Meatless Mincemeat Pie
It isn't the Holidays without my Mama's Mincemeat pie!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 (18 oz.) jar prepared mincemeat pie filling (without meat)
- 2 lg. Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1/2 c. golden raisins
- 1/2 c. dried cranberries
- 1 1/2 c. walnuts chopped
- 1/2 c. brown sugar packed
- 1 T. lemon juice
- 1/4 c. rum or apple juice
- 1 recipe Papa's Pie Crust or All Butter Crust (Makes 2 pie crusts)
Instructions
- Combine the jar of mincemeat, apples, raisins, cranberries, walnuts, brown sugar, lemon juice, and rum or apple juice in a glass or plastic bowl, mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, remove the mincemeat filling from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Set a rack in the lower third of the oven.
- Meanwhile, prepare the pastry according to directions.
- Stir the mincemeat filling and pour into the prepared pie plate. Top with the second pie crust, crimp the edges, make slits, or make a lattice top if desired.
- Note: I used a decorative leaf cutter to vent this pie crust.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Watch carefully, you may need to cover the edges of the pie with foil to prevent burning.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting.
- Top with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream if desired, Enjoy!
Notes
Papa's Pie Crust Recipe: http://www.cookingmamas.com/papas-pie-crust.html
All-Butter Crust Recipe: http://www.cookingmamas.com/All-butter-crust-pie-crust.html
Dianne Young says
What do you mean prepared mincemeat pie filling? 1jar?
Dianne Young says
I don’t understand, 1jar prepared mincemeat? Won’t that have meat in it?
Cooking Mamas says
Hi Dianne, I used an (18 oz.) jar of prepared mincemeat. It contained apples, raisins, currants, dried fruit, and spices. It didn’t have meat in it. You should be able to find it at your local supermarket. I live in Washington state and found it at QFC. I hope that helps. ~ Dusty
Cooking Mamas says
It used to, I’m sure it still does, but nowadays, it’s usually made with fruit and spices. 🙂
Elaine Mansfield says
Thanks I had the same question.
Elaine Mansfield says
Thanks I had the same question about jar of mincemeat I did not realize it has no meat. Thanks Again.