Pickled Beets

IMG_4597 I enjoy pickled beets so this year when I saw a whole bushel for $8.00 how could I resist buying them? I’m in the canning zone and though I’d never made beets before, I was up for the challenge! A fast way to add veggies to the plate, and they’re so pretty in their jars.

Easy Pickled Beets

  • 3 quarts of beets
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tablespoon whole allspice
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 1/2 cups vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups of water
  1. Wash your beets and then you can either #1 cook them and then peel them. This works well if your beets are small or #2 you can peel them, cut them and then cook them. Since my bushel didn’t contain consistently sized beets, I did both ways. I cooked the small ones first then peeled them and the larger ones I peeled then cut and cooked. It was easier to peel the cooked beets but honestly? I don’t think it was really easier one way or the other.
  2. Combine all the ingredients (except the beets) in a pot and bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Pack beets into hot jars with 1/4” headspace. Ladle hot liquid (without cinnamon sticks) into the jars, keeping your headspace.
  4. Remove air bubbles, adjust 2pc lids.
  5. Process 30 minutes in boiling water canner.

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11 Comments

    • I’ve never heard of beets in smoothies!!! 🙂 Oh, the things you learn.
      I love pickled beets; my Gram and aunt used to make them all the time. They are a little sweet and tangy at the same time. They’re super easy and if you cut the recipe in half or a quarter, you could give them a try without too much commitment!

  1. Hey, Jenn! I think I saw that you won something over at (in)courage today, right?

    I’ve never heard of beets in smoothies, but I suppose it could work!

    I noticed your comment from yesterday about a salsa recipe. I’ll look up my favorite and get back to you, OK?

    Smiles,
    Linda

  2. Yum! Pickled beets! I never thought of making my own. I don’t know much about canning, though. I’ll have to look up what all those terms mean. Would I need any special equipment?

    And beets in smoothies? I never would have thought of that.

    • Honestly, I knew virtually nothing (and still do LOL) but the recipes I’ve found are straight forward. All you need for most things is mason jars, a big pot and jar lifters to get the jars out of the boiling water. (I think they’re a couple bucks. I have this crazy silicone oven mitt that my brother bought me one year for Christmas. It’s HUGE and goes all the way up my arm. I can reach in to boiling water without getting burned so I just use that to get the jars out.)

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