Brownie Mince Pie Recipe

This might be quite a controversial statement to put on the internet but…

I don’t like mince pies

Ok so I said it, shock horror I know, but I have never liked them. I’m not really sure why, but they are not really my thing. What’s annoying is I always feel like I am missing out come Christmas time when everyone else is eating them. So this year I decided to change that and find something that was equally as good – A brownie mince pie! Brownies are one of my favourite desserts so it seemed the best way to move forward.

Prep time: 20-25 minutes

Cooking time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients:

Your favourite shortcrust pastry (pre-made or homemade)

110g unsalted butter

85g unsweetened chocolate (finely chopped)

128g sugar

Pinch of salt

2 eggs (room temperature)

1 tsp vanilla extract

95g plain or cake flour

95g chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 175°C and grease muffin tin
2. Cut circles out of the pastry and place into the muffin tin to create the base of the ‘pie’ then cut out festive shapes to top the pies with later
3. In a saucepan over a low heat combine the butter and chocolate until melted
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and salt
5. Add the eggs and vanilla extract
6. Stir until blended and then add the flour and stir/fold in until just blended
7. Add the chocolate chips
8. Spoon the brownie mixture into the muffin tin (leave a little bit of room) and top with your pastry cut outs
9. Bake in the oven at 175°C for 25-30 minutes (or until cooked through the middle)
10. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold

Are you a mince pie fan or not? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter what you think if you try a brownie mince pie.

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