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Do you want to make fruity festive mincemeat that tastes just as good as you remember but with none of the sugar? Look no further, I've got a great recipe for you.
This Low-Carb Mincemeat recipe is delicately flavored with fresh citrus zest, warming spices and brandy. It uses butter instead of suet, cranberries instead of raisins and Allulose instead of sugar, making this a tasty low-carb treat for Christmas and the festive season.
Apples and clementines are ingredients you won't find in most low-carb recipes but there's a good reason I used them. I decided to go for flavor rather than worrying about the small impact they will have on the carb count.
I could always use zucchini instead of apple and lemon juice instead of clementine but it wasn't necessary. The portion size required to make one Low-Carb Mince Pie is so tiny that it won't affect the carb count. This way you'll get all of the flavor without extra carbs!
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Hands-on Overall
Serving size tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz
Nutritional values (per tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz)
Net carbs2.2 grams
Protein0.1 grams
Fat1.3 grams
Calories25 kcal
Calories from carbs 41%, protein 2%, fat 57%
Total carbs2.8 gramsFiber0.6 gramsSugars1.2 gramsSaturated fat0.9 gramsSodium0 mg(0% RDA)Magnesium1 mg(0% RDA)Potassium21 mg(1% EMR)
Ingredients (makes about 390 g/ 13.8 oz)
- 1 cup homemade Sugar-Free Dried Cranberries (115 g/ 4 oz)
- 1 small green apple, core and peel removed (140 g/ 5 oz)
- 1/4 stick unsalted butter (28 g/ 1 oz)
- juice from 1 clementine or satsuma (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
- zest from 1/2 organic lemon (about 1 tsp)
- zest from 1/2 organic orange (about 1 tsp)
- 1/2 cup granulated Allulose, Erythritol or Swerve (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- 2 tbsp brandy (30 ml)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- seeds from 1 vanilla bean
- Optional: few drops of almond extract
Instructions
- If you don't have any, make the Sugar-Free Dried Cranberries. Dehydrating the cranberries will take an extra 4-5 hours so it's best to make them the day before.
- Peel and remove the core of 1 apple (weight is per edible parts). Dice into small pieces or grate using the large holes of your grater.
- To a small saucepan add butter, diced apple, cranberries, juice of 1 clementine or satsuma, zest of half lemon and orange, granulated Allulose (or erythritol-based sweetener), brandy (can be skipped), cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Optionally, add a few drops of almond extract.
- Split 1 vanilla bean with a sharp knife and scrape the tiny seeds into the saucepan.
Note: You can keep the vanilla pod for making Christmas Spice Extract or Vanilla Extract.
- Stir to combine. Bring to a boil over a medium heat and then cover with a lid. Cook until softened, for about 5 minutes and then remove the lid. Stir and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes, until thickened and syrupy.
- Transfer to a storage jar and let it cool down to room temperature. Use to make Low-Carb Mince Pies. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 6 months.
Cranberry & Clementine Mincemeat
Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 cup homemade Sugar-Free Dried Cranberries (115 g/ 4 oz)
- 1 small green apple, core and peel removed (140 g/ 5 oz)
- 1/4 stick unsalted butter (28 g/ 1 oz)
- juice from 1 clementine or satsuma (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
- zest from 1/2 organic lemon (about 1 tsp)
- zest from 1/2 organic orange (about 1 tsp)
- 1/2 cup granulated Allulose, Erythritol or Swerve (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- 2 tbsp brandy (30 ml)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- seeds from 1 vanilla bean
- Optional: few drops of almond extract
Instructions
- If you don't have any, make the Sugar-Free Dried Cranberries. Dehydrating the cranberries will take an extra 4-5 hours so it's best to make them the day before.
- Peel and remove the core of 1 apple (weight is per edible parts). Dice into small pieces or grate using the large holes of your grater.
- To a small saucepan add butter, diced apple, cranberries, juice of 1 clementine or satsuma, zest of half lemon and orange, granulated Allulose (or erythritol-based sweetener), brandy (can be skipped), cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Optionally, add a few drops of almond extract.
- Split 1 vanilla bean with a sharp knife and scrape the tiny seeds into the saucepan.
Note: You can keep the vanilla pod for making Christmas Spice Extract or Vanilla Extract.
- Stir to combine. Bring to a boil over a medium heat and then cover with a lid. Cook until softened, for about 5 minutes and then remove the lid. Stir and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes, until thickened and syrupy.
- Transfer to a storage jar and let it cool down to room temperature. Use to make Low-Carb Mince Pies. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 6 months.
Nutrition (per tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz)
Calories25kcal
Net Carbs2.2g
Carbohydrates2.8g
Protein0.1g
Fat1.3g
Saturated Fat0.9g
Fiber0.6g
Sugar1.2g
Sodium0mg
Magnesium1mg
Potassium21mg
Detailed nutritional breakdown (per tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz)
| Total per tbsp, 15 g/ 0.5 oz |
| 2.2 g | 0.1 g | 1.3 g | 25 kcal |
| Cranberries, Sugar-Free Dried (KetoDiet blog) |
| 1 g | 0 g | 0.4 g | 9 kcal |
| Apples, raw, granny smith, with skin |
| 0.6 g | 0 g | 0 g | 3 kcal |
| Butter, unsalted, grass-fed |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0.9 g | 8 kcal |
| Clementines, raw |
| 0.3 g | 0 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Lemon zest (peel), fresh |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Orange peel (zest), fresh |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Allulose, natural low-carb sweetener |
| 0.2 g | 0 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Brandy, distilled alcoholic beverage (~40% vol) |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Cinnamon, spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Ginger (ground, dried), spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Nutmeg, spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Cloves, spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Vanilla powder, dried (from vanilla beans, vanilla pods) |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
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