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Home » Recipes » Appetizers & Snacks » Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe (Refrigerator Pickles)

Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe (Refrigerator Pickles)

July 30, 2015 20 Comments

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The BEST Overnight Homemade Pickles! An easy homemade dill pickle recipe with no canning and that results in crisp pickles full of flavor. These refrigerator pickles are ready the next day and stay well in the fridge for weeks.

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Overnight Homemade Pickles, an easy dill pickle recipe that requires no canning! These homemade dill pickles are ready the next day with little work involved. Crisp, refreshing, and a great way to use up some cucumbers you may have in your garden this summer. Be sure to check out my Spicy Pickles and Pickled Onion Recipe for more pickling fun!

Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe | SnappyGourmet.com

Homemade pickles were always something I wanted to make, but I never wanted to go through the whole canning process (maybe someday…). I thought I’d try to make some that are ready the next day and to my surprise, these refrigerator pickles turned out WAY better than I would have thought.

They were crisp and full of dill flavor. No one could believe how quick and easy they were to make. I can’t wait to experiment a little more with different flavors for fun new homemade pickle recipes like these Refrigerator Italian Pickles. These homemade Refrigerator Sweet Pickles have also been quite popular.

Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe | SnappyGourmet.com

 

How to Make Homemade Pickles

You really don’t need a lot of ingredients. I found that small skinny cucumbers without a lot of big seeds worked better than larger cucumbers.

To start, place some fresh dill sprigs, chopped onion, and garlic cloves along with the cucumbers in a large mason jar or another glass container.

Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe | SnappyGourmet.com

Then in a small saucepan bring white vinegar, water, salt, black pepper, and a little honey (or sugar) to a boil and pour over the cucumbers. Refrigerate overnight and you have fresh dill pickles the next day! Super easy!

Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe | SnappyGourmet.com

They do get a little better each day, but we had a hard time not eating them the first day. Hope you enjoy this homemade pickle recipe!

My 11 year old wanted to help me with this recipe. Watch this quick video he put together that shows how to make these homemade pickles. Didn’t he do a great job?!

Hope you enjoy the homemade pickles! After you conquer these pickles, give my Ranch Refrigerator Pickles a try!
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Overnight Homemade Pickles Recipe (Refrigerator Pickles)

Overnight Homemade Pickles, an easy homemade pickle recipe with no canning and results in crisp dill pickles full of flavor! The best homemade pickle recipe that anyone can make!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Yield 3 cups
Author Lisa Huff

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup (or a handful) of fresh dill sprigs
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 3 cups thinly sliced small cucumbers
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey (or granulated sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Place dill, garlic, and onion in a large mason jar. Fill jar to top with cucumbers.
  • Meanwhile, place the water, vinegar, honey, salt, and pepper in small saucepan over high heat. Whisk until the mixture comes to a boil. Pour hot liquid over cucumbers. Cool slightly, then place top on jar and refrigerate overnight before serving. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

SNAPPY TIPS: We had better luck with small cucumbers rather than larger ones. Make sure your cucumbers are completely covered with the liquid. Depending on your jar and size of cucumbers, the recipe may take a little more or less than 3 cups of cucumbers.
SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: Instead of honey, you could use granulated sugar. Instead of a large mason jar, you could use another large container although I would suggest not using plastic.
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keywords: homemade summer pickles, refrigerator pickles
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Tags: condiment, cucumbers, dill, garden, homemade, overnight, pickles, recipe, snack, vegetable Categories: Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes

About the Author

Lisa Huff is a Cookbook Author, Freelance Recipe Developer, Food Photographer, Blogger/Writer, and award-winning home chef. She loves creating unique recipes from healthy to decadent including cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, dessert recipes and more and has appeared on various shows, publications, and websites. <More about Lisa Huff>

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  1. Dawn Duran says

    March 4, 2020 at 4:56 pm

    I’ve tried this recipe before. It’s quick and easy. Unfortunately I found that pouring the hot brine over the cucumbers tends to cook them a bit so the first batch turned out a bit mushy. Second batch I let the brine cool completely before I added to the jar….they turned out crisp and perfect!

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  2. MCV says

    September 13, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    Why in heavens sake would you want to leave them in a cabinet for 6 months… I couldn’t do that? I dont think?

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    • Lisa Huff says

      September 14, 2019 at 8:37 am

      These are refrigerator pickles and stored in the refrigerator NOT the cabinet.

      Reply
  3. Jose says

    September 5, 2019 at 7:27 pm

    Made them and turned out delish! ????
    Ready to make another batch with my fresh garden cucumbers, onion and dill????
    Thankyou for sharing!

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    • Lisa Huff says

      September 6, 2019 at 7:57 am

      Thank you for leaving a comment! Happy to hear you liked the pickles!!

      Reply
  4. Jeanette says

    May 16, 2019 at 10:55 pm

    Nice recipe thanks for sharing. I have been making refrigerator pickles for the last 3 years I’m insanley addicted to these so i make them aboutt twice a month and what I found out is that cold cucumbers work better for staying firmer and if you over salt them that will cause them to go soft quick. I use salad cucumbers I like the texture better they are firmer and mines have stayed good for at least a month only because I was traveling that they sat for that long otherwise I would have eaten them before then. I add more garlic and pepper corns and pickling seasoning for more flavor.

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  5. Jon says

    July 19, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Awesome recipe!!!!

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    • Lisa Huff says

      July 19, 2018 at 8:30 am

      Thanks :)

      Reply
  6. Jodi says

    September 2, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    How long do they last in the fridge

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    • Lisa Huff says

      September 2, 2017 at 1:40 pm

      I would guess a week or two depending on your ingredients.

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      • Jodi says

        September 2, 2017 at 1:53 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  7. Jane W. says

    August 21, 2017 at 5:30 pm

    So easy, delish!

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  8. Billy says

    July 17, 2017 at 2:47 pm

    These look delicious! Is there an easy way to get the pickles nice and thin when you slice them? I think it’d be possible to use a mandolin cutting board and that might work.. But I don’t currently have one.. Hmm.. Regardless, can’t wait to try this recipe at home! Thank you for sharing.

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    • Lisa Huff says

      July 20, 2017 at 4:50 pm

      Hi Billy! You could definitely use a mandolin or could even try a food processor with a slicing blade. I just use a knife and cutting board though.

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  9. Robert says

    June 2, 2017 at 1:05 pm

    The recipe is great. Do you have a recipe I can use to preserve cucumber pickles so that I could put in pantry to last six months or more, and still have the taste and structure that overnight pickles have?
    Thank you. Robert

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    • Lisa Huff says

      June 2, 2017 at 10:35 pm

      Hi Robert! Happy to hear you enjoyed the pickles! I’m afraid I don’t have a good canning recipe that would have similar results. The canned pickles I have tried sent to be more soft, but I do love Claussen pickles in the refrigerated section of the grocery store which I realize is not quite the same as homemade. :)

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  10. Richard Hooker says

    May 3, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    If you can find granulated honey, I use it in baking and cooking. Much easier to use and no clean up. Measure the same or slightly less; also, great for tea and other drinks.

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    • Lisa Huff says

      May 8, 2017 at 2:52 pm

      Great tip, thanks!

      Reply
  11. Cheryl says

    July 21, 2016 at 11:40 am

    Once these pickes have been made, do they have to be stored in the refrigerator or can they be kept in the pantry?

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    • Lisa Huff says

      July 21, 2016 at 2:11 pm

      Hi! Since the pickles haven’t been through an actual canning process I would store them in the fridge.

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