Mince Pie Ice Cream Sandwich
Mince Pie Ice Cream Sandwich is a festive dessert combining spiced mincemeat of raisins, currants, candied peel, Bramley apple and rum with creamy vanilla ice cream between soft biscuits. The TM7 grinds the nutmeg, mixes the suet pastry and whips cream with precision, making this Christmas treat quick and mess-free to assemble.
About this recipe
Mince Pie Ice Cream Sandwich Thermomix TM7 is the festive dessert your Christmas table has been waiting for. Instead of a classic mince pie recipe, this version sandwiches richly spiced mincemeat — raisins, currants, mixed candied peel, Bramley cooking apple, suet, rum, brandy and lemon — between layers of cold vanilla ice cream for a showstopping treat. Searching for Thermomix TM7 recipes for your all-in-one kitchen machine makes sense here: the TM7 grinds whole nutmeg to a fine powder for maximum aroma, mixes the suet pastry to an even, workable consistency and whips the cream with the butterfly whisk into light, stable peaks. The cooling function chills the custard base quickly, giving silky ice cream without endless stirring. Ideal as a make-ahead dessert for Christmas dinner or a winter birthday, it can be prepared days in advance and sliced straight from the freezer.
Preparation tips
- Soak the raisins, currants and candied peel in the rum and brandy the night before so the dried fruit plumps up and the alcohol mellowed into the mincemeat, giving every ice cream layer a deeper, rounder flavour.
- Line the sandwich tin with cling film leaving an overhang on both sides; this sling makes lifting the frozen mincemeat and ice cream block out effortless and guarantees clean, bakery-style slices for serving.
- Swap the suet for cold grated butter if you prefer a lighter pastry, and let the assembled sandwich rest at room temperature for a few minutes before cutting so the biscuit layers soften slightly against the icy filling.
Recipe variations
- Alcohol-free version: replace the rum and brandy with fresh apple juice and a splash of orange zest, then add an extra pinch of ground nutmeg so the mincemeat keeps its festive warmth — ideal for children and guests who avoid alcohol.
- Festive chocolate variant: stir dark chocolate chips and a teaspoon of cinnamon through the mincemeat, and swap the vanilla ice cream for chocolate ice cream to create a decadent Christmas dessert with a modern twist.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Grinding whole nutmeg freshly in the TM7 bowl releases far more aroma than pre-ground spice for the mincemeat. [Multi-Function]
- With the butterfly whisk, the TM7 whips the cream into stiff, stable peaks in seconds for the ice cream base. [Multi-Function]
- Accurate weighing directly in the mixing bowl means the suet and flour ratios for the pastry stay consistent every batch. [Built-in Scale]
- Heating the raisins, currants, brandy and apple gently in the TM7 plumps the fruit without any catching or burning. [Multi-Function]
- Mixing the candied peel, lemon and suet pastry evenly gives the biscuit layers a uniform crumb for clean sandwich slices. [Easy Cleanup]
Ingredients
- raisins
- currants
- mixed candied peel
- Bramley cooking apple
- suet
- rum
- brandy
- orange
- lemon
- ground nutmeg