middle position. Put a large baking sheet on rack and preheat oven to 425°F.
Step 3
Roll out larger piece of dough (keep remaining piece chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round, then fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Chill shell while rolling out smaller piece of dough for top crust.
Step 4
Roll out smaller piece of dough on a lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin into a roughly 16- by 11-inch rectangle. Cut crosswise into 12 (1-inch-wide) strips with a pastry wheel or a sharp knife. Stir mincemeat, then spoon into shell in an even layer. Weave a lattice pattern over pie with pastry strips.
Step 5
Trim edges of strips flush with edge of bottom crust. Fold bottom crust up over edges of lattice and decoratively crimp.
Step 6
Bake pie on hot baking sheet 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and cover edge of pie with a pie shield or foil if it begins to brown too quickly. Continue to bake until crust is golden brown and filling begins to bubble around edge, about 1 hour more. Transfer pie to a rack and cool to warm or room temperature, about 2 hours. Serve pie warm or at room temperature.
•Mincemeat can be chilled up to 2 weeks.
•Pie keeps, covered and chilled, 2 days. Bring to room temperature or reheat in a preheated 350°F oven 15 minutes before serving.
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Reviews (7)
Back to TopThis is excellent. I have made it several times and never change a thing. Why mess with perfection. Sorry folks, but cooking the filling rather than macerating it for 3 days just can’t give the same depth of flavor.
LexyM
Michigan
11/25/2021
Uh . . . these reviews are hilarious. 28 reviews and 4 forks? More like three reviews. Someone should clean this up!
Munacil
12/10/2014
We have always had a mincemeat pie at Christmas in my family, made from a jar of Black & Crosswell (?) filling. This was the first year that we made it from scratch and it was a hit! We used this recipe as a guide but used apples instead of pears, figs instead of currants, and Cointreau instead of brandy. Like the previous review, we didn't macerate three days ahead but rather combined the fruit with the liquor in a saucepan, which worked fine. Next time I will use all of the zest and juice from the lemon and the orange to make it a bit saucier. Can't wait for next Christmas!
Anonymous
Los Angeles, CA
1/2/2013
mincemeat was delicious. I neglected to read the instructions about how I should have started the maceration days before, so I put the dried fruit into a saucepan with some orange juice and the brandy to plump the fruit up. worked very well. Made a home made crust though, that makes all the difference.
jennrbet29
Sacramento, CA
12/22/2010
mincemeat was delicious. I neglected to read the instructions about how I should have started the maceration days before, so I put the dried fruit into a saucepan with some orange juice and the brandy to plump the fruit up. worked very well. Made a home made crust though, that makes all the difference.
jennrbet29
Sacramento, CA
12/22/2010
Easy and very good. I made small tartlets rather than a pie. Mincemeat can be made well ahead, useful for holidays.
Anonymous
marin county, ca
12/21/2006
My dad would be very upset if I didn’t make this mincemeat pie every year at Thanksgiving. He grew up with mincemeat pie made from a jar and apparently this is a level-up. It’s now something we look forward to as it has a perfect flavor for the holidays. Also makes for great breakfast treat for many days after!
Catherine H
Charlotte, NC
11/24/2022
