Honeyed Beets
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Yield: Makes 4 servings
Beets have more sugar than any other vegetable but are still low in calories at only 60 per cup.
Ingredients:
1/4
cup unsweetened apple juice
2
tablespoons cider vinegar
1
tablespoon honey
2
teaspoons cornstarch
2
cans (8 ounces each) sliced beets, drained
Salt (optional)
Black pepper (optional)
Preparation:
1.
Combine apple juice, vinegar, honey and cornstarch in large nonstick saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until simmering. Stir in beets; season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired. Simmer 3 minutes.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1/4 of total recipe (without salt and pepper seasonings) | |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | <1 g |
| Total Fat | <1 g |
| Calories from Fat | 2 % |
| Calories | 63 |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Sodium | 312 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fruit | 1/2 |
| Vegetable | 1-1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Vegetable Side Dish