Variations include topping the individual oven-baked pies with glace icing or frangipane, adding chocolate, salted caramel or even custard to the filling -- to the dismay of food writer Felicity ...

Every Christmas, Brits devour about 800 million mince pies, but moves to jazz up the festive sweet treats made of dried fruit ...

The pastry-wrapped treats are a festive favourite — but they're packed with sweet fruits and often laden with fat and sugar. In fact, a MailOnline audit of 31 popular varieties has revealed ...

Some of her least favourite inventions included adding chocolate or Speculoos biscuits. Cloake concedes, however, that some innovations can be tasty such as the mince pies produced by London ...

adding chocolate, salted caramel or even custard to the filling -- to the dismay of food writer Felicity Cloake. "Monstrosities" is how Cloake describes such adaptations, telling AFP mince pies ...

"The sausage was wonderfully juicy with a good flavour to it and a hint of smokiness," said Liv. "Importantly there was no ...

British bakery The Baker & The Bottleman is selling mince pies till the end of December to treat those celebrating Christmas ...

Mince pies have soared in price by as much as 40 ... You can add a few extra ingredients to the mincemeat, such as chocolate chips, citrus zest or even a splash of Port if you have it to hand.