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Mincemeat Muffins

I woke up early this morning, and finding myself downstairs in the kitchen in the dark surrounded with half cleaned-out cupboards and drawers and a sink more than full with dirty dishes, I opted to make muffins. Breakfast is important, right?

Also, that half jar of mincemeat in the fridge was far more pressing than total kitchen reorganization. (I do this every holiday week – decide to overhaul the kitchen or bedroom or basement, or all three. Most often my gumption runs out after I’ve taken everything out, and before I put it all back away.)

Mincemeat is one of those things that -unlike chocolate and cheese and wine- does not translate well to any season beyond Christmas. Namely January. Eating mince tarts in the middle of January just does not taste the same as the middle of December. But what else do you do with all that mincemeat?

Bake muffins!

They won’t come out tasting of mince tarts, but of themselves – moist and fruity and wonderfully spiced. You can add chopped apple or pear and pecans or walnuts too, if you like. And if you have a little more than a cup of mincemeat, or a little less, don’t sweat it – they’ll still work.

And the house will smell wonderful when everyone gets up.

Mincemeat Muffins

AuthorJulie

Yields1 Serving

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup canola or other mild vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 cup all-fruit mincemeat
1 small tart apple, cored and chopped
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

1

Preheat oven to 400°F and line twelve muffin cups with paper liners.

2

In a largish bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a smaller bowl (or Pyrex measuring cup) stir together the milk, oil and egg, and add it to the flour along with the mincemeat. Stir until the batter is almost combined, then add the apple and nuts and stir just until blended. Don't worry about getting the lumps out.

3

Fill the muffin cups almost full and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden and springy to the touch. Serve warm.

Ingredients

 2 cups all-purpose flour
 1/3 cup sugar
 1 Tbsp. baking powder
 1 tsp. cinnamon
 1/4 tsp. salt
 3/4 cup milk
 1/3 cup canola or other mild vegetable oil
 1 large egg
 1 cup all-fruit mincemeat
 1 small tart apple, cored and chopped
 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F and line twelve muffin cups with paper liners.

2

In a largish bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a smaller bowl (or Pyrex measuring cup) stir together the milk, oil and egg, and add it to the flour along with the mincemeat. Stir until the batter is almost combined, then add the apple and nuts and stir just until blended. Don't worry about getting the lumps out.

3

Fill the muffin cups almost full and bake for 25 minutes, or until golden and springy to the touch. Serve warm.

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15 comments on “Mincemeat Muffins

  1. CanadyAnna
    December 29, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    Another tasty way I found to use up extra mincemeat is in and around the balls of Monkey Bread (or, I suppose, any other pull apart sort of sweetbread-y kind of loaf).

  2. LJR
    December 29, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    Mincemeat is wonderful in choc brownies – I use however much is leftover from whatever!! Well, up to half a cup!!!! Moist, yummy to mincemeat lovers and a mystery to those who are not!!!! I’ve never had anyone say “yuck, what’s in this?” More for the baker I say!

  3. jacquie
    December 30, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    the muffins look wonderful. though i find myself disagreeing w/ you a bit as i think mincement tastes appropiate for longer than jan – maybe not in the summer – but at least through march or april 🙂

    do you have a brand of mincement that you are particulary partial to?

  4. anja
    December 31, 2011 at 6:38 am

    dear julie, just tried these, they are lovely! hope you and your family have a good start in/ into the new year! all the best from very faraway berlin,anja

  5. Sandy
    January 1, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Yummy – we tried these, Julie, and they are great and do make the house smell so good! Another recipe to add to the binder. Happy New Year to you and yours.

  6. Ashley
    January 6, 2012 at 9:18 am

    I don’t really like mincemeat tarts but love the sound of these muffins!

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  8. Margaret
    December 14, 2017 at 8:04 am

    This recipe was liked by all family members, even kids. Nice texture and moist. I used my green tomatoes mincemeat in it…. loved it.

  9. Jen
    December 21, 2017 at 12:15 pm

    Julie, just made these muffins for the holidays; yum. Nice easy recipe & the muffins cooked up beautifully. Thank you…

  10. Betty
    January 14, 2018 at 9:43 am

    Julie really liked the idea of mincemeat muffins and they turned out good have a question about the baking powder if using double acting baking powder should I use only 1 tsp rather than 1 tbsp as you have in the recipe?

  11. Sue Masters
    January 26, 2021 at 7:13 am

    Just made a batch, well it made 18, muffins. They are great.

  12. wendi1
    May 28, 2022 at 6:50 pm

    Made these as written – I thought they were wonderful. The nuts are not optional. Made 12 jumbo muffins.

  13. Carol Hilson
    September 17, 2022 at 9:32 am

    I just made a batch of mincemeat and was looking for different ways use it. I came across this recipe for mincemeat muffins. The muffins were delicious we enjoyed them so much. They were very moist and stayed most until the last one was eaten. Great recipe I will treasure for ever.

  14. Bunny lake
    December 3, 2022 at 2:24 pm

    Oh my God!!!! Best muffins EVER! I love mincemeat straight out of the jar and in pie but these muffins are beyond good. Gonna grab another jar when go shopping next week 🙂

  15. MelBarn
    January 12, 2023 at 4:34 pm

    Very tasty! ? The spices really melt into the background. That might be a good thing if you have some tasters that say they don’t like mincemeant. The tart apple is a nice addition to brighten them up. They are also not too sweet, which I like.

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