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Pickled cucumbers in a glass jar

Sweet & Crunchy Deli Style Pickles

Crisp refrigerator pickles made with fresh cucumbers in a sweet-and-tangy pickling brine, chilled for several days until flavorful and ready to enjoy.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 24
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 10
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 7 pickling cucumbers, quartered
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup rice vinegar
  • ⅓ cup SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 whole clove
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon peeled, chopped fresh ginger
  • ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves

Method
 

  1. Place quartered cucumbers in a clean 1-quart canning jar. Set aside.
  2. Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Simmer over low heat until salt dissolves.
  3. Pour hot pickling juice over pickles to fill jar.
  4. Cover tightly with lid and refrigerate 4 to 5 days before serving. Pickle flavor and sweetness intensity increase over time.

Notes

Recipe courtesy of Splenda, Inc. Splenda® is a no-calorie sweetener made from sugar that is suitable for diabetics.