Recipe: Little Christmas Crumbles
Our Little Christmas Crumbles are an incredibly simple, sweet canapé to serve over the festive period at a party, afternoon tea or as a post dinner snack with coffee or a digestif.
Recipe courtesy of Mark Hix
Ingredients
- 20 mini canapé-size tart cases
- 150-200g sweet mincemeat
- 20g flour
- 20g hard, unsalted butter, diced into small pieces
- 10g caster sugar
- 4-5 shelled chestnuts, finely chopped
Method
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STEP 1
Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 5.
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STEP 2
For the topping: put the flour and butter into a bowl – rub between your fingers to create a breadcrumb like consistency, then stir in the sugar and chestnuts.
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STEP 3
Fill the tart cases with the mincemeat and spoon on the crumble.
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STEP 4
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until lightly coloured, and serve, perhaps with some brandy cream.