Sugar-free mince pies recipe

Just because it’s the festive season it doesn’t mean your healthy eating plan has to go out of the window. Just take these delicious, sugar-free mince pies for instance; they taste of Christmassy goodness but with a fraction of the calories. 

For the casing

70g almond flour

15g melted Lucy Bee Coconut Oil

1 whole egg

1tsp almond milk

For the mincemeat filling

Peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon

1tsp cinnamon

1tsp ground nutmeg

½tsp ground ginger

2tbsp zero-calorie sweetener (optional for extra sweetness)

1 whole, finely-diced, skinless apple

1tbsp sultanas

1tbsp raisins

1tbsp dried cranberries

1tbsp finely-chopped dried apricots

Juice of half a lemon

4tbsp Muscle Food Guilt-Free Syrup

Method

Preheat your oven to 180°C.

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl until a dough is formed.

Divide the mixture into nine equal balls.

Using a miniature pastry case baking tray (you can make do with a mini cupcake tray) grease with a little coconut oil.

Press the balls into the cases and form into tart shapes.

If you’re using a cupcake tray, use a fork to indent the top sides of the case all the way around to make the mince pie pattern.

Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and leave to cool.

Combine all the mincemeat ingredients in a bowl until a sticky mixture is formed.

Spoon in your minced meat mixture and dust the top with some Sukrin sugar-free icing sugar.

Recipe courtesy of Musclefood