Glazed Beets

Name: Glazed Beets
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Recipes, Comfort Food Side Dishes, Comfort Food Vegetarian Recipes
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

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.

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.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounce-weight: 117 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 426mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Glazed Beets in Reminisce Extra June 1994

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linsvin

Nov 18, 2010

So simple to put together, what a punch of flavor! Sometimes going back to just a few ingredients is the only way to go. LOVE THIS DISH. (did use beets I froze from our garden, just drain what juice I could and added water to make 1/3 cup)
Favaunt

May 19, 2010

This recipe got my husband to eat beets!
Favaunt

May 19, 2010

This recipe got my husband to eat beets!
rodsgirl

Oct 7, 2009

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!