How To Make Sugar Beet Syrup At Home (Sugar Beets)

Today we are making sugar beet syrup from our homegrown 2022 sugar beet harvest. This process is similar to making maple syrup, but with the added bonus of being able to use sugar beets that you can easily grow on your own property! We're huge fans of beets, and the sugar beet is no exception, as it provides multiple products, including syrup and even a tasty beet pulp for cooking. If you're interested in sustainable living and looking for new homesteading ideas, growing sugar beets is a must-try. Don't miss out on this underrated root vegetable that has so much to offer!
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[@ljtminihomestead5839]

Wow!

[@HickorycroftFarm]

They are so useful.

[@OurZip-TiedCottage]

I am here because a 10 lb bag of sugar is $10...and if we don't have sweet tea, we will riot!

[@brandonmonroe7050]

I been looking at the white albino sugar beets from baker creek im wondering if they are just as sweet as the regular pointed sugar beets like here in your video. Have you tried them?

[@ninaburk2651]

Thanks for Your input on sugar beets. This will be my 1st year. My reason is this is a natural sugar, better for Your family. Thank You for All Your information. Trying to do all we can for Your family.

[@HickorycroftFarm]

Exactly. Such a better sugar to be consuming and it has a wonderful mild natural flavor. We love it and are expanding the patch this year.

[@nomir4065]

Very cool! I've been thinking about ways to produce sugar on our homestead. Bees are the obvious choice, but they are sometimes quite difficult. I like this idea.

[@HickorycroftFarm]

We go back and forth about getting bees, but it is a large expense and so many people are not successful with it, which would probably be our luck. This is a safer option for us, although we do hope to do Maple Syrup one day.

[@MiaSonoma]

I wonder if u could use zanthan gum to thicken it to syrup at that light amber state. I think I'd rather have a large quantity of less sweet syrup than small amount of sweeter for the amount of fuel and time to reduce it. U could also grow stevia and add that to make it sweeter. Thank u for showing the process.

[@HickorycroftFarm]

It would be interesting to try that. I have not ever used zanthan gum, but would definitely be worth looking into.

[@brandonmonroe7050]

Nice! Was the sugar beet syrup better than sorghum in your opinion?

[@HickorycroftFarm]

Yes, the beet syrup is much nicer than the sorghum syrup in terms of flavor. I do like the sorghum syrup, but Stephanie does find it tastes a lot more "planty" or molasses-like (which can also be a bit how much you boil it down, etc.). Both are good but we do use them differently.

[@TheCowEmporium]

Wow! That’s so cool. I told Glen we should try growing sugar beets, they do grow them here. I love the colour. 😋 Take care, Annette 🌺

[@HickorycroftFarm]

They are so simple to grow... just plant and forget about them really. This was our 3rd year growing them and for 2023 we are going to grow a much larger patch for sure. We just made sugar beet cake tonight with the left over pulp and it was so tasty.

[@Monkchip]

That's amazing! Now, am I able to use Detroit Beets to make Syrup like you guys did?

[@HickorycroftFarm]

It is so tasty and we are experimenting with all sorts of recipes to use the left over pulp. Detroit red beets have a lot lower sugar content so I don't think they would work quite as well.

[@79PoisonBreaker]

just a little update, i got my first 2 silver fox rabbits 2 weeks ago and have a huge supply of sunchokes. I cut in half and they love the tubers. since they are super prolific even here in manitoba i will be supplementing them to save feed costs as i learn to breed them.

[@HickorycroftFarm]

That is great to hear. We have a patch of sunchokes that has been growing and spreading for 2 years now and we will be trying the same thing for 2023 when we thin them out. Another amazingly useful plant.

[@apysti]

what a video full of great information! hope the algorithm works in your favour :)

[@HickorycroftFarm]

Thank you so much. It is always awesome to have the feedback and very appreciated.

[@daveknight1154]

Something I have never grown. Another Hickorycroft experiment to unlock the usefulness of sugar beets.

[@HickorycroftFarm]

They are getting a much larger patch for the 2023 growing season, that is for sure.

[@janew5351]

Is that funnel with strainer, something from Princess Auto? This would be useful for preparing fruit with seeds ie elderberries before canning.

[@HickorycroftFarm]

We have 2. One came from Lee Valley and one from Princess Auto. They have been very useful.

[@joylouise5417]

Love your experiments. Very interesting, educational video. Thank you so much!

[@HickorycroftFarm]

Great feedback, thank you so much. Never a dull moment here lol.

[@sarahsapien8847]

🙂

[@pseudopetrus]

My grandmother who lived thru the 2nd war, thought that beets were a real survival food!

[@HickorycroftFarm]

We have made some great recipes with the pulp, add to that the syrup and sugar potential as well as animal fodder, they are high on our list too.

[@pseudopetrus]

Nice!

[@ShelitaRN]

wow that looks so good!

[@HickorycroftFarm]

Thank you so much :)