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Mincemeat Slice With Granola (Gluten Free, Vegan)

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This recipe for mincemeat slice was inspired by Nature’s Path, a cereal company here in the UK. I used their gluten free granola to make a crunchy base (to replace pastry) which I have topped with mincemeat and an almond-flavoured cake. It is suitable for anyone following a vegan or gluten free diet, or who has coeliac (celiac) disease.

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The story behind the recipe

For those of you who don’t know about Nature’s Path, they produce organic and gluten free cereals, granolas, porridge oats and bars. It was the first company in the UK that we found producing gluten-free breakfast cereals that appealed to kids…

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When Roo was diagnosed with coeliac disease back in 2010 there was only a tiny ‘free from’ section in the supermarket’s and there was very little aimed at children. Nature’s Path’s Os, Choco Munch and Munch were the only cereals to appeal to a little two-year-old, and we were very grateful for them.

These days all Nature’s Path products can be found in all the leading supermarkets along with specialist health food shops.

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Why use granola as the base?

Usually a mincemeat slice would have a pastry base, but wanting a gluten free slice I decided to use Nature’s Path Nice and Nobbly granola with Pumpkin Seeds, Almonds and Raisins.

For a Christmas recipe, it just has to be the latter which already contains some integral flavours of Christmas.

It makes for a wonderful flavour and texture; much more exciting than a plain old pastry base. Of course if you’re not gluten free you could use any granola.

Mincemeat granola slice - the perfect free from Christmas treat. Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Vegan

How do you make a mincemeat slice?

I paired a crushed granola base with mincemeat and a frangipani style cake made with my wholegrain gluten-free flour blend.

The granola base created a lovely crunchy texture to the soft luxurious cake.

A sprinkle of granola on the top just finished it off nicely.

I added very little sugar to the cake, using the sweetness of the granola and mincemeat to create much of the sweetness in the bake.

Simple Christmas gluten-free and vegan treat: Mincemeat granola slice

The result is an incredibly moorish (oh dear) treat that will delight your friends and family whilst being slightly less sugar-filled than your traditional Christmas fayre.

How long do these last?

If you don’t want to eat this mincemeat traybake in a couple of days I recommend freezing the slices with a piece of baking paper between each layer.

The slices will keep for a few days in a click top container that has a good seal on the lid.

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Gluten Free, Vegan Mincemeat Slice Recipe

Mincemeat Granola Slice (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Vegan
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Author Vicki Montague – the Free From Fairy

Ingredients
  

  • FOR THE BASE:
  • 200 g Nature’s Path Nice & Nobbly Granola - orange packet
  • 50 g virgin coconut oil melted
  • 30 g Free From Fairy plain gluten-free flour
  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 160 g virgin coconut oil
  • 100 g brown sugar or coconut sugar
  • 4 ‘flax’ eggs - 4 tbsp ground flax seeds plus 12 tbsp water
  • 125 g Free From Fairy self-raising gluten-free flour
  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • FOR THE MINCEMEAT LAYER
  • 5 – 6 tbsp mincemeat - check gluten and dairy free if important
  • TO DECORATE
  • More Nature’s Path Nice & Nobbly granola

Instructions
 

  • Firstly grease a 20cm square tin then make the ‘flax eggs’ by combining the ground flax and water, stirring and setting aside
  • Next make the base by adding the granola to a small food processor or handheld chopper and blitzing until a fine powder
  • Add the coconut oil and flour to the powdered granola and stir well to combine
  • Tip the base into the prepared tin, spread out evenly and firm down well. Place in the fridge while you prepare the cake
  • To make the cake beat the coconut oil with the sugar until paler and fluffy (best in a stand mixer or with a hand held electric whisk). Beating the coconut oil will soften it…you don’t want to use melted oil
  • Add the flax eggs and beat well until smooth and combined
  • Finally add in the flour, ground almonds and almond extract and beat again to combine
  • Remove the base from the fridge and top with 5-6 tbsp mincemeat followed by the cake mixture. Smooth out the cake and bake at 180 degrees C/160 degrees fan/ gas mark 4 for 40 – 45 minutes until the cake is golden and set
  • Allow to cool completely before scattering with extra granola, sprinkling with icing sugar, cutting and serving

I was paid by Nature’s Path to create this recipe. All opinions are my own.

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  1. Christine says

    Hi Vicky
    What a lot of comments!
    I wanted to try your recipe which sounds much less fiddly than little mince pies! Could I use normal eggs instead of flax eggs do you think? Thanks

  3. Julie's Family Kitchen says

    A lovely recipe Vicki, and a delicious alternative to a traditional mince pie. Commenting as BritMums Baking Round-up Editor. 🙂

  4. Nick Winfield says

    All are gluten free! These look really tasty & the best thing is they are healthy. Good blog, well done!

  31. Jocelynne Harrison says

    All of them. Would love to win for my daughter who has just been put on a gluten free diet by her doctor

  34. Jessica Hutton says

    They are all gluten free. I’ve just been put on a gluten free diet by my doctor because he said it will help with my nerve disorder. I love porridge and bars so id love to try these so I don’t have to give up my porridge xx

  41. Mary H says

    The answer is 12 as not all are GF now. These look amazing! I have some leftover mincemeat that my bf’s mum gave me, so this would be a perfect way to use it up.

  45. Elizabeth Marshall says

    4 stars
    This looks delicious. I believe that not all of Nature’s Path goodies are gluten free, I think about a dozen of them are.

  47. liz ferguson says

    12 / all of them are gluten free which is great news for us – thank you for hosting the page xx

  52. Rachael O'Brien says

    Fab recipes . Have sent to aunt as cousin has recently been diagnosed with celiac disease x

  62. ellie spider says

    5 stars
    12 gluten free products – great post – I love seeing your photos although my finished products never look this good 🙂

  66. alison clark says

    Thanks for this – 12 of them are Gf. Im wanting to find a good granola – im making my own yoghurts now but miss a bit of crunch with them.

  70. Fiona jk42 says

    5 stars
    Twelve of their cereals are gluten free. This recipe looks delicious BTW and I have pinned it so I can make it myself.

  85. Rebekah Jones says

    5 stars
    They have 12 Gluten free products … i only found out they did products with gluten in when hubby picked them up in error for me … needless to say I couldnt eat them !!

  112. Susan B says

    12 of their products are gluten free. Thanks for the giveaway and the mouth-watering photos.

  114. Derek Wilson says

    5 stars
    I believe twelve in total (some others do have gluten). Here’s to a healthier 2017! x

  124. Helen Gilbert says

    12 are gluten free…your recipes inspire me to try harder – to be perfect is not perfection or so I tell myself!

  132. Victoria Prince says

    From the website, there appear to be 12 🙂

    (Incidentally I accidentally ended up on the US Nature’s Path website initially and they have 30! So scope for plenty more to come over :))

  138. Mel Evans says

    5 stars
    I think most of the products are gluten free, but I think some of the cereals may contain gluten.

  150. Anne Alexis O says

    All 12 yummy products are gluten free! Fantastic as this has shown me that gluten free natural foods are delicious & leave me feeling fantastic!

  154. Vicki Nicholls says

    Hard to tell. Their website says their products are gluten free – and it reads as if all of them are. However, when you click to view their gluten free section, it only shows 12.

  162. Elaine Livingstone says

    well if I click on their gluten free section on their website it lists 12 products, so my answer is 12

  187. Tracy Newton says

    Being Coeliac, I am aware of twelve natures path products. My little boy keeps pinching my mesa sun cereal.

  191. Debby says

    I’m pretty confident that all of Nature’s Path products are gluten-free and I’d love to try the flour blends – should make some tasty homemade treats 🙂 Fingers crossed.

  216. Jade Taylor says

    12. I am loving how easy it is getting to be GF. Also DF ?? years ago it was a nightmare. Great giveaway x

  217. Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says

    These look so good Vicki. i must confess that I’ve never use granolas in a bake before, but I love the idea of the contrast in texture it would bring. As to your question, I would think all of them are gluten free.
    Angela x

  228. Vicky says

    5 stars
    I love the look of this recipe and it’s wonderful to see you’ve used flax eggs. There are 12 gluten free products xx

  229. Judith Hamilton says

    5 stars
    12 Products are gluten free. would love to win this as my husband thinks he might be intolerant to gluten and your prize would set us on the path to find out.

  241. Jennifer Haden says

    All of them! Which is so important for someone like me that needs to stay away from all things gluten!

  260. Cherry Edwards says

    Natures Path have 12 gluten free products. I love the way you show the actual photos of your baking, and your bakes always look great, really tasty but best of all they are not absolutely perfect and this inspires me to believe that I could try and it might come out a little similar! When I look at some other websites I am put off by the seemingly perfect results. I hope you will read this as a compliment, it is meant that way.
    We are gluten free in our household, only one of us is coeliac but it’s easier for the rest of us to go gluten free too for the most part.

    • Vicki Montague says

      That is a fabulous thing to say Cherry! Thank you. If you haven’t read my post about perfection then you’ve really made my day! I wrote last week about my challenge to not put people off making my recipes by making them look perfect, but at the same time making them look edible!!

  269. Victoria G says

    I believe all Nature’s Path products are gluten-free. Going to have to try your recipe I think, it looks amazing!

  271. Mandy says

    They’re all gluten free right? Your mincemeat slice looks absolutely delicious – have pinned it to make as I have a large jar of mincemeat to use up and my friend has borrowed my mince pie tin and not brought it back!

    • Vicki Montague says

      How cheeky Mandy! But a great excuse to make this instead…better than mince pies! And actually Nature’s Path have started to do some cereal that contains gluten!

  272. Eb Gargano / easypeasyfoodie.com says

    YUM!! This cake looks so lovely and so full of goodness too 🙂 Got to love healthy cake!! I’m thinking the answer to the question is all of them!! Would love to win this hamper for my mother-in-law, who has just recently discovered she is gluten intolerant. Eb x

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