Leftover Mince Pie Apple Crumble (Microwave Recipe)

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Leftover Mince Pie Apple Crumble (Microwave Recipe)

This Leftover Mince Pie Apple Crumble is a really fun way to do something a little different with your leftover shortcrust pastry mince pies. With an apple and mincemeat filling base and buttery pastry "crumble" topping, not only is this a delicious dessert, it's also cooked in the microwave so it's extremely quick too!

5 from 3 votes

Prep Time: 8

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 20

Servings

Author Chloe

Equipment

2 Mixing Bowl - Small

Mixing Bowl - Medium 1l - heatproof

Silicone Spatula

Microwave

Ingredients

650 g Apples - Prepared, circa 800g unprepared
5 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
360 g Mince Pies - roughly 6 x 60g
50 g Salted Butter
1 tbsp Demerara Sugar (Turbinado Sugar)

Instructions

Prepare the apples by using a sharp knife to cut them into quarters, cut out the core and then cut into thin slices.
You want to end up with roughly 650g/23oz of Prepared Apple. I used 800g/28oz of apple. You will need slightly more if you prefer to also peel the apples as this will create more waste.
Place the sliced apples into a microwave safe bowl as you cut them. Stir in 2 tbsp Lemon Juice.
You can add the juice with the first slices of apple to stop them browning. Stir each time you add more apples to the bowl.
Add 5 tbsp Sugar and stir through the apples.
Microwave the apples on high for 3 minutes. Stir well then heat for a further 2 minutes.
The apples should be fully soft by this time. If they aren't, continue cooking in short bursts until they are.
(Note if you are cooking into a plastic bowl you may wish to reduce the cooking time by 1 or 2 minutes.)
While the apples cook, remove the lids from each of 360g Mince Pies. Place the pastry into a bowl.
Use a spoon to scoop the mincemeat filling into another bowl.
If the pies are in foil tins, keep them in the tin while you do this, otherwise it is much harder to scoop the filling without the pie crumbling.
Place the rest of the pie crusts with the lids and discard the foils.
Use your fingers to crumble the pastry into small crumbs.
Use the microwave to melt 50g Salted Butter.
Stir the melted butter into the crumbled pastry.
Keep mixing until it is evenly distributed.
Add the scooped mincemeat filling to the cooked apples.
If the mincemeat is cool or quite firm, you can microwave it for 30 seconds so it is looser and easier to mix with the apples.
Gently stir the mincemeat through the apples.
Sprinkle the buttery pastry crumbs over the apple/mincemeat mix.
Keep it loose rather than packing it in.
Sprinkle over 1 tbsp Demerara Sugar.
Microwave on high for 6-7 minutes.
(Note if you are cooking into a plastic bowl you may wish to reduce the cooking time by 1 or 2 minutes.)
The crumble is ready when the apples are bubbling away. and starting to peek through the crumble.
Allow the crumble to sit for a minute before serving straight from the dish.

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