Desserts

Vegan Christmas Mince Pies

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Here’s another easy-to-make dessert recipe for Christmas. These mince pies are completely vegan and suitable for a low-fat diet too. I used einkorn flour to make the crust of my pies, but you can use spelt or any other flour you have. If you want to make them gluten-free, you can use a mix of rice flour and buckwheat flour, or oat flour. Also, I used dates in both the crust and the filling of my mince pies, so I didn’t need to add any additional sweetener.

For the crust

8-10 dates
1/3 cup of water
2 cups of einkorn flour
Cinnamon to taste


For the filling

1 large apple
2/3 cup of dried fruit (I used dates, cranberries and cherries)
The juice from one medium orange
Orange zest or candied orange peel
Walnuts – optional
Cinnamon
Anise – optional
Ginger – optional
For the filling Chop the apple into tiny pieces or grate it, and juice one orange. Mix all ingredients for the filling and simmer them until the mixture is soft and gooey. I did this in the microwave and...
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Nutritions

Calories
4707

Sodium
849mg
35% DV

Fat
9g
15% DV

Protein
69g
138% DV

Carbs
1180g
401% DV

Fiber
118g
472% DV