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
- 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.
- Combine all the ingredients (except the beets) in a pot and bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Pack beets into hot jars with 1/4” headspace. Ladle hot liquid (without cinnamon sticks) into the jars, keeping your headspace.
- Remove air bubbles, adjust 2pc lids.
- Process 30 minutes in boiling water canner.
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I have never heard of pickled beets. We only use beets in smoothies. What do they taste like?
Toni
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!
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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
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Yah, pickled beets, not my thing. LOL
Congrats on your (in)courage win! What a fun giveaway to win!
~Mimi
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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.)
I love pickled beets, but I’m the only one in the family who does! Your recipe looks delicious.
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