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Mince pies with dairy free egg free pastry

Crumbly sweet pastry filled with spiced fruit, with no dairy or egg in sight.

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  • Time50 mins plus chilling
  • LevelMedium
  • Costabout £0.44 a head
  • Oven190°C (170°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

12 servings

Ingredients

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Method

  1. 1

    Rub the flour, spread and icing sugar together until like fine crumbs. Stir in the water a spoon at a time until the dough comes together. Wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

    30 min
  2. 2

    Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Grease a 12 hole bun tin with a little dairy free spread.

  3. 3

    Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin. Cut 12 rounds to fit the holes and 12 smaller lids.

  4. 4

    Press the larger rounds into the tin. Fill each with a heaped teaspoon of mincemeat.

  5. 5

    Top with the lids, pressing the edges, and cut a small slit in each. Brush with oat milk.

  6. 6

    Bake for 20 minutes until golden. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then dust with icing sugar.

    20 min

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.

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