Coconut Mincemeat Filo Snails

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These Christmas filo snails with homemade boozy mincemeat are simple, straight-forward, vegan-friendly, and, best of all, taste amazing!

Mincemeat is a mixture of chopped dried fruit, booze, and spices that is popular in the UK and traditionally served around Christmas. Originally, mincemeat always contained meat ((hence the name) while modern recipes contain beef suet (fat around the kidney of the animal), which I have replaced with coconut oil. This mincemeat can be used straight away, but it improves with age and it will store well for up to 6 months in a cool place.

Coconut Mincemeat Filo Snails

Inspired by this

Mincemeat
adapted from Alchemy in the Kitchen 200 g Apple, grated 250 g Raisins 250 g Sultanas 200 g Dried cranberries 100 g Coconut sugar 100 g Dates, chopped 100 g Walnuts, finely chopped 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon Pinch of ground clove 125 g Coconut oil Grated peel and juice of 1 large orange Grated peel and juice of 1 lemon 6 tbsp Apple Schnapps 2 tbsp Brandy	6 Filo sheets 4 tbsp Coconut oil, melted 1 tbsp Black sesame seeds

1. Place everything, except brandy, in your slow cooker and cook for 3-4 hours on low. Or mix all the ingredients, except brandy, together in a large oven proof dish with a lid. Cover and place in the preheated oven and cook gently for 3 hours, stirring every half hour or so.
   
2. When done, allow it to cool, stirring briefly every half hour until cold. Finally, stir the brandy into the cold mixture before sealing in clean, dry jars. You need half of batch for this filo recipe. Save the rest for other recipes, for example, mincemeat pies.
   
3. Lay 1 sheet of filo on the workbench, brush with a little melted coconut oil and place another sheet on top, then brush with coconut oil again. Place 200 grams of the mincemeat along the longest side. Roll pastry to enclose filling, then coil into a snail shape. Place on a baking paper-lined baking tray and brush with a little more coconut oil. Repeat with remaining filo, coconut oil and mincemeat to make 3 snails. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 20 minutes until crisp and golden.

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