How to Make Blue Ribbon Mincemeat Pie Filling - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the warmth and comfort of a homemade mincemeat pie, especially when it's made with a blue ribbon-winning recipe. Mincemeat pie has a long history in American cuisine, dating back to colonial times when it was filled with a mixture of meat, fruits, and spices. Today, most mincemeat pies are made with a sweet filling of fruits, nuts, and spices, and this blue ribbon mincemeat pie filling recipe is sure to be a hit at your next gathering or holiday meal.

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Ingredients

  • 3 ¼ pounds lean ground beef
  • 12 cups apples - peeled, cored and diced
  • 6 cups raisins
  • 1 cup brandy
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 3 ½ cups white sugar

Information

  • Servings: 32
  • Yield: 8 pints filling

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef thoroughly. Being sure not to over-brown it.
  • Place chopped apples and the cooked ground beef in a food processor and pulse until the mixture is made up of pea sized chunks.
  • In a non-reactive skillet combine the apple and ground beef mixture with the raisins, brandy, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg and the white sugar. Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Cool filling to lukewarm and pour into freezer bags (2 cups per bag). Freeze filling until needed. One baggie will fill one 8 inch double crust pie. Thaw filling before using.
  • Nutrition

    336 cal.

    • Total Fat: 10g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 35mg
    • Sodium: 36mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 50g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 43g
    • Protein: 9g
    • Vitamin C: 3mg
    • Calcium: 24mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 379mg