Easy Mincemeat Muffins
These Mincemeat Muffins are moist and fruity as well as packed full of festive flavours and wonderful spices. They are super easy to make and delicious as well as a perfect way to use up leftover mincemeat.
Servings 12
Calories 264kcal
Ingredients
- 125 grams caster sugar
- 125 grams unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 250 grams mincemeat
- 175 grams self raising flour
Icing
- 65 grams icing sugar
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170 C (150 fan)/325F/Gas Mark 3
- Beat your eggs and sugar together until the mixture pales and thickens. I use my free standing mixer but a hand held electric mixer will do the job well. If you are using a wooden spoon and mixing bowl then it will be difficult for you to beat the two together to the same degree as the machines. Just do your best.
- Add the mincemeat in and mix again until completely incorporated.
- Add the flour and repeat the mixing.
- Finally add in your melted butter and mix until that too is completely mixed in to your cake batter.
- Spoon the mincemeat batter out into the paper cases. The mixture makes 12.
- Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until a cocktail stick/cake skewer comes out clean from the centre of the muffin.
- Once cool mix the icing and water together and spoon a tsp of the icing onto the top of your muffin. Top with your christmas sprinkles.
Notes
- If your mincemeat has been kept in the fridge warm it a little in the microwave.
- Mincemeat will keep for up to a year in a cold place. Who knew?
- Decorate your icing in your favourite festive sprinkles. A great one for the kids to get involved with.
- All nutritional data is approximate and intended only as a guide.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 306IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg