Candied Beets

5 from 4 votes

These Candied Beets have a sweet orange glaze and with just 5 ingredients they're an easy side dish for the holidays or any day of the week!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 74kcal

3-5 medium beets cooked, peeled and cut in 2" pieces (substitute whole canned beets)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon orange zest

Heat the butter, salt, orange zest and brown sugar over medium heat until bubbly, stirring regularly to prevent burning.
Add the beets and cook 3-5 minutes in the glaze.
Remove and serve hot.

Be sure to use a large enough skillet to fit all of your beets and glaze.
While I cut my beets into 2-inch pieces, you can cut them into smaller pieces if you prefer.
If you’re pressed for time, you can substitute with whole canned beets.
To change things up, you can use golden beets instead of red beets.
You can leave out the orange zest if you prefer.
When cooking the glaze, do so until it is just bubbling. Also, if you cook it for too long without stirring, it may burn.
While the beets just take 3-5 minutes to cook in the glaze, you will need to factor in time to cook the beets.