Mince pie snowballs recipe

Method

1. Prise open the tops of a 6-pack Tesco Finest all-butter pastry mince pies and scoop out the filling into a small bowl.Stir in 1½ tsp Tesco Finest cream sherry and set aside.
2. Put the pastry tops and cases in a food processor with 2 tbsp Tesco Finest cocoa powder and 3 tbsp icing sugar; pulse to fine crumbs, retaining a little texture. Add 50g diced, softened unsalted butter and pulse until the mixture starts to clump together.
3. Roll about 30g pastry mixture into a ball (if it’s a little dry, knead a little between your palms fi rst), then fl atten into a disc. Spoon a scant tsp of sherry mincemeat in the centre, pull up the sides to enclose the filling, then roll between your palms to make a ball. Repeat with the remaining mixture to make 10 balls.
4. Roll each ball again, with slightly damp hands, then roll in 25g desiccated coconut to coat. The snowballs can be served at room temperature or from the fridge.

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