Step 1

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2

Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, melt the margarine, then stir in the apple juice and eggs. Beat well.

Step 4

Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and combine.

Step 5

Stir in the mincemeat.

Step 6

This recipe will make 12 medium sized muffins, so fill a muffin tin with 12 paper liners.

Step 7

Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full with the batter. Or if you would like a mincemeat centre see the Tips below.

Step 8

If you are adding the rum topping, do it at this step. Just mix the rum and sugar together, and add a generous 1 to 2 tsp of the mixture to the top of each muffin.

Step 9

Bake for 20 minutes.

Step 10

After they have cooled, sprinkle with some additional plain sugar or vanilla sugar.

Step 11

Enjoy!