Description
Love pickles with a little sweetness, plenty of garlic, and a spicy kick? These homemade Sweet & Spicy Garlic Pepper Pickles are crunchy, tangy, and bursting with flavor! Perfect for burgers, sandwiches, BBQ plates, or snacking straight from the jar.
Ingredients
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- 4 cups cucumber slices
- 1 cup white vinegar (5% acidity)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pickling salt
- 5 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1–2 jalapeño peppers, sliced
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon celery seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the cucumbers: Wash the cucumbers and slice them into rounds or spears. Pack them into a clean heat-safe glass jar with the garlic and jalapeño slices.
- Make the brine: In a saucepan, combine vinegar, water, honey, brown sugar, pickling salt, peppercorns, red pepper flakes, mustard seeds, and celery seeds.
- Heat: Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring until the salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from heat.
- Fill the jar: Carefully pour the warm brine over the cucumbers until completely covered.
- Cool: Let the jar cool, then close it and refrigerate.
- Let the flavors develop: Wait at least 24 hours before tasting. For a stronger garlic-pepper flavor, give them 2–3 days in the refrigerator.