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Discover how to make pickles at home with this delightful duo: two jars filled with crisp cucumber pickles, fresh dill, and aromatic spices.
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Homemade Dill Pickles

This is how to make pickles at home easily. With some mini cucumbers and pickling spice you can enjoy this dill snack year round.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dill, homemade, pickles, pickling spice
Servings: 12
Author: Justine

Equipment

  • 2 mason jars

Ingredients

  • 6 mini cucumbers
  • 6 sprigs dill
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp peppercorns
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2/3 c white vinegar
  • 2 c water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2-3 cloves garlic or 2 tbsp minced garlic

Instructions

  • Slice your cucumbers in the shapes you want, either spears or slices. Fill a bowl with ice water and submerge them for a few hours ideally. This will make them as crunchy as possible.
  • In the bottom of your jar add garlic cloves, peppercorns, red pepper flakes, and 3 dill sprigs.
  • Add sliced cucumbers on top of this.
  • In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, water, salt, and sugar. (if you want to make them spicy add a few drops of Tobasco sauce) Pour this into your jar to surround your cucumber slices.
  • Put rest of 3 dill sprigs on top.
  • Seal jar(s) and place into the refrigerator for at least 48 hours before enjoying. For BEST results shake the jar every day for 5 days and then enjoy thereafter. The longer they sit the stronger the flavor.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2oz | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 218mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 144IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg