How about a Chocolate Mincemeat Bear Claw for Day 7 of The Pink Whisk 12 Days of Christmas – a great alternative to a Mince Pie!
You will need:
1/2 x qty of Danish Pastry – recipe here
1 x qty of Chocolate Mincemeat recipe here
1 egg, for egg wash
A little icing sugar to dust
Plus, hungry volunteers to eat them!
Makes 6.
So it’s Danish Pastry out of the fridge – it’ll be puffed up like this.
We only need half the pastry to make 6, so cut it in half and save one portion.
Roll out the Danish Pastry into a large square on your worksurface lightly floured to stop it from sticking
Using a sharp knife, or roller type pizza cutter neaten off the edges and cut the pastry into 6 rectangles.
Add a good spoonful of the Chocolate Mincemeat to the centre of each piece of pastry.
Fold up each and press the edges together to seal the pastry.
Make four cuts in the long sealed edge using a sharp knife and transfer them to a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Now we need to wait for them to rise, as the pastry is cold from the fridge it will take a while for the yeast to start working. Throw a clean tea towel over them and set them to one side until they have gone nice and puffy (this can take a while, I’d approximate 4 hours unless your house is red hot!)
Once they’re getting there preheat the oven to 180c (fan)/200c/Gas Mark 6.
Brush the tops with beaten egg and bake in the oven for 15 minutes until golden brown.
Dust with a little icing sugar and serve!
Chocolate Mincemeat Bear Claws
Ruth Clemens, Baker Extraordinaire
Mmmm, another recipe I’m going to have to try. I’ll be even fatter soon!
Ooh, I love chocolate and I love mincemeat – chocolate mincemeat why not! x
Yummy I wish I could eat one of those for breakfast
ooh…could almost smell christmas whilst reading the recipe…
Mmmm, can’t beat a bit of danish pastry, even better with chocolate mincemeat. x
These sound fab and simple to make if you are pushed for time. Thanks Ruth x
Great idea I have another simple idea if I’m allowed to share it
Yes go for it Jaki x
mmmm … might give those a go
Not a mince meat fan but could be swayed by these!
Delicious, I’m guessing you could use other flavours too as I have a house full of mincemeat haters! Xx
Of course – just fill them with your favourites! x
mmm love bear claws but cant get any up here so being able to do it myself is too good to miss….not sure about choc mincemeat..
Neither was I Fiona! But I’m convinced! x
These look yummy. Must give them a go
Yum, these look delicious!! I’m going to be getting fat fat fat this christmas with all these delicious recipes!! xx
Yummy. I might have to try these today. Thank you
Great idea, once again!
Amazing
Gosh those would last about 10 seconds in our house YUM
Sweet lord these look good!!
These look nice Ruth x
Ok here’s my idea, take a sheet of ready to roll puff pastry and spread mincemeat in the middle to an inch of the sides. Roll up like a swiss roll then cut into 1/2″ slices, place these slices flat onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven, when golden and crispy take out of the oven and sprinkle with icing sugar!!
Love this, as mince pies do get a *little* tedious after a while (not that it stops me eating them or anything…) Plus, chocolate mincemeat?! Yum!
My sister doesn’t like mincemeat but loves pastries and chocolate, hopefully this’ll convince her!
Oooo delicious!!x
my sister would love these !!
Delicious!
Yum… Definitely trying these
Oh Ruth – you just give me another job every day xx
Oops! Xx
This looks soooo yummy!!!
And tou could make spicy choclate mincemeat for the more adventurous – ginger, cinnamon even chili.
My hubby would just love these, thanks!
Chocolate mince meat?!? Hello new friend!
Yumm!
Agreed – not really a mincemeat fan but may give these a go
Ohhhh I bet the smell made you feel like you were in heaven whilst making these! cannot beat a warmed pastry!
Absolutely! x
Tasty Tasty very very tasty.
these are yummy – I reckon we can bling them up with red icing as nail varnish – maybe a ring or 2 – oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never tried chocolate mincemeat before, will give it a go though!
I can see Christmas morning breakfast in the making!
They look yummy, and we will definitely have to try these being a Danish/British family!
Will definitely give these a try. I’m more of a chocolate fan than a mincemeat one so this is perfect for the festive season
Making me hungry x
I love mince meat, I love chocolate. Never really thought to put the two together – will have to give it a go! x
These are definitely on our Christmas baking list, thank you
Sounds fab, my OH hates mince pies but would def eat these
x
Ruth, these look gorgeous, I have a friend coming to stay over Chritmas and the last time he came he SPAT OUT a mince pie I,d made at first taste! Ouch! I plan to redeem myself with these little babies. Thank you.
Karen x
They look great!
i love mincemeat,i love chocolate,
i love danish pastry,what’s not to like,
win win !
thanks ruth xx
Its only me that likes mincemeat in the house – very tempted to have a go though! I am not going to get any wrapping done!
These are fab, so clever!
Will be making these
Mm they look so good! x
I’m going to try it with melted chocolate oranges for a bit of variety although the original sounds yum!
Tasty!
I am not normally a fan of mincemeat but you may have converted me with this recipe!
Chocolate mincemeat? – yum! Going to have to try this one for research purposes
they sound yummy!
Dont usually like mincemeat but these sound different so I might give them a try.x
I alway’s wondered what Bear Claws were … now I know
Chocolate + mincemeat = HAPPY ME!!!!!
Chocolate mincemeat?? Lovely Christmas morning treat, usually have a French pastry I can’t spell lol
x
A good alternative
I bought a jar of chocolate mincemeat yesterday, never even thought to make my own!
Oh my, I bet your family love testing out all your new recipes!
yummy with a hot chocolate on a cold day like today
Yummy! Think I might give these a try with my mums homemade mince meat.:o)
So yummy
OH seven heaven chocolate mincemeat!!!
Well they’re different!
This Christmas stuff is just amazing. You must’ve worked so hard to get it all together so clearly and with all those pictures. Many, many thanks. Excited at the prospect of making Danish pastry without too much hassle, who knew?
Delicious
i think i need to book some holiday from work to make all of these fab things!
hmmm these sound intriguing…chocolate AND mincemeat!
OK- would not have thought of putting chocolate & mincemeat together, but willing to put it to the test!!
I never knew what a bear claw was until now – and you included chocolate (the one sweet thing I can never resist…)…yum!
WOW! Not only mincemeat…chocolate & Danish Pastry? Sounds a real Christmas Treat!
Loving the cheats Danish Pastry – the real deal did kinda put me off attempting it!
Not sure if my last comment made it onto this recipe (it has ben one of those mornings) I am def going to try these though, I have a couple of new bits of kitchen equipment too so am hoping to make some bread this weekend as well
What a great recipe.
Wow chocolate mincemeat what an idea! Ruth is there no end to your yummy ideas x
sounds lovely
Chocolate and mincemeat, it can’t fail x x
Oh these look very dangerous.
yum! How clever!
Ohhh thanks for this recipe Ruth!
I absolutely adore Bear Claws (I can never go to Waitrose without buying at least one of theirs!) and the chocolate variation sounds a really nice twist.
I will definitely be giving them a go.
Looking forward to making these….what fun!
Amazing recipe once again!
Lovely!
Nice
Yum!
yum yum yum…
looks delicious.
delicious!
good idea, but unfortunately i dont like mincemeat….:S
Chocolate mincemeat! What a brilliant idea. Definitely going to test this one out!
look lovely
I always thought bearclaws were something else! I’ve learned something new today
I will DEFINITELY try this recipe out!!!
Chocolate mincemeat yummy
These look really good, thankyou!
Sounds beautiful x
They look delicious.
Oh we’ll diets always start in January!
Fun & yummy! x
Sounds and looks yummy.
These are amazing! they look so good
This hamper just keeps getting better and better! Ruth you are spoiling us (well one of us anyway! ) Happy Xmas one and all xx
Ooohhh interesting! Will give it a go though…
Never had choc mincemeat before- sounds yummy
Chocolate mincemeat? Sounds delecious!
Delicious!
These look delicious!
I have never heard of chocolate mincemeat but I will defininately try it now.
Never made Danish pastry but I’m going to try these!
Never heard of chocolate mincemeat before – might have to try eating a mince pie at the same time as a piece of chococlate….
Yum, going to try making these over the weekend.
wow those look so good!!
yummy in someones tummy – might have to be mine
Really informative tutorials, so easy to follow
wonderful ideas
Wow they look fantastic, just the thing for my homemade mincemeat!
These look yummy xx
These sound lovely
Hmm, now maybe the reason I’ve never really liked mincemeat was just the lack of chocolate! I need to try this!
Always a yummy recipe, whenever I come on here!
will be baking these later
I’ve never had chocolate and mincemeat together… It seems like a good thing to try!
oh yummy i can already smell it would deffo make it
Never thought of chocolate and mincemeat together but going to give it a try
I’ve never heard of these, but they look lovely.
I have never seen chocolate mincemeat before but it sounds tasty. Do children like it? Or is it more for adults because of the rum?
It does make it rich but my boys definitely like it! x
Never heard of ‘bear claws’ before…I bet they would go down well with my husband & son for the cool name alone!
I wouldn’t have thought about putting chocolate and mincemeat together, but it sounds good.
Very clever!
oooh i’m gonna have to give these a go
they sound fab 
Never would have thought of chocolate mincemeat – it may even convert my non-mincemeat-eating husband!
Chocolate mincemeat! What’s not to like? Yummy.
they look delish.
wow-chocolate mincemeat!!!
A great idea thank you
Ruth – Your house must smell heavenly with all the baking you do!x
Oh how cute!!
My family are gonna be stuffed this christmas with all these recipes
They look so nice
Ooh these look fab thank you
They look fab!
Oh yummy x
Ditto Lesley’s comments – this must have taken a bit to put together with photos! How long have you been cooking for?!?!?!
Looking forward to perusing the Pink Whisk shop!!!!
This is a new one on me, never heard of them but defo going to give them a try. Do you think they would work with Chocolate Pastry?
I don’t see why not! Sounds delicious x
What else could you fill this sort of thing with? I don’t like mincemeat – not even chocolate mincemeat!
An apple and cinnamon mix? Basically anything you could put in pie would work well in these x
Can’t wait to break up for the Christmas holidays so I can have a few solid days of baking!
These look delicious. I’ll definitely be trying this recipe out, my kids will love them!
Ms Clemens, I was losing weight until this 12 days competition started
Ummm the perfect Christmas breakfast!
Will definitely try this recipe. x
Clever alternative to boring mince pies!
Not something that instantly appeals but Im willing to try anything and I might be pleasantly surprised : )
I’m going to have to try this recipe, it sounds just my kind of thing – yum.
I am definitely a ‘non believer’ in chocolate mincemeat, but you make a very convincing case for these…
Wow these look a fab alternative to the traditional mince pie – will have to give these a go!!
I still haven’t made my mini Christmas cakes or Christmas fudge this year and now this!
This looks amazing and with chocolate mincemeat, yum!
I love chocolate and mince meat separately, though skeptical,I am going to give it s try.
What a good idea but look so calorific xx
Yum, yum, and indeed, yum! So many new baking things to try
thanks! I have always wanted to try a danish pastry recipe!
Ooooh, I’ve been meaning to give chocolate mincemeat a go – and these look delish!
Hmmm. Mincemeat isn’t my fovourite but it sounds so much better when combined with chocolate!
I have never had chocolate and mincemeat together before but I am intrigued as I like both. Thanks
Another fab idea Ruth – love the idea of choccy mincemeat!
Woops put my comment in wrong place! I am gonna make these. Cheats danish and chocolate mincemeat. Brilliant! Thanks x
These are definitely on the menu!
Not really sure about chocolate mincemeat, but will give it a go
Not overly sure about chocolate and mincemeat, might experiment on a little bit first!
Great twist on the traditional mince pie have to give these a go!
Another recipe to try this Christmas….you’re certainly keeping us busy over the festive season Ruth
xx
Ooh lovely!
They look amazing! Might have to use shop bought danish pastry though (the shock! the horror! :P)
Not my fav as not keen on minsemeat but my brother would love it so i’ll pass it on. Thanks
Mmmmm, LOVE mincemeat!
Hmmm chocolate mincemeat? I’m not convinced…
Such a clever idea!
Ah, we always used to have pastry for breakfast on Christmas morning when I was little: will have to revisit this tradition!
ooh lovely ! i must try this ….. everyday i pop over for a read and you make me soooo hungry lol
uhoh another recipie I have to try! No time til next month now though
Across between a mince pie, pain au chocolate – you can’t beat these!! X
What a lovely combination – chocolate and mincemeat. Will make these tomorrow.
i have a jar of home made mincemeat left over from last year, that is going to taste so good in these!
Wow, these look delicious. I need to try the chocolate mincemeat!
I must try and find the time to do these – they sound amazing!!
These look yummy!
You know that noise Homer Simpson makes when he sees something yummy – thats what im doing now!!
Stop making me feel hungry.
Wow, these look amazing, definitely going to try these!i
Great instructions
YUM! these look lovely.
I remember you saying on bake off you loved these!
Getting better and better! Not sure I’ll still fit into that dress I bought for Christmas…!!
These look so yummy – may give them a go this weekend!
Interesting one would never have thought of but looks good
Chocolate and mincemeat, my two favourite things!
They look yummy! Chocolate and mincemeat sounds yummy too!
Yum! Made chocolate mince pies last year but the bear claws sound even more delicious, will def give these a go
x
Yum, they look good. I made chilli and chocolate mincemeat this year – it’s very good
Yummy. Will be getting up early tomorrow to try this one!
Definitely intrigued by chocolate mincemeat!
Yummy!!
why are my comments always awaiting moderation?i
sounds delicious
These look delicious. That’s this weekend’s baking sorted out!
Yum! Will definitely be trying these out!
Yummy
These look great!
mmmm….look delish
Hmm. Never would have thought about combining chocolate and mincemeat. I’m intrigued!
Chocolate and mincemeat Wow Christmas and Easter all rolled into one!
never tried this before . love mince pies and i love chocolate….cant go wrong!!!
these recipes are playing havoc with “sensible” pre-Christmas diet. How can I try them out and not taste the reults?
Mmmmm – chocolate mincemeat. What a great idea!
Chocolate Mincemeat Bear Claws. Count me in. I have never attempted this pastry but here goes…
These look delish! Thanks for the comp
I’m feeling lucky….
Yum. Looking forward to trying yet another of your recipes!
i think you are encouraging us to pile on the pounds this christmas! cant wait to try these yummy things
Wow they look tasty will need to add them to my list of things to make
Tasty looking
They look so yummy – Ive had chocolate mincemeat before but never done it myself.
yumm
Certainly is a different combination, have to have a try
Mmmmm… yummy!
These look lovely
I love the look of these!!!
After years of thinking that I didn’t like mincemeat I’ve just discovered I actually do like it! Will have to try and make the chocolate version.
Oh my goodness, this is the best Christmas recipe yet! Amazing!
Chocolate mincemeat?!? Hmm…I’m intrigued…I might have to give it a go.
I thought not another mince pie but these look and I bet taste amazing. Can’t wait to try them.
yum sounds great
they look yummy
hmm not keen on the sound of this one!
look scrummy
So many lovely recipes so little time!
chocolate & mincement? it’s what xmas is all about! great recipe
Chocolate mincemeat – ingenious!
I’ve never heard of bear claws but love Danish pastry and as your chocolate mincemeat recipe sounds so delicious I will give them a go! Only problem is a lack of “volunteers” around here at the moment as hubby’s away- I may be an extra dress size by Christmas!
wow thank u so much for another fab recipe to try out x
These look so delicious. My little daughters would LOVE them. I think I’ll be baking tomorrow.
I would never have thought of chocolate and mincemeat together.
These look so yummy!
they look divine! Mincemeat, choc and pastry. What more could a girl ask for!
Chocolate mincemeat,how good is that eh?!
Yum. That’s all.
Ooooh….might have to give these a try, I don’t really like mincemeat but chocolate in it might just help!
chocolate and nuts would be a nice filling too
An odd combination of flavours that sounds if they work. Will have to try this myself.
Wow, i love it
These look amazing, nice twist on the usual mince pies
so tempting but so naughty :-0
Lynetta
I can’t imagine the taste of chocolate and mincemeat, so will have to bake some tomorrow and find out if it works for me.
yummy my hubby would love these
Yum yum yum!
What an interesting combination, I shall have to try them!
These sound great.
Yummmmmmmmmmmm
Chocolate and Mincemeat, while they are both things I love I would tend to be sceptical about them in combination…but I trust your judgement entirely! As they say don’t knock it until you’ve tried it!
What a lovely idea. Yummy!
Yummy !
Oooohhhh – looks lovely.
love these giveaways, what value
Chocolate mincemeat sounds scrummy!
Chocolate and mincemeat, two of my daughters favorite things may have to try that!
They sound so scrummy! If only I had the time!! Maybe you should start selling your creations to order in the Pink Whisk shop too!
Another one that looks fab! Must try!
I must admit I was sceptical of your baileys and chocolate chip scones, and THEN I tried them and wow… so in that case maybe I need to trust you with the chocolate mincemeat too!!! Oh well why not eh!
looks lovely x
These look awesome! I’m definitely going to give chocolate mincemeat a try!
chocolate can make even mincemeat taste good!
Yum yum can’t wait to try these!!!
Chocolate mincemeat sound lovely
AR-MAZE-ZING!!!! (in the style of Craig Revel-Horwood!) xx
really nice recipe
Yummy :-))
Chocolate mincemeat sounds interesting… I don’t know if i’m going to have time to make all these delicious things you’re posting but I’d like to give this a go!
I’d never thought of combining chocolate and mincemeat, it sounds intriguing!
I’d never heard of bearclaws, or seen a bearclaws recipe – thanks for teaching me something new to bake
The recipe sounds yum and the pics look scrummy.
Very different! x
These look really yummy, I’d definitely try one – even though I’m not the biggest fan of mince pies, somehow the addition of chocolate makes it sound better!
These recipes are doing my weight watchers diet no good, am trying this one over the week end.But promise to be good.
Chocolate mincemeat! Oh Yeah!
Ruth, your recipes and tutorials are so detailed I think it would be impossible to go wrong. Thanks for taking the time to write (and photograph) such detailed instructions!
I have never seen bear claws before – what a good idea, going to try these out this Christmas
I’ve just showed this recipe to my 17 year old son – he wants you to adopt him!
yum yum yum
Looks delicious!
ok, by this rate I’m going to still be baking Christmas things well into March!
They look like Pain au Chocolat
I’ll give them a whirl, but I’m not a fan of mincemeat lol x
Great idea, I have a christmas party, will haze to make some.
mmmm … i don’t really like mince pies but the thought of chocolate with it could work !!!
Not sure if my comment will count towards the draw – but still thought i would say – recipe sounds amazing
Ingenious
These would be great for breakfast on Christmas morning, yum yum xx
Yum! All my favourite flavours. I’m definitely giving these a go xx
Wow they look delicious. Will definately be trying these out. Thanks.
they look delicious… Low calorie as well I assume ..?!
aren’t bears protected? Never been keen on mincemeat
Nom nom nom. That is all.
I always make hundreds of mince pies over the Christmas season (they were always my Dad’s favourite) using my play dough short crust pasty recipe…its a short crust recipe that stays lovely and short regardless of how many times you roll and re-roll the pasty (hence play dough!!). Made a batch this afternoon after looking at Pink Whisk and added choc mincemeat…..well they have gone down a storm…everyone was commenting…”they taste a litte different..but very nice”..when I told them is choc mincemeat…they looked a little puzzled and then said….give me the recipe!!
I believe there are 2 ingredients in the world that can improve most things and one of them is chocolate…yum yum
how big are these please?
Once baked they are approx 12cm x 10cm
Chocolate mincemeat sounds great.
At last, a cheat’s version of Danish pastry. I am giving this a whirl tomorrow!
Mmm, I’m just about to unpack my food processor after our move, and I made mincemeat last week. My family would love these; I think I’ll have to give them a go!
Ooooo lush
I am definately going to make these. Some fab recipes to try
How could you resist a bears claw
Mmm christmas combined with chocolate – yum!
Yum!
Looking good Mrs Clemens, think this will go down well in our house this year!
These look wonderfully tempting!
yum x
ooh sounds lovely for Boxing day morning !
Mmmmmmm… DEvine!
Yummy!!!
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas. yuuuuum. x
Omg just saw these….*runs off to the kitchen*
Amy x
They look really yummy and make a refreshing change from mince pies. xx
Great, mince pies with a difference.
these look amazing!
This is unusual…and tempting! Choc mincemeeat would be a good way to ease the children onto Mince Pies! I do believe they are an acquired ‘adult’ taste! xx
Ruth you are my heroine! I’ve just used your Danish recipe with almond paste and glacé cherries for my favourite sticky bun! Delicious!
Always wondered what a bear claw was!!
I’m not too sure about this combination but as all your other recipes are fantastic, I’ll give it a go.
These remind me of a pastry my mum used to call Elephant’s Foot!
Also on my Xmas eve list x
MMmmmm!!!
Love the sound of these
i wasn’t won over by the thought of chocolate mincemeat…but seeing as you said that you were a “non-believer” before giving it a go, i might have to try it out!
Going to have to try these
Chocolate and mincemeat? I’ll have to give that a go x
fantastic – and I hoping I have now entered in the correct place as I will be so upset if I’m not in with a chance to win this amazing prize – my husband will love these
thanks
Lee
Chocolate mincemeat…..genius x
Lovely! Great use of leftover mincemeat.
Very nice look amazing…
great idea!
very creative, love it!
These would go down a treat on a snowy afternoon
OMG these are going to make my Christmas!
Another one on my list to try ;0)
chocolate AND mincemeat!
Saw Chocolate mincement in the shops for the 1st time this year, wasn’t brave enough to buy it, but I could customise a small batch now to my taste (may also add some choc chips – why not, it’s Christmas )
Looking forward to tasting these!
love these
These look really interesting
I’m going to try this in mince pies – sounds lovely! x x
ooh, will make these for our bake off at work next week, with my first ever batch of homemade mincemeat!
great alternative to the mince pie.
I think these will have to be Christmas Eve breakfast!
Bear Claws are definately next on ‘to make ‘ list
At last an alternative to mince pies!
I love anything involving mincemeat and have always wondered what beat claws actually are. Frankly they seen to be more delicious than I had imagined
What made you decide to make these as bear claws, rather than a pie shape, out of interest?
Just for something a little bit different! x
Mmmmmmm…I can smell them cooking niw!
Looking for something to make for a festive bake-off at work on Friday – I think these are on the short-list
These look fab, and I am sure I could manage to rustle a few up… not sure they’d last long with my two hungry bear cubs though
a Brilliant & fun version of the mincepie – amazing
Will definitely be trying out the chocolate mincemeat
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
My little bear will love these!
Wow! I want one now!
Looks delicious.
Ooooh! Yum! Enough said!
yummy, i had these for breakfast almost everyday in the USA :p
Chocolate mincemeat sounds like something I should try! These look like a great change to mince pies, might just have to give them a go
Full of Christmas goodness! x
choc mincemeat…. really???
In the voice of Peter Kay…chocolate….mincemeat?!! Curiosity might just get the better of me.
What a treat, a lovely twist on the traditional Christmas pies!x
Another possibilty for Santa on Christmas Eve!
My kids would love these, I like the chocolate idea!
haha these r brilliant thnak u
So THAT’S why they’re called bear claws!
Must be said, I’m a little dubious of the chocolate mincemeat combination. But then I’ve never been a fan of chocolate raisins.
Wow they look yummy
Another lovely treat. Thank you, Pink Whisk
Oooh chocolate mincemeat – yum! Now just need to find a mincemeat with no oranges in it and I can have a go at these!
Tasty
My sister is going to LOVE these!
chocolate & mincemeat what a combo
Your 2012 mince pies were already so good… I can’t wait to tried this new trick of yours!
A great idea to make a change from the habitual mince pies!
These look delish and so unusual
Mincemeat & chocolate: mince pies just got even better!!
Growl!!! Bet these claws have a surprise bite to them
Completely yum!
Claire
These look lovely