1 of 4 photos

Photo by:

Add this recipe to your:

Send this recipe:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Small Jar 22g Recipe makes 1 Small Jar)
Calories 60
Calories from Fat 27		(45%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.0g	4%
	Saturated Fat 1.6g	7%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 15mg		0%
Potassium 154mg		4%
Total Carbohydrate 10.3g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 3.8g	15%
	Sugars 1.5g
Protein 1.1g		2%
how is this calculated?

Mixed Spice - Traditional Old Fashioned English Pudding Spice

Recipe #266688 | 5 min | 5 min prep | add private note

⁽⁵⁾ RATE IT NOW Print Recipe

By: French Tart
Nov 19, 2007

The aromatic scent of holidays and Mum's home baking, mixed spice is an essential jar on the spice rack. Mixed spice is a blend of sweet spices traditionally used in English cooking to provide a warming backnote. This typically English spice mixture can be purchased ready-mixed, but I prefer to make my own, as I find it difficult to find in France and I have my own special blend. It is essential for fruit cakes, Christmas plum pudding, mincemeat and hot cross buns; mixed spice is also a great addition to other fruity desserts such as apple & fruit pies, crumbles and compotes. Try it in cream cheese desserts, pickles, chutneys and mulled wine too. Make it up and buy the spices needed in small quantities, as the mixture soon loses its full rich flavour. Allspice, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger are the usual blend of spices, but I sometimes like to add a few ground cardamom seeds as well as some ground coriander seeds. This spice mixture makes an unusual and attractive gift - tie a ribbon around the neck of the jar, with pretty paper and then add a seasonal recipe tag.

1 Small Jar (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 teaspoons allspice
2 inches piece cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons cloves
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
1 teaspoon ground coriander (optional)

Directions

1
Grind the allspice, cinnamon and cloves to a fine powder and then mix well with the ground nutmeg and ginger.
2
Add the finely ground cardamom and corainder seeds, if using, and mix well again.
3
Use at once or store in an airtight jar in a cool dry place, and away from light.
4
Makes an unusual and attractive gift, especially at Christmas - add a recipe tag and tie a ribbon around the top of the jar with pretty seasonal paper or material.

Questions about this recipe?

Featured Reviews for This Recipe

From: Cookgirl

On Sep 23, 2009

I've been preparing for fall/winter cooking today and made up a small batch of this spice mix for recipes. I was down to my last 1/8 teaspoon of ground coriander and I went ahead and added juniper berries. (I hope you don't mind.) Tried to use whole spices: cinnamon, allspice, cloves, juniper, etc. as much as possible. Looking forward to trying this spice mix in a variety of recipes. Today I'm using the spice mix with melted butter mixed with muscovado and ground up walnuts as a quick topping for baked butternut squash. Thanks for posting. cg

1 person found this review helpful

Was this review helpful to you? YES | NO

From: Sydney Mike

On May 15, 2008

Being the 'scheduled' person that I am, I nevertheless, sometimes wait until the last minute, or at least am not always aware that I should have planned ahead for certain things! So there I was, ready to make a recipe that called for 'mixed spice' & I didn't have any! So, Zaar to the rescue, & especially French Tart! I still wasn't all prepared, but went ahead & made this recipe using already ground ingredients, including the alspice, cinnamon & clove, as well as the 2 optional ingredients! Can't say if the final product is good or bad, but I do know that it using it in the other recipe for a 'fruit loaf' made for a great-tasting treat! Thanks much for your recipes, French Tart ~ They're always so handy & trustworthy!

2 people found this review helpful

Was this review helpful to you? YES | NO

From: mikekey

On Dec 23, 2007

I really like all the flavors in this. I especially like the addition of coriander and cardamom. Planning on using this in baked goods, and maybe in rice, to go with curry dishes.

4 people found this review helpful

Was this review helpful to you? YES | NO

From: Perfectionist cook

On Jun 14, 2008

I agree with Annacia that this is a very potent spice mix. I made half a batch without the cardamom and coriander and it was very intense when made from freshly ground spices. However, when I used it in Hot Cross Buns it was wonderful and really gave that distinctly English aroma and flavour. To be honest I was never fond of mixed spice before but I have now become a convert.

3 people found this review helpful

Was this review helpful to you? YES | NO

Read all 5 reviews