Easy Refrigerator Pickles No Sealing

Published 6/27/2021

The Crunchiest Pickle Recipe

Is there anything better than having a couple jars of delicious and crunchy refrigerator pickles in the fridge at all times? NO! We love this refrigerator pickle recipe because it leaves you with crunchy dill pickles every time. You can make a double or even triple batch of these pickles and give them as gifts or just have pickles on hand at all times!

Ingredients You Need for these Pickles

All the ingredients for this pickle recipe are classic ingredients for a classic dill pickle. We prefer a salty, crunchy, and dilly pickle. Feel free to make this pickle recipe your own by changing the ingredients up. Pickle recipes where you seal the top of the mason jar can be stored and last much longer than refrigerator pickles.

white vinegarwater white sugar garlic cloveskosher saltfresh dill mustard seed white onioncoriander seedspeppercornscucumberred pepper flakes

How to Make Refrigerator Pickles

Prepare the Mason Jars

We suggest preparing the mason jars before making the vinegar brine. Add the fresh dill, mustard seed, white onion, coriander seeds, and peppercorns into two mason jars. Add the sliced cucumbers. white sugar–> honey garlic cloves —> garlic powder kosher salt —> coarse salt fresh dill—> fresh dill is the best but you could try dried dill white onion —> shallots red pepper flakes —> pinch of cayenne pepper or slices of jalapeño How do I chop cucumbers for homemade pickles? Chop the cucumbers into spears lengthwise so that they will fit into the mason jar that you are using. We suggest cutting the cucumbers into smaller spears because then they will taste pickled, faster.

Boil the vinegar brine

Prepare the vinegar brine by adding the vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a small saucepan. Whisk the ingredients together until combined. Bring the mixture to a boil and then remove from heat.

Pour the Brine over the Pickles

Carefully pour the vinegar mixture over the cucumbers until all the ingredients are covered. Let the mixture cool completely before covering the mason jars with a lid and tighten them.

Refrigerate

Place the pickles into the refrigerator for 24-48 hours before giving them a try!

Important Things to Note

How do I keep my pickles crunchy?

There are a few different ways you can keep your pickles crunchy. Mason Jar

Buy cucumbers that aren’t over ripe. The older they are, the mushier they will be. Don’t keep the pickles in the refrigerator for too long. Wait to put the pickles in the refrigerator until they are completely cooled.

Make them spicy!

We added some red pepper flakes to one of our jars, but if you want to make these pickles spicy your way, go ahead!

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Make the sweet pickles.

Some of you like a sweeter pickle! Here are a few ways you can make your pickles sweeter.

Add a bit more sugar to your vinegar mixture. Try adding honey! Use a sweet onion to your mason jars.

Other Ingredients You Can Add

Go ahead and add other delicious vegetables to the jar to pickle. We love our quick pickled spicy peppers, so a combination would be delicious. Check out other vegetable options below.

carrots bell peppers celery

Serving Suggestions

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