Mincemeat recipes

Make homemade mincemeat for your Christmas bakes. It's a lot easier than you might think, and the recipe can be scaled up or down. This works well as a gift, too

Try making your mincemeat well in advance of Christmas to give the flavours maximum time to mature

Enjoy our vegan version of mincemeat for your Christmas recipes. If you prefer a non-alcoholic version, try swapping the brandy for orange juice

A staple of Christmas, this mincemeat will make the perfect addition to all your seasonal baking

Start Christmas Day with a delicious breakfast you can make ahead of time. Banana bread is a family favourite, and mincemeat takes it up a notch

Love mince pies? Be sure to add these festive biscuits to your Christmas baking list, combining cookies with mincemeat, dark chocolate and cinnamon flavours

Treat the family to a croissant sandwich for brunch, with mascarpone and mincemeat filling. They're a decadent sweet treat for Christmas morning

This coarse traditional mincemeat doesn't require any cooking- just throw in your nutmeg, brandy and suet and leave to soak

Cooking up batches of this festive, fruity mincemeat will fill your kitchen with the smell of Christmas

A traditional boozy mincemeat that's ready in 20 minutes - make a big batch, bottle up and give as gifts

An easy alternative to mince pies. For a festive presentation, pile the squares on a cake stand and top with holly and a snowy dusting of icing sugar.

A real treat. Associate food editor, Barney Desmazery, has had this recipe in his family for 100 years

Why settle for a shop-bought jar of this traditional, festive fruit filling when you can make your own in minutes?

Give your mince pies an edge this year with a nutty filling - ready in just 20 minutes

A lighter, zingier and fruitier version of traditional mincemeat. Can be frozen for up to 6 months

With a hint of spice and little pockets of mincemeat, this is a lovely post-Christmas cake, great with warm custard

Serve this festive French-inspired mincemeat, marzipan and apple tarte with crème fraîche to cut through the sweetness. It's a fabulous Christmas dessert

Sticky buns are made even fruitier with a layer of juicy mincemeat, dried apricots and glace cherries. Add plenty of spice and top with sugar glaze

Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy the pure pleasure of baking these mince pie doughnuts filled with mincemeat.

Give mince pies a makeover with this alternative recipe - all the festive flavour wrapped up in sheets of filo pastry and baked until crisp

If you find the classic mince pies a bit dry and crumbly, try these moist mouthfuls, with an indulgent dollop of creamy custard

Use up a jar of mincemeat to make these festive cookies. They're a perfect addition to a Christmas dessert spread, or a great gift