Name: Easy Refrigerator Pickles Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 48 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups water; 3 tbsp white vinegar; 1½ tbsp kosher salt; 2 tsp black peppercorns; 5 cloves garlic; 6 sprigs fresh dill; 1 bay leaf; ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1 English hothouse seedless cucumber

Easy Refrigerator Pickles Recipe

Jill Smith Modified: January 30, 2024

How To Make Easy Refrigerator Pickles

Enjoy tasty homemade pickles anytime with this refrigerator pickles recipe. The pickles are crisp with the right balance of flavors from the brine.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking:

Marinate and Chill Time: 2 days

Total: 2 days 5 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupswater
3tbspwhite vinegaror apple cider vinegar
1½tbspkosher saltor pickling salt
2tspblack peppercorns
5clovesgarlicpeeled
6sprigsfresh dilllarge
1bay leaf
½tspcrushed red pepper flakesto taste
1English hothouse seedless cucumberlarge, sliced into rounds or spears

Instructions

Add the water, vinegar, salt, peppercorns, garlic, dill and bay leaf to a large jar, or divide the mixture evenly between two small jars and stir to combine.
Add the sliced cucumbers to the jars. Then place the lids on the jars, and shake to combine.
Refrigerate for at least 2 days before eating. The pickles will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.