Celebrate the festive season with these Mini Mince Pie Bites in Crispy Bread Cups - they totally satisfy the cravings for a traditional mince pie.
You could have several of these and still be under your daily calories allowance, now that should be enough to convince you to make some.
I got the idea for these after making my Christmas 'Mince Pie' Bread Pudding. It worked so well and has been loved by many, that I thought I could easily use the same method for the base of these individual low calorie mince pies.
Whole Wheat Bread is a great low calorie high fibre base option to replace pastry which is high in calories. You will of seen me use it here on these savory dishes such as Egg and Ham in Toast Cups, Marinara Meatball Toast Cups and Philly Cheese Steak Toast Cups.
The toast cup works great for sweet dishes too, I just soak in a egg mixture sweetened with vanilla, cinnamon and sweetener of your choice like my French Toast or Bread Pudding recipes.
You can also use other flavourings like a little orange or lemon zest instead of vanilla/cinnamon. Bake the sweet toast cup first once soaked in the egg mixture, to firm up before adding your filling. Perfect for these low calorie mince pies, but can also be filled with a variety of other fillings for other little tarts/fruit pies.
For the "pastry" base for these low calorie mince pies, I use 4 regular slices of whole wheat bread.
Serve these delicious Low calories Mince Pies just as they are, or with some light cream or custard - yum!!
I recommend placing these in the oven for a few mins to warm up if not all eaten on the day they are made.
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Mini Mince Pie Bites in Crispy Bread Cups
Celebrate the festive season with these Mini Mince Pie Bites in Crispy Bread Cups - they totally satisfy the cravings for a traditional mince pie.
Ingredients
- 4 slices of crustless bread
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons of mincemeat
- 1 tablespoon of brown granulated sweetener (I use erythritol)
- low calorie spray
- 5g of icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160c fan, 180c, 350f (gas mark 4)
- Slice each slice of bread into 4 squares - so you have 16 squares
- Roll each square flat with a rolling pin
- Whisk together the eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract and brown granulated sweetener in a bowl
- Add the bread squares to the egg mixture and swirl them around so that they get fully covered and soak up most of the mixture.
- Spray 16 holes of two muffin trays with low calorie spray
- Add the soaked bread squares and push down
- Add the soaked bread squares and push down
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 mins
- Remove and then add equal amounts of the mincemeat to the bread cases.
- Place back in the oven for another 10 mins until lovely and golden
- Allow to cool slightly and then dust with the icing sugar.
- Enjoy!!
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 16 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 32Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 23mgSodium 47mgCarbohydrates 4gFiber 0gSugar 1gProtein 1g
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Sandra Webster says
I made these yesterday and the whole family had them with some low fat custard. They were really delicious. I don't feel like I am missing out on mince pies at this time of year, anymore. Thank you!
Suzanne says
Absolutely delicious. Thank you for yet another winning recipe.
Natalie says
I've just made these..altered the recipe to suit my portion/tastes(I hate cinnamon)..they are fab!! Thank for the recipe.will definitely be making these again!!!