Vegan Mince Pie Croissants

Mince meat pies are part of a traditional British Christmas. These tarts are filled with minced meat and fruit/raisin filling. We have made a vegan filling. Delicious! We thought this would also be very tasty filled in ready-to-use croissant dough. And that’s how this recipe was created for vegan Mince Pie Croissants. Delicious to eat for Christmas breakfast.

Prep time: 25 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 apple, chopped
50 g currants
50 g dried cranberries
50 g sultanas
½ tsp ginger powder
1 tsp cinnamon powder
¼ tsp nutmeg powder
Zest of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange
340 g croissant dough (for 6 super croissants)

Decorate with:
Icing sugar

Method

1. Put the apple, currants, dried cranberries, sultanas, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, orange zest and orange juice in a saucepan. Heat everything over medium heat for about 15 minutes until everything sticks together and most of the liquid has evaporated.
2. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Dust your work surface with some flour and roll out the croissant dough. Fill each slice of croissant dough with about 1 tablespoon of the mixture, spread and roll the dough into a croissant. Place all filled croissants on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake the croissants for about 20 minutes. Dust some icing sugar over the Mince Pie Croissants when serving. This is not only delicious but also looks festive.

Tip: Not all croissant dough is plant based. Check the ingredient list carefully to see if it contains milk or butter.