Spicy Refrigerator Dill Pickles

This hot pickle recipe makes wonderful, spicy dill pickles with a nice hint of sweetness. Plan to double the amount of crushed red pepper if you like it really spicy — yum!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 70 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 cups water
• 4 sprigs fresh dill weed
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1 ¾ cups white vinegar
• 1 ½ tablespoons coarse salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons dill seed
• 12 3 to 4 inch long pickling cucumbers
• 1 ½ cups chopped fresh dill weed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cucumbers, water, vinegar, chopped dill, sugar, garlic, salt, pickling spice, dill seed, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Stir and let sit at room temperature until sugar and salt dissolve, about 2 hours.

Step 2

Transfer cucumbers to 3 wide-mouth, 1 1/2-pint jars, placing 4 cucumbers into each jar. Add enough vinegar mixture to cover cucumbers. Place 1 sprig of fresh dill into each jar and seal with lids. Refrigerate for 10 days before eating. Use within 1 month.