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Gluten Free Mincemeat Cupcakes

Gluten Free Mincemeat Cupcakes
Got a jar of left over mincemeat? Give our gluten and dairy free mincemeat cupcakes a bash to use it up.
  • Recipe by Alison Wheatley
  • Added8th January 2018
  • Prep Time10 Mins
  • Makes15 cupcakes
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You know that time after Christmas when you are sick of mince pies but still have loads of mincemeat left, that's the perfect time to make these little gluten free beauties. You really can't co wrong with mincemeat cupcakes, it is like a cupcake and a mince pies offspring and is so delicious you won't be able to stop eating them.

This recipe is

Contains

  • Egg

Method

  1. Cream together the sunflower spread (or margarine) with the caster sugar in a large bowl.

  2. Sift the flour and baking powder into the creamed mixture and beat in with a wooden spoon.

  3. Beat in each egg to form a cake batter.

  4. Add the mincemeat to the cake batter and beat well, finally beating in the brandy for that added kick.

  5. 3/4 fill 15 cupcake cases and place in an oven preheated to gas mark 6/200c, bake for 20 minutes until golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and cool.

Nutritional Information (Per cupcake)

Cals
179
Carbs
24g
Fibre
0g
Fat
8g
Sugar
16g
Protein
1g

Last updated 8th August 2025

Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

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