Meatless Mincemeat Pie

This delicious twist on the original mincemeat pie is a cozy, vegetarian dessert with walnuts, apples, sugar, lemon, and brandy for a rich filling.

Meatless Mincemeat Pie

Course: DesertsCuisine: European
Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

40

minutes
Additional Time

8

minutes
Total Time

9 hrs 10 mins

Servings

8

Yield

1 (9-inch) pie

Ingredients

  • 1 (18 ounce) jar — prepared mincemeat pie filling

  • 1 ½ cups — chopped walnuts

  • 2 — apples – peeled, cored, and chopped

  • ½ cup — packed brown sugar

  • ¼ cup — rum

  • 1 tablespoon — lemon juice

  • 2 d premade — (9 inch) pie crusts

Directions

  • Combine mincemeat, walnuts, apples, brown sugar, rum, and lemon juice in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Adjust a rack to the lowest position.
  • Let filling come to room temperature. Meanwhile, prepare pie crusts. Line a 9-inch pie plate with one pie crust.
  • Stir mincemeat filling well, then pour into the prepared pie plate. Top with second pie crust and make slits or a lattice top. Crimp edges.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes.

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