Glazed Beets Recipe

Glazed Beets Recipe
Photo by: Taste of Home
Rating

100% would make again

My grandmother used this recipe to get us little vegetable haters to eat our beets! Her special dish made beets taste nearly as good as candy. With the tart-sweet scent of Glazed Beets in the air, it never took us long to jump down from the climbing tree out back when we were called to dinner.

This recipe is:

Quick

Please log in to rate this recipe

 

Rate Glazed Beets Recipe

*Click on stars to rate
 

Would you make this recipe again?
*required
 
  • 4 Servings
  • Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 can (16 ounces) sliced or diced beets
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

  • Drain beets, reserving 1/3 cup juice. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in beet juice and vinegar; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Add beets and butter; heat through. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (4 ounces) equals 117 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 426 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Glazed Beets published in Reminisce Extra June 1994, p49

Fresh beets take time to cook, but the process is really quite simple. Follow these methods for the perfect…


VIDEO: Fresh Beets

Thanksgiving Recipes

Looking for a Thanksgiving menu? Create your own menu with these Thanksgiving recipes, plus decorating and entertaining ideas for your Thanksgiving dinner.

Get recipes »

Reviews for Glazed Beets (1)

Glazed Beets Recipe

Glazed Beets

Tell us what you think of this recipe.
Did you modify it? Would you make it again? Rate it today!

Reviewed on Oct. 07, 2009 by rodsgirl

I normally don't like beets but these were really good. The only change I made was to use fresh beets instead of canned and I substituted water for the beet juice. Even my 2 yr old daughter gobbled them up!

Taste of Home - Try it Risk Free
Simple & Delicious - Free Issue Offer
Free issue offer