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Easy Overnight Refrigerator Pickles
Easy Overnight Refrigerator Pickles are made by slicing fresh cucumbers and soaking them in a hot vinegar-based brine with sugar, salt, black peppercorns, and garlic. After pouring the brine over the cucumbers in an airtight container, fresh dill is added once cooled, and the pickles are refrigerated overnight. This quick method yields crisp, flavorful pickles with sharp vinegar tang and aromatic herbs.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
1
pint jar
Calories:
231 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 1/2 cups white vinegar distilled
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns whole
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 prigs dill fresh
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers or cut into spears. Place the cucumbers in an airtight container or use a mason jar.
- In a small saucepan stir together vinegar, sugar, salt, peppercorns, and garlic. Bring to a boil. Once simmering, remove from heat.
- Pour mixture over cucumber in jar until full. Place the lid on and let cool to room temperature.
- Once cooled, add in fresh dill. Refrigerate overnight before eating.
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Notes
- Regular, English, pickling, or mini cucumbers all work; cut to preference as slices or spears.
- The recipe yields pickles with a strong vinegar flavor; decrease acidity by substituting up to half the vinegar with water.
- For bread and butter pickle variation, replace ½ cup white vinegar with apple cider vinegar and change spices accordingly.
- Spicy version options include adding crushed red pepper flakes and warming spices like cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, allspice, cloves, and turmeric.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1whole jar
Calories
231kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
6993mg
(291%)
Potassium
536mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
315IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
107mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 pint jar
Amount Per Serving
Calories 231
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1whole jar | |
| Calories | 231kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 6993mg | 291% |
| Potassium | 536mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 315IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 107mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.