Go Back
bucket of pickles

Homemade Refrigerator Pickles

These delicious and easy refrigerator pickles will be your favorite new summer garden recipe!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 days
Total Time 3 days 20 minutes
Course condiment, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American, greek
Servings 25
Calories 15 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Large Kettle
  • 1 Empty Ice Cream Bucket or larger plastic food-grade container

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Ice Cream Bucket full of Sliced Cucumbers
  • 2 Chopped Onions 1 for the bottom of the bucket & 1 for the top of the bucket
  • 6 Heads Dill (green seeded) 3 for the bottom of the bucket & 3 for the top of the bucket
  • 1.5 tsp. Garlic Powder 3/4 tsp for the bottom of the bucket & 3/4 tsp for the top of the bucket

Pickle Brine

  • 6 cups Water
  • 3 cups Vinegar
  • 1/3 cup Canning Sea Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Combine the brine ingredients (water, vinegar, sea salt, and sugar) into a large kettle and boil for 5 minutes
  • Let brine cool down. Slice up cucumbers and onion in the meantime
  • Add 3/4 tsp of garlic powder, 3 heads of green seeded dill, and 1 chopped onion to your ice cream bucket
  • Add in sliced cucumbers to ice cream bucket
  • Add another 3/4 tsp of garlic powder, 3 heads of green seeded dill, and 1 chopped onion to your ice cream bucket
  • Pour cooled brine over entire bucket. This will be brimming but try your best not to overfill
  • Cover the ice cream bucket and place in the refrigerator for 3 days
  • Enjoy! (keep pickles stored in the refrigerator)
Keyword homemade refrigerator pickles, pickles, refrigerator pickles