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Chilli Chocolate Mince Pies
Prep Time
40 Minutes
Cook Time
20 Minutes
Ingredients
14
Servings
18
Try these spiced mince pies with a twist. A delicious chilli chocolate brownie topping!
Ingredients
2x100 grams (4 ounces) bars, dark chocolate
75 grams (3 ounces) butter, unsalted
175 grams (6 ounces) brown sugar
2 eggs
50 grams (2 ounces) plain flour
15 grams (1/2 ounces) cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon Chilli Flakes
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
400 grams (14 ounces) mincemeat
2 green apples, peeled, cored and grated
2 clementines, zest of
2 teaspoons Cinnamon Ground
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
500 grams pack shortcrust pastry little extra pastry for decoration
Cooking tip
- Best served warm. Allow to cool slightly before serving as filling will be very hot! Pies can be stored in a sealed container for a week or frozen, then warmed through in the oven to return their gooeyness!
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 4.
- 2 For the chilli chocolate brownie topping melt the one bar of dark chocolate and butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before beating in the brown sugar, followed by the eggs one at a time.
- 3 Sieve in the flour and cocoa powder and combine. Sprinkle in the Crushed Chillies and salt.
- 4 For the mincemeat filling mix the mincemeat, apple and clementine zest, then sprinkle in the ground Cinnamon and Ginger.
- 5 Roll the pastry out to around 2mm thickness and cut 18 discs with a 10cm circle cutter. Using a star shape cutter cut an equal number to top the pie. Arrange pastry discs inside a muffin tin.
- 6 Spoon one heaped teaspoon of mincemeat mixture at the bottom and press down, add a square of chocolate in the centre, followed by spooning one heaped teaspoon of brownie mixture on top. With a damp finger press the mixture towards the edges. Place a pastry star on top, rolled slightly thinner than the pastry case.
- 7 Place the tray in the fridge for 10 minutes then cook in the pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the pastry is golden. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.