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Mincemeat Tarts

Category: Pies, Tarts & Fillings (Sweet)
Servings: 18 tarts
Author: Ian
DATE: 3 January 2026
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Ingredients

Pastry:

Filling:

Topping:

  • 1 egg(s) (beaten)
  • granulated sugar (for sprinkling)

Instructions

Make The Filling:

  • Place the mincemeat into a bowl, and add the rum.
    1 - 500 ml jar Ian's Christmas Mincemeat, 2 tsps rum
  • Mix the filling ingredients together until well combined and set aside.

Make The Tarts

  • Preheat the oven to 200 ℃.
  • Remove the pastry from the fridge and roll out one disc to about 5 mm thick.
    1 batch No-Fail Pastry
  • Use a 9 cm cutter to cut the pastry into rounds.
  • Place the rounds into the cups of a 12-cup muffin pan.
  • Spoon a heaping teaspoon of mincemeat filling into each of the cups.
  • Reroll leftover pastry and cut out stars. Place a star on top of the mincemeat.
  • Repeat the above with the other disc of pastry.
  • Brush the stars with beaten egg and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
    1 egg(s), granulated sugar
  • Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until the pastry has lightly browned.
  • Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.