Cheesy Mince pies anyone?

David Dimbleby’s wife wrote a recipe book some years ago,and she had a little cream cheese on top of the mincemeat. She used shortcrust pastry. They were very nice as the cream cheese off set the sweetness of the mincemeat. I don’t fancy the combination of pear and fig - ugh!

DaisyAlice

Waitrose are selling Pear and Fig mince pies in cheese pastry. I don't think I'll buy any but could be nice? I'm not a fan of peel so I made my own mincemeat this year with sultanas, apricots and cherries. I made a sweet shortcrust pastry and placed a thin disc of marzipan on top of the mincemeat. My best mince pies to date.

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Do you put the marzipan lid on before or after baking?

MrsKen33

I always put a dollop of cream cheese on top of the mincemeat in my mince pies.

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This sounds nice. I like a dollop of crème fraîche or cream cheese (cold) on a hot mince pie.

A colleague eats a mince pie with Stilton she was telling me on Monday. She removes the lid, places a piece of Stilton inside, replaces the lid, warms it up and eats it.

Ruination of Stilton for me which I love as I don’t like mince pie.

My husband only eats cheddar cheese with digestives, no other biscuit. No butter.

On the other hand, if you had a cheese board, figs and pears go well together. I don’t care much for figs or cheese, but there’s no accounting for tastes.

I always put a dollop of cream cheese on top of the mincemeat in my mince pies.

My MIL used to have digestives and cheese. I'm getting a bit peckish now lol.

I've looked online and the ingredients include mixed Vine fruits. I agree, fruit and cheese not a new combination.

I like fruit cake with cheese.

I'll test if its free.

No problem. Actually quite like the sound of them, but hardly think they can be called "mince" pies!

They are probably very tasty (but I don't like even the vegan mince pies). My brother used to love rich fruit cake - but just had to have a large slice of cheese with it - so it's not such a new combination.

Yours sound much nicer, DaisyAlice. I think I'll pass on the ones from Waitrose!

I’ve seen these in the store and must admit they do sound a strange combination. On one of the taste tests I read they didn’t come out too favourably.

Could be nice...but I don't think I'll risk it!