Photo: Priscilla Du Preez
Crispy filo mince pies with pear and apple mincemeat
22 ingredients
30 min + 30 min
Makes 12 mince pies
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Try this lighter version of mince pies made with filo pastry and fresh apples and pears. Great for mince pie skeptics.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
726
Calories
11g
Protein
23g
Fat
129g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Pear | 1 medium (178g) | 101 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Apple Juice | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Nutmeg | 1 tsp ground (2.2g) | 12 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cloves | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
| Pastry | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 3 tart eating apples
- 1 perfectly ripe pear
- 100g/3½oz raisins
- 100ml/3½fl oz apple juice
- 75g/2¾oz dried cranberries
- 50g/1¾oz pecan
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch ground cloves
- big pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1 orange
- 1cm/½in piece fresh ginger
- a few twists cracked black pepper
- 3 tbsp cider, calvados
- , in a spray bottle vegetable oil
- 12 sheets filo pastry
- 1 egg
- for dusting (optional) icing sugar
- 200g/7oz low- fat
- 50g/1¾oz icing sugar
- 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped out or 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
openrecipes