mince pie

a pie filled with mincemeat.

Origin of mince pie

First recorded in 1590–1600

I think I feel like a mince-pie—a maddening jumble of things delicious and indigestible.

Jewel Weed |Alice Ames Winter
Ephraim broke a great jagged half from the mince-pie; then replaced it with another grating slide.

Pembroke |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
I attribute the work which I am about to present to you to the mince-pie.

The Dreamers |John Kendrick Bangs
About two o'clock Mrs. Ray tiptoed into the pantry, and brought forth a mince-pie.

Pembroke |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

Three cases of mince-pie shock are reported from the Westbourne Grove district.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 1, 191910964 |Various10964

mince pie

a small round pastry tart filled with mincemeat

(usually plural) Cockney rhyming slang an eye