Indulge in the quintessential British dessert, a custard mincemeat pie topped with a buttery crumble. Experience the perfect harmony of flavors and textures with this classic sweet treat. Delight in the velvety smooth custard filling, enveloped in a flaky, golden pastry crust. The tangy sweetness of the mincemeat, crafted from dried fruits, spices, and suet, provides a delightful contrast to the creamy richness of the custard. Discover the secret to achieving the perfect balance of flavors and textures in this timeless dessert. Learn how to make the perfect pastry crust from scratch, ensuring a tender and flaky base for your pie. Master the art of creating the smooth and velvety custard filling, using simple ingredients and expert techniques. Elevate your pie with a buttery crumble topping, adding an irresistible crunch to every bite. With detailed instructions and helpful tips, this recipe will guide you towards creating an unforgettable custard mincemeat pie that will impress family and friends.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
LEMON CUSTARD PIE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 5h
Yield 8 to 10 pieces of pie
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Pulse the saltines, coconut, sugar and salt in a food processor until finely ground. Add the butter and continue to pulse until the crumbs begin to clump together. Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate (the crust will be thick). Bake until the crust is browned around the edges and lightly browned on the bottom, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove to a rack and let cool slightly.
- Make the filling: Remove the peel from 1 lemon using a vegetable peeler, removing just the peel and not the pith. Transfer the peel to a food processor. Remove the peel from the other lemon and discard the peel. Cut off the white pith from both lemons; chop the flesh, removing any seeds, and add the flesh to the food processor along with the condensed milk. Puree, scraping down the sides. Add the egg yolks and process until combined. Strain the filling through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing it through with a rubber spatula. Pour over the crust and gently wiggle to distribute the filling. Bake until the filling is set but still slightly wiggly, about 20 minutes. Transfer to the rack and let cool 1 hour, then refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
- Just before serving, make the topping: Beat the heavy cream and sugar in a bowl with a mixer on medium speed until medium peaks form. Serve with the pie.
CUSTARD CRUMBLE MINCE PIES
Many people serve mince pies with custard - they work together like peas and carrots. So why not put custard inside the mince pie so you can have that wonderful flavour combination whenever you eat one?
Provided by Donna Wishart
Categories Afternoon Tea Dessert Snack
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / Gas Mark 6
- Grease a 12 hole muffin tin.
- Roll out the shortcrust pastry on a work surface and cut rounds from it using a pastry cutter
- Line the bun tin with the pastry circles to form pastry cases
- Put a heaped teaspoon of custard in the bottom of each pastry case and top with a heaped teaspoon or two of mincemeat
- Put the sugar, butter and flour in a mixing bowl. Rub them together with your fingertips until it comes together like breadcrumbs
- Top each mince pie with a spoonful of crumble topping mixture
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until golden brown on top
- Leave to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely - or enjoy whilst still warm!
HOMEMADE MINCE PIE WITH CRUMBLY TOPPING
This pie has no meat in it (it's a 'mock' mincemeat pie). It doesn't use mincemeat mixes or prepared pie crusts. It's homemade, like ma (or grandma) used to make. Enjoy it! I made it for my father for Father's Day (he loves mince pie).
Provided by Kim Slawson
Categories Desserts Pies Fruit Pie Recipes Mincemeat Pie Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- In a bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of cold butter with 1 1/2 cups flour and the salt with a fork until the mixture is very crumbly. Mix in water, a tablespoon at a time, just until the mixture holds together. Mix again with a fork, then turn out onto a floured pastry cloth. Pat the dough out into a round piece, and roll out into a 10-inch circle. Invert a 9-inch pie dish onto the dough. Flip the dough over, and peel from the pastry cloth; adjust the crust into the plate if necessary. Fold the dough over the edge of the pie dish. Set the crust aside.
- Combine the raisins, apples, grapefruit peel, orange juice, and apple cider in a saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apple pieces are soft, about 15 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup of sugar, the cinnamon, cloves, and half a crushed graham cracker, and mix well.
- Mix together 1/3 cup of sugar, 3/4 cup of flour, 6 tablespoons of butter, and half a crushed graham cracker in a bowl, stirring until the mixture looks like fine crumbs. Pour the mince filling into the prepared pie crust, and sprinkle evenly with the streusel topping.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, and reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); bake until the topping is lightly browned, about 30 more minutes. Allow to cool before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 558.6 calories, Carbohydrate 92.2 g, Cholesterol 53.4 mg, Fat 21 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 12.9 g, Sodium 306.1 mg, Sugar 55.4 g
CUSTARD & CRUMBLE MINCE PIES
A twist on a festive favourite, adding a layer of creamy custard and a delectable crumbly topping makes an irresistible and more mellow mince pie
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Dessert, Treat
Time 45m
Yield makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put a baking sheet in the oven on the middle shelf.
- Cut the butter into small cubes. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and add a pinch of salt.
- Tip the butter into the flour and use your fingers to rub the two together until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Stir in 2 tbsp of the sugar. Scoop a heaped half cup (85g) of the crumbs into a smaller bowl and set aside.
- Have two small bowls ready. Crack the egg on the side of one bowl, then carefully pull the shell apart in two halves, letting the yolk nestle into one side. Let the white drain away from the yolk into one bowl and put the yolk into the other bowl.
- Beat the egg yolk with a fork, then add it to the bigger bowl of butter and flour mix. Use a cutlery knife to stir the yolk into the crumbs.
- Put your hand in the bowl and squeeze the crumbs together to make a ball. Knead the pastry a few times until smooth.
- Sprinkle some flour over your work surface. Sprinkle a little more over the pastry and roll it out to the thickness of two £1 coins.
- Stamp the pastry with an 8cm cutter, re-rolling the trimmings to make 12 rounds.
- Gently push the rounds of pastry into the bun tin. Spoon 1 heaped tsp of the custard into each pastry case, followed by the mincemeat on top.
- Add the final 1 tbsp sugar to the smaller bowl of crumb mix. Pinch it together to make bigger clumps and mound it on top of the mincemeat.
- Slide the bun tin on top of the baking sheet and bake for 15 mins until golden brown and the custard and mincemeat are starting to bubble.
- Cool in the tin for 15 mins, then carefully lift the pies onto a rack and leave to cool. Will keep for 2 days in an airtight tin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 27 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium
MINCEMEAT CUSTARD PIES
If you find the classic mince pies a bit dry and crumbly, try these moist mouthfuls, with an indulgent dollop of creamy custard
Provided by Angela Nilsen
Time 20m
Yield Makes 16-18 pies
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Stir the custard and almonds together. Unroll the pastry, then cut out circles using a 7cm plain round cutter. Gather up the pastry trimmings, re-roll, then cut out more circles - you should get 16-18. Use to line a couple of bun tins.
- Spoon a heaped tsp of the custard mix into each tart case, then top with a scant tsp of mincemeat. Scatter over some flaked almonds, then bake for about 10 mins until puffy and golden. Cool briefly in the tin, then dust with icing sugar and serve slightly warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 169 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.22 milligram of sodium
MINCEMEAT CUSTARD PIE
A nice change for Christmas Day or New Year's from the ordinary mincemeat pie.The custard and mincemeat combined create a pleasing taste and texture.This is delicious served cold garnished with dollops of whipped cream sprinkled with nutmeg.If a purchased pie crust is used the prep time will be reduced.
Provided by Carrie Ann
Categories Pie
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine sugar, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Add eggs, milk and vanilla.
- Mix well.
- Press mincemeat evenly over bottom of unbaked pie shell.
- Slowly por custard mixture over mincemeat.
- Bake at 425 for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until knife inserted near centre comes out clean.
- Cool before serving.
CUSTARD CRUNCH MINCEMEAT PIE
I love mincemeat pie & am always on the lookout for new ways to make it! Here's one nice variation! I have, at times, doubled the ingredients & used a deep dish or even a 10" pie shell, but the baking times need to be adjusted, as well.
Provided by Sydney Mike
Categories Pie
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In medium bowl, slightly whisk eggs.
- In another bowl, whisk together sugar, flour & salt.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to eggs, mixing well.
- Add melted butter, mincemeat & nuts, mixing well.
- Pour into pie shell & bake 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F & bake an additional 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 454.8, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 94.6, Sodium 193.2, Carbohydrate 65.4, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 44.8, Protein 5.3
CUSTARD-MINCEMEAT PIE WITH TOPPING
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- * Put pie crust in freezer while preparing fruit mincemeat and filling. In saucepan, combine raisins, apples (and tomatoes if used), orange rind and juice, and lemon juice bring to a boil. Simmer until apples are quite soft. Add ginger, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and tapioca simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Stir in rum. Set aside. Filling:*Combine flour and salt mix in melted butter or margarine, eggs, and lemon rind. Add nuts and mincemeat, stirring to combine well. Pour into unbaked pie crust.Topping:*Combine topping ingredients until crumbly and blended. Sprinkle over top of pie filling. Bake in a preheated 375° F oven for 40 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
Tips:
- Prep your ingredients beforehand: Before beginning, ensure all your ingredients are measured, prepped, and ready to use. This will make the baking process smoother and more efficient.
- Use high-quality mincemeat: The quality of your mincemeat directly impacts the pie's flavor. Opt for a good-quality mincemeat with a rich, fruity taste.
- Don't overmix the pastry: Overmixing the pastry can result in a tough, chewy texture. Mix just until the ingredients come together.
- Chill the pastry before rolling: Chilling the pastry before rolling makes it easier to work with and prevents it from becoming too sticky.
- Don't overfill the pie: Overfilling the pie can cause the filling to spill out during baking. Fill the pie dish to about two-thirds full.
- Brush the pastry with milk before baking: Brushing the pastry with milk before baking helps it brown beautifully.
- Serve the pie warm with custard: Custard is the perfect accompaniment to mincemeat pie. Serve the pie warm with a generous dollop of custard.
Conclusion:
With its delectable combination of sweet and savory flavors, the Custard Mincemeat Pie with Topping is a classic dessert that's sure to be a hit with family and friends. Follow these tips and use high-quality ingredients to ensure your pie turns out perfectly. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and indulge in the delightful experience of baking this timeless treat.
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