Apple, cherry and toasted hazelnut mincemeat recipe | delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 500g cooking apples
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• Zest of 2 oranges and juice of 1
• 500g dried apricots
• 250g dried dates or figs
• 100g natural glacé cherries
• 50g crystallised stem ginger
• 50g chopped candied lemon and
• orange peel
• 100g chopped and toasted hazelnuts
• 225g vegetable suet
• 500g sultanas
• 225g raisins
• 350g soft dark brown sugar (or
• muscovado sugar)
• 2 tsp ground mixed spice
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 200ml brandy