Easy Overnight Refrigerator Pickles

sliced pickles in a glass jar with fresh dill inside

4.90 from 29 votes

Refrigerator pickles have just the right amount of salty, tangy goodness with the most perfect crunch. You are going to love making pickles at home!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Refrigerator Pickles

Servings: pint jar

Author: Rachel Farnsworth

Ingredients

1 English cucumber
1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
3 cloves garlic
3 sprigs fresh dill

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

For this recipe, you can use regular cucumbers, English cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, or mini cucumbers. These can all be cut into wedges, or sliced, depending on your own personal preference.

Strong Pickles! This recipe makes a strong-flavored pickle. If you like less of a kick, replace up to half of the vinegar with water.

Bread and Butter Pickles Variation -- replace 1/2 cup of the white vinegar with apple cider vinegar. Then, instead of adding in black peppercorns, garlic, and dill you'll flavor the pickles with:

1 inch cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
6 allspice berries
6 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

Spicy Variation -- add in 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes to the pickling liquid.

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