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    Home » Our latest posts » Condiments

    Sweetly Spiced Pickled Beets are as Easy as Boiling Water

    June 12, 2013 Filed Under: Condiments, Pickles, Top Recipes, Vegetables

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    Sweetly Spiced Pickled Beets recipe loaded with warm spices like cinnamon and cloves. As easy as boiling water.

    These delicious homemade pickled beets are a delightful addition to salads, sandwiches and so much more.

    jars of pickled beets with text overlay sweetly spiced pickled beets"

    This is my go to pickled beet recipe, and it is as easy as boiling water.

    Sometimes I slice the beets in strips, sometimes I leave out the onions and sometimes I mix up the spices based on what is in my spice cabinet at the moment.

    Use the beets in salads or sandwiches. Or eat them straight out of the jar like my kid brother when I send him a jar once or twice a year.

    Canning Basics

    Because of the vinegar in the brine this recipe is safe to use a boiling water canner. You could go out and buy a canner or just use a pot that is big enough to hold the jars with an inch or two above it.

    For more details on water bath canning check out this post from the experts at Ball Mason Jars.

    BONUS TIP: When I am done canning, I usually pour the boiling water on the weeds in the cracks in my driveway and walkways. Boom! gone in a few hours.

    If you aren't comfortable with canning, make a smaller batch of the the recipe up to the canning part and store them in a glass container in the fridge for a few weeks. You could use a plastic container, but don't blame me if it turns purplish pink.

    Spiced Pickled Beets

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    Ingredients
     

    • 4 pounds beets
    • 3 cups thinly sliced onions
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 3 sticks cinnamon (broken into large pieces)
    • 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
    • 1 teaspoon whole allspice
    • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 ½ cups cider vinegar
    • 1 ½ cup water

    Instructions
     

    • Clean the beets and trim off the tap-root and all but about two inches of the greens (save them for eating later – prepare like any other green).
    • Boil until tender. Drain, slough off the peel and trim ends. Slice into thin slices.
    • In a large sauce pan combine onions, sugar, spices, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil.
    • Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add beets and cook until hot throughout. Remove cinnamon sticks.
    • Pack hot beets in jars leaving a ¼″ head space. Ladle hot liquid over beets to ¼″ head space. Remove air bubbles by sliding a knife along the inside of the jar.
    • Process for 30 minutes in boiling water canner.

    Notes

    adapted from Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving

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    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Comments

    1. JeanMarie

      August 12, 2020 at 10:55 am

      This is it! I’m so excited! I’ve been searching for my mom’s pickled beets recipe and if this isn’t the exact recipe, it’s darn close. I have an abundance of beets right now and will be making this within the next day or so.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        August 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm

        Yeah! I hope you like them as much as your mom's. I rarely get to eat any I make since I am a nice big sister and send them to my kid brother who eats them in a day or two. 😉

    2. melissa a ortiz

      November 11, 2020 at 8:37 am

      I'm going to be trying these today. I don't see you mention the onion. Does it go into the liquid with the beets and then get put in the jars after warm like the beets?

      Reply
      • Audrey

        November 11, 2020 at 10:40 am

        I updated the recipe to clarify. Originally I wrote "add all of the other ingredients to the pot." After cooking and cutting your beets you just throw everything else in the pot and boil it for a bit then add the sliced beets.

    3. Melissa

      November 11, 2020 at 11:21 am

      Thank you for the clarification 😃

      Reply
    4. Deb

      June 23, 2021 at 9:04 am

      How much does this make?

      Reply
      • Audrey

        June 23, 2021 at 12:40 pm

        About 4 pints for 4 pounds of beets. It depends on how tightly you pack them.

    5. Colleen Henson

      July 11, 2021 at 7:25 am

      What type of onion do you use?

      Reply
      • Audrey

        July 17, 2021 at 1:28 pm

        I typically use yellow onion since that is what I usually have on hand.

    6. Kelly

      August 09, 2021 at 11:23 am

      Made today with my tiny harvest of beets. Husband isn’t a fan of beets, so all for me! I only got 2 pints in Weck jars but saved the pickling vinegar to use on another pickled veg.
      Thanks!

      Reply

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