Mince Pie with Custard
Mince Pie with Custard is a classic British dessert, particularly popular during the Christmas season. It consists of a sweet shortcrust pastry shell filled with 'mincemeat'—a rich, spiced mixture of dried fruits, suet, apples, and warm spices—traditionally served warm with a pour of creamy vanilla custard.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This is a high-carb and high-fat dessert, with the sugar and fat coming primarily from the mincemeat filling and the pastry. A typical serving provides a good amount of quick energy and some dietary fiber from the dried fruit, but is also calorie-dense, with a ballpark of 400-500 kcal per serving.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 420 kcal |
| Protein | 4.5 g |
| Carbs | 55 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 35 g |
| Sodium | 220 mg |
| Iron | 2.1 mg |
| Potassium | 180 mg |
| Vitamin A | 150 µg |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | 0.15 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.18 mg |
| Calcium | 65 mg |
| Magnesium | 20 mg |
| Phosphorus | 85 mg |
Per 1 mince pie (approx. 100 g) with 2 tablespoons (approx. 30 g) of custard · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Culturally, mince pies are a staple of British Christmas traditions, with historical superstitions suggesting that eating one on each of the twelve days of Christmas brings good luck. Nutritionally, the 'mincemeat' filling is unique as it originally contained actual minced meat (like mutton or beef) for preservation, a practice that has largely been replaced by vegetarian suet.
