Every week I’ve been getting 10-12 cucumbers from my backyard garden. For some reason, cucumbers grow extremely well here and even though I ONLY planted four cucumber plants this year…they’re really producing a lot for us!
A friend of mine over on Facebook shared her recipe with me on how to make homemade sweet freezer pickles, so I whipped up 4 batches of them last week. For those of you who are looking to make your own homemade sweet pickles, but don’t want the hassle of canning them, this freezer pickle recipe is for you! Super easy to make!
Homemade Sweet Freezer Pickles Recipe
3 large cucumbers
salt
6-8 ice cubes
1 cup vinegar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. mustard or celery seed
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
4 ice cubes
Wash and slice your cumbers. I like to slice mine about a 1/4″ thick. Place them into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle salt on top. I just sprinkle a lot, stir up the slices and then toss 6-8 ice cubes on top. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel. Let them sit out at room temperature for 3 hours.
Pour cucumbers into a large colander and run cool tap water over them. You need to rinse all of the salt off of the cukes and let the water drain away.
In a medium sized saucepan combine together the white vinegar, granulated sugar, water, mustard seed and ground black pepper. Simmer over medium heat, stirring often. You ONLY want to simmer the mixture until all of the granulated sugar has been dissolved. Remove from heat. Toss in 4 ice cubes. Let the mixture cool down to room temperature. Mix together the newly made brine with the prepared cucumber slices. Stir to combine.
Spoon sliced cucumbers and brine into freezer containers. Wipe the rim clean with a dry paper towel. Place lid on top, label and freeze. They will keep for up to 6 months. In addition, she recommends NOT eating them for at least 30 days after you make them, to allow the flavors to infuse.
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I love the idea of making my own pickles this way. It is much easier and I don’t have to have the jars for this recipe.
I Love Sweet pickles too especially sliced this way. I love Bread and Butter pickles on sandwiches. Anyhow I will pin this recipe it seem fairly easy to do. So I shall give them a try! Thank you again for another Great Recipe..
I have not heard of this method before. I want to try it. Thank you for the recipe.
I don’t have the time, containers or the inclination to can. I do like pickles. Thanks for this recipe.
Thank you so much for sharing. it is too hot where I live for cucumbers now, but we had an amazing amount of cucumbers this spring. I ate sooo much cucumber salad, I almost got sick of it.
I will definitely try this recipe next spring, since I also don’t care for the hassle of canning.