Pickled Eggs and Beets

Name: Pickled Eggs and Beets
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) sliced beets; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/2 cinnamon stick; 6 whole cloves, optional; 8 hard-boiled large eggs, peeled

This is a popular dish, especially at Eastertime when hard-cooked eggs are abundant.—Ellen Benninger, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) sliced beets
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 cinnamon stick
6 whole cloves, optional
8 hard-boiled large eggs, peeled

Directions

Drain beets, reserving juice. Add enough water to juice to measure 3/4 cup; place in saucepan. Add sugar, vinegar, cinnamon stick and cloves if desired; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
Place eggs in a bowl; top with beets. Pour liquid over all. Cover and chill for 4 hours or overnight. Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 142 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 212mg cholesterol, 162mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

Originally published as Pickled Eggs and Beets in Taste of Home February/March 1997

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wombie

Jan 27, 2015

This recipe is easy and very good. I added a dash of ground cloves and cinnamon, the results were perfect
kitzer

Aug 11, 2011

Saved to my recipe box, printed and e-mailed to relatives and friends all over the United States!!I hardly remember Grandma making these, and it all came back to me when I saw the recipe! I'll be making these real soon!Thanks Ellen
ncripe

Apr 7, 2009

This is a wonderful dish to serve at Easter. Tastes just like my mother used to make!Nancy Cripe, Delphi
BarbaraJeanne

Apr 13, 2008

These were a holiday treat at our house growing up. Oh how our eyes lit up when they came to the table. This recipe is just perfect! As the cook, I keep a gallon jar of them in the fridge at all times!