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    Home » In the kitchen » Christmas » Christmas Fruit Mince Pies

    Christmas Fruit Mince Pies

    Published: Dec 11, 2016 · Modified: Dec 19, 2022 by Laura · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    The dessert no Christmas table should be without - Christmas fruit mince pies! Made with homemade Christmas fruit mince and sweet shortcrust pastry.

    The dessert no Christmas table should be without - Christmas fruit mince pies! Made with homemade Christmas fruit mince and sweet shortcrust pastry | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Oh my god guys, it's 13 sleeps until Christmas! Ahhhh! I mean, it's not like I wasn't expecting it to be Christmas soon, but I am so disorganised this year! I have bought 1 present, have only just finished decorating and it just doesn't quite feel like Christmas is in 2 weeks. Maybe because I've been laid up with a terrible cold this week....it's summer! What's the deal??

    At least I have the food sorted. We've made a menu and split it between the whole family which makes it nice and easy. And of course the first thing on my list is Christmas fruit mince pies aka my FAVOURITE, it wouldn't be Christmas without them, treat.

    This recipe is a follow on from homemade Christmas fruit mince that I shared last week - like I said, even if you run out of time to make the pastry for the pies and need to use store-bought (no judgement, it's a busy time of year!) you need to make the fruit mince at home. It's so easy! And come to think of it, so is the pastry that holds these little mini gems. In fact, I can make this pastry in less time than it takes for bought pastry to defrost. True story.

    The dessert no Christmas table should be without - Christmas fruit mince pies! Made with homemade Christmas fruit mince and sweet shortcrust pastry | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    I'm usually a little more particular with my pastry but in this case we're not really after the layers of flakiness as much as we are the taste. I make this sweet shortcrust pastry in the food processor which takes almost no time - perfect for this time of year!

    You can either follow the recipe as below, using my homemade Christmas fruit mince and this pastry, or make them with flaky puff pastry - they are both so good I have a hard time deciding which one is my favourite! My Grandma always makes them with shortcrust pastry, my Granny makes them with puff pastry. How can I choose?!

    The dessert no Christmas table should be without - Christmas fruit mince pies! Made with homemade Christmas fruit mince and sweet shortcrust pastry | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Optional but super cute - making snowflake cutouts to sit on top of the mini pies.

    Bake them until golden brown, dust with icing sugar and serve warm

    The perfect Christmas treat!

    The dessert no Christmas table should be without - Christmas fruit mince pies! Made with homemade Christmas fruit mince and sweet shortcrust pastry | thekiwicountrygirl.com

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    The dessert no Christmas table should be without - Christmas fruit mince pies! Made with homemade Christmas fruit mince and sweet shortcrust pastry | thekiwicountrygirl.com

    Christmas Fruit Mince Pies

    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 20 mini pies
    Author: Laura

    Ingredients

    Sweet shortcrust pastry

    • 180 g butter cubed
    • 1 ¾ cup flour
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • Pinch of salt
    • 1 egg
    • 2-3 tablespoon cold water
    • Filling
    • 1 cup Christmas fruit mince

    Instructions

    • Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a medium sized bowl or in the bowl of a food processor. Using either a pastry blender or the food processor, cut in the butter until only a few pea sized pieces remain.
    • Add the egg and pulse in the food processor until combined, or use a spoon.
    • Slowly add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough just starts to come together in a ball. Take the dough out of the bowl and using your hands on a lightly floured surface, form it into a smooth ball. Flatten the dough into 2 discs, wrap in gladwrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes until needed. At this point you may want to freeze 1 of the discs - place in a snaplock bag and freeze.
    • Once the dough has chilled, roll out to a thickness of about 4-5mm. Using a round cookie cutter, cut out circles the size of the tins you will be using and place in the tins. I like to use mini muffin tins, but regular muffin tins would work too.
    • Fill each pastry case with a generous spoonful of Christmas fruit mince. You can leave them as is, or make pastry cut-outs to sit on top.
    • Bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown.
    • Allow to cool for a few minutes in the tins before transferring to a cooling rack.
    • Dust with icing sugar before serving.
    • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 week.
    • Pies are delicious when warmed slightly.
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    1. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says

      December 20, 2016 at 5:54 am

      These are so cute! I love mince pies but the hubster won't touch them so I rarely buy them or make them because I'd have to eat them all myself (what a hardship!) Making your own pastry is so easy, isn't it? I just might have to give these a crack - off to check out your mince recipe now 🙂

      • Laura says

        December 23, 2016 at 9:18 am

        Hahaha I feel ya...I eat all of these myself because Josh doesn't like them either! It's tough 😉

    2. jayne says

      December 14, 2016 at 8:19 pm

      These are gorgeous Laura! I love fruit mince pies and fruit cake reminds me of xmas when I was little. Beautiful saying

      • Laura says

        December 23, 2016 at 9:19 am

        I love things that remind me of Christmas when I was little! Actually, I just love everything about Christmas!

    3. Vicki @ Boiled Eggs & Soldiers says

      December 13, 2016 at 1:28 am

      Oh I love these! Thanks for linking up to YWF too and I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and all the best for a very happy 2017. x

      • Laura says

        December 13, 2016 at 9:40 pm

        Thanks Vicki! Same to you! 🙂 xx

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