Capture the essence of the holiday season with this heavenly mincemeat crumble slices. This festive delight will have everyone craving more and fighting over the slice. From the buttery crumble base and topping, to the sweet mincemeat filling, every bite is a taste of holiday magic. Get ready to impress your family and friends with this irresistible Christmas mincemeat traybake.
It wouldn’t be Christmas if my house didn’t smell like mincemeat. These mincemeat crumble slices are divine and with oats too!
Making mincemeat crumble is the perfect winter dessert for sharing with guests or as your own midnight snack when you’re waiting for Santa!
Top Questions
Can you make a mincemeat crumble slice in advance?
Can you make crumble in a food processor?
Do you have to cook mincemeat from a jar?
How long does an open jar of mincemeat last?
How do you know when a crumble is cooked?
Why you’ll love this Mincemeat Crumble Slices recipe
Mincemeat crumble slices are equal parts delicious and easy to make.
Making these mincemeat squares is the perfect way of using up your leftover mincemeat. I always seem to have a jar or two which are half used and perfect for using in this recipe.
Oats are a great addition to your mincemeat crumble – they make your squares thick and add a source of fibre!
Ingredients
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Flour
Flour adds a great texture to your mincemeat crumble and keeps it from falling apart. Just be sure not to use too much or it may start to taste a bit floury.
Butter
Room temperature, unsalted butter is what you need to help combine the flour and sugar in this crumble recipe. Make sure you get it out of the fridge nice and early so it isn’t too hard when you’re mixing.
Oats
Good for fibre and good for crumble, oats make this mincemeat traybake a good hearty dessert or lunchtime snack. It’s been known to help me through many hours of Christmas wrapping.
Cinnamon
Warm festive spices are key to this bake, cinnamon smells wonderful and adds the perfect flavour to the oaty crumble.
Mincemeat
A classic Christmas ingredient. Mincemeat (whilst no longer containing any meat) brings a great flavour to these mincemeat crumble slices and you can add as much or as little as you like, making this a flexible recipe.
How to make Mincemeat Crumble Slices – step by step
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Add your cubed, room temperature butter to the flour, oats, sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Crumble them together until it forms a crumby texture, using your fingers is best for this.
Press half your crumble into a lined baking tray to create an even layer. Use a spoon to help flatten it and pack it tightly together.
Add your layer of mincemeat, if you’re adding in any other flavours this is where you would add them too!
Sprinkle the rest of the crumble over the mincemeat to create a nice even coating.
Bake your mincemeat crumble squares with oats until golden brown and serve while warm.
Top Tips for Mincemeat Crumble Slices
This is a great recipe for using up your leftover mincemeat during betwixt-mas (the week between Christmas and New Year when no one knows what’s going on or how many sherries they’ve had!). So scoop out all you can to make mincemeat crumble squares.
Get your butter out of the fridge nice and early so it’s soft and easy to work with. This will make mixing your mincemeat slices with oats so much easier.
Add oats to your simple crumble recipe in order to fill out your mincemeat crumble, it adds a lovely chewy texture.
Mincemeat Crumble Slices Serving Suggestions
Hot from the oven
The best way to serve mincemeat crumble squares is when they are warm. This could be straight from the oven, or a few days later and you just need to pop them in the microwave for 30 seconds.
When serving them warm I suggest pouring over some cream or even adding a spoonful of custard to the mincemeat slices.
Serve with a scoop of ice cream
As with most warm desserts, ice cream is a great serving suggestion for a mincemeat slice with oats. I love adding salted caramel ice cream to a serving of mincemeat squares. But you can always stick to the classics, vanilla works great with this too.
Equipment
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- 8-inch square cake tin
- Greaseproof paper / Baking parchment
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowl
- Kitchen Scales
Substitutions and variations for Mincemeat Crumble Slices
More Dried Fruits!
Mincemeat is packed with chopped nuts and dried fruits but you can always add more of your favourite to the mixture if you’re looking for more flavour.
Citrus
Add the zest of a lemon or orange to the mincemeat layer for a hint of extra flavour, orange works especially well if you always want to add some grated dark chocolate to the mincemeat.
Storing Mincemeat Crumble Slices / Making ahead of time options
Mincemeat crumbles slices are an ideal bake because they can be made ahead of time and frozen. Simply follow the mincemeat crumble recipe below and once you cut your slices into mincemeat squares, freeze them. That way you can defrost them for your next Christmas party or when you fancy some mincemeat and crumble.
Mincemeat Crumble Slices FAQS
Can you make a mincemeat crumble slice in advance?
Yes, mincemeat crumble slices are great when made in advance and frozen. Make and bake the slices and then, once they are fully cooled, wrap them individually in cling film and pop them in the freezer. Then when you’re ready to serve, pull them out and enjoy once fully defrosted.
Can you make crumble in a food processor?
Yes! You can speed up the crumbling process by popping all the ingredients in a food processor and letting them combine that way. This will be quicker than doing it by hand and you will get a more even, finer crumble.
Do you have to cook mincemeat from a jar?
Yes, you should cook mincemeat from a jar if it contains animal products like suet, but if you are using a vegan recipe then you can eat it straight from the jar. To be safe I recommend always cooking your mincemeat.
How long does an open jar of mincemeat last?
An open jar of mincemeat should be consumed within 3 to 4 days, that’s why leftover mincemeat recipes are so great as they ensure there’s no food wasted.
How do you know when a crumble is cooked?
Crumble is cooked when it’s golden brown on top, usually after about 30 minutes.
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Recipe
Mincemeat Crumble Slices
Equipment
- 8-inch square cake tin
Ingredients
- 200 g (1 ⅗ cups) plain flour / all purpose flour
- 200 g (2 ½ cups) oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 200 g (7 oz) unsalted butter
- 80 g (⅓ cups) light brown sugar
- 400 g (1 ⅘ cups) mincemeat (approx 1 jar)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C / 375ºF / Gas mark 5.
- Line an 8-inch square baking tin with greaseproof paper or baking parchment.
- Add the plain flour, oats and ground cinnamon into a large mixing bowl.
- Add in the cubed butter and rub the butter and dry ingredients together to to make breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the light brown sugar.
- Add half of the crumble mixture to the base of the tin and press down with the back of a spoon to make a thick layer.
- Spread over the mincemeat as an equal layer.
- Add the remaining crumble to the mincemeat and it's ready to bake.
- Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until the crumble topping is golden brown.
- Slice as the mincemeat crumble slices when they are cooling in the tin.
Notes
- You can make the crumble in the food processor.
- If you want to make it in advance you can assemble it and store it in the fridge and bake when ready.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
WOW! WOW! WOW! These sound AHMAZING! What an amazing spin on mincemet treats – I cannot wait to make a batch for this holiday season!
I hope you enjoy them x
These mincemeat crumble slices were so tasty! I love how easy they are to make, everyone was asking for the recipe.
That is so lovely hear. Thank you so much.
Delicious yet simple recipe that the whole family loved. Can’t wait to make it again!
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What a fun way to use mincemeat! This has me excited for the holidays. That crumble looks delicious. So ready for holiday baking.
Me too! Bring on the holiday baking
These fabulous, easy to make mincemeat crumble slices are a perfect treat for the Holidays.
So glad to hear it.
Loved these crumbly slices, a great use of my leftover mincemeat and I’ll be baking these again at Christmas as they’re delicious.
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Absolutely delicious!
Thank you Cat
I had some mincemeat left from last year and made these slices with my grandchildren. We all loved them and it was easy for the children to get involved in baking them.
That sounds so lovely!
Yum! Another cracking recipe from the mincemeat queen!
Thank you <3