Mace
About the ingredient mace. Including 264 recipes with mace, nutrition data, and where to find it.
What is mace?
Mace is often preferred in light dishes for the bright orange saffron-like hue it imparts. It is somewhat similar to nutmeg and sometimes the two are used together.
In North America whole mace is difficult to find but dried, ground mace can be found in the spices section of well stocked markets.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 tbsp (5g)Where found
Mace is usually found in the spices section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Mace is a member of the Spices and Herbs US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does mace weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 5 grams |
| 1 teaspoon | 1 grams |
Related
Spices and Herbs
| In Chinese: | 锤 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | macis | |
| en español: | maza |
Recipes using mace
There are 264 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Jason's Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie deepened with brown sugar and a warming hit of mace, ginger, and clove. Evaporated milk gives the custard its silky, sliceable set, while a hot oven start locks in that classic glossy top.
Holiday Vegan Pumpkin Pie
A vegan pumpkin pie with a silky tofu-set custard, spiced with cinnamon, ginger and mace and sweetened with molasses, in a flaky from-scratch crust. An egg- and dairy-free holiday classic.
Best Apple Crumble Pie
Apple crumble pie cooks tart green apples on the stovetop with mace and lemon, then bakes them in a flaky shell under a buttery cookie-crumb topping. A streusel-style pie that skips the soggy bottom.
Spiced Blueberry Jam
Spiced blueberry jam simmers fresh blueberries with apple-grape juice concentrate, orange juice, and warm spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and mace. A refined-sugar-free freezer jam that captures summer with autumn warmth.
Pfeffernusse (Pepper Balls)
German pfeffernusse: spiced honey cookies with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace, and a touch of black pepper, dipped in vanilla glaze. Traditional Christmas cookie recipe.
Colcannon
A scrumptious side dish made with potatoes and parsnips that can give your dinner a new look.
Spiced Peach Muffins
These Spiced Peach Muffins are a delicious treat with a delightful crunch topping that adds an irresistible texture to the moist and flavorful muffins. The crumbly topping is a perfect complement to the softness of the muffins, making them a perfect choice for breakfast or a snack any time of the day.
Christmas Plum Pudding
A buttery, breadcrumb-based Christmas plum pudding rich with two kinds of raisins, currants, bitter orange marmalade, and warm spice. Steamed, aged, then flamed at the table and served with silky zabaione.
Vermont Maple Syrup & Porter-Poached Apples
These apples are gently spiced and good for brunch as well as dessert.
Morning Whole Wheat Spice Muffins
Whole wheat spice muffins with cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger sweetened with honey. A warming, low-fat breakfast muffin that smells like the holidays.
Apple Pecan Streusel Muffins
Apple pecan streusel muffins: tender cinnamon-apple muffins with a brown sugar-pecan streusel layered both inside and on top, for buttery crumble in every bite. A cozy breakfast or brunch bake.
Roasted Acorn Squash Soup
Roasted acorn squash soup: foil-roasted squash pureed with sweated onion and garlic, finished with cream, cinnamon, and a whisper of mace for a velvety fall starter.
Merry Christmas Fruitcake
Traditional Christmas fruitcake with brandy-soaked candied citrus peel, citron, currants, and raisins, deeply spiced and aged in a tin with periodic brandy basting before the holidays.
Beets & Carrots with West Indian Spices
Sugar beets and carrots covered a sweet, tangy, warmly spiced coating. West Indian spices and ginger.
Big & Soft Raisin-Oatmeal Cookies
Big, soft raisin-oatmeal cookies with peanut butter for tender chew, dark brown sugar for moisture, and a whisper of mace that sets these apart from every other oat cookie. Quarter-cup scoops, no flour required.
Robb's Low-Cholesterol Pumpkin Pie with Oil Pastry
Robb's Low-Cholesterol Pumpkin Pie with Oil Pastry recipe
Easy Delicious Rhubarb Cake
Old-fashioned rhubarb cake with a sour cream batter, brown sugar sweetness, and a crackly mace-sugar topping. Tender, tangy, and a much-loved way to use spring rhubarb in a single 8-inch square pan.
Tavern Biscuits
Tavern biscuits are a colonial-era American sweet biscuit spiced with nutmeg and mace. Crisp at the edges, tender in the middle, and just sweet enough to serve with tea, coffee, or a glass of cold milk.
Pumpkin Spice Pound Cake
Pumpkin spice pound cake bakes a Bundt full of cinnamon, mace, and nutmeg-spiced pumpkin batter over a layer of toasted pecans, then drinks in a dark rum butter glaze poured through poke holes on both sides.
Sinfully Good Chili
Cincinnati 5-way chili: ground beef chili spiced with cinnamon, cocoa, allspice, and cardamom, ladled over spaghetti and topped with cheddar, beans, and chopped onion.
Smooth Broccoli-Cauliflower Soup
Smooth broccoli cauliflower soup blends two cruciferous veggies into a silky, low-fat puree thickened with skim milk and finished with Swiss cheese. Light, creamy, and ready in 30 minutes.
Mincemeat (Real Meat) #2
Traditional mincemeat with real beef and suet, the way it was made for centuries before the meatless version took over. Currants, raisins, apples, brandy, and warming spices simmer into a deeply flavored pie filling. Yields 80 servings.
Rolled Sugar-Mace Cookies
Rolled sugar cookies seasoned with ground mace, a warmer, floral cousin to nutmeg. The colonial-era twist on a basic cutout cookie. Yields three dozen.
Dark Christmas Cake
Dark Christmas cake is the real, old-fashioned fruitcake: dense with raisins, currants, figs, dates, and almonds, deepened with brown sugar, prune juice, and brandy, then aged in brandy-soaked cheesecloth. Make it now, slice it at Christmas.
Breakfast Honey Persimmon Muffins
Persimmon muffins sweetened with honey and spiced with cinnamon, mace, allspice, and clove. Soft, autumn-fragrant breakfast muffins that bake in 15 minutes.
