Keto Homemade Pickles
These refrigerator pickles don’t require any cooking or canning. Just marinate the cucumbers in the 5 ingredient brine in a mason jar in the fridge for 1 day and you have delicious, low carb, homemade pickles!
Once you try these keto homemade pickles, you will never buy pickles at the store again.
Not only are they way more delicious and crunchy, but so much healthier too! No weird ingredients or added sugar. They are ready in 5 minutes!
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Keto Homemade Pickles
I always assumed making pickles was complicated, needing to boil the brine and can all the jars.
Nope!
Making these pickles couldn’t be easier! You combine the few simple ingredients with sliced cucumbers, let them soak in the fridge for 1 day, and you have the best pickles of your life! No boiling or canning needed.
Keto Homemade Pickles Ingredients
I was shocked when reading the labels of store bought pickles. Tons of unpronounceable ingredients, sugar, and citric acid. No thanks.
These homemade pickles just need water, vinegar, salt, peppercorns, garlic + dill. That’s it.
Oh, and cucumbers. Cucumbers are on the EWG dirty dozen list, so you want to be sure to buy organic english cucumbers. I prefer english cucumbers since they have such a thin skin.
Cuts of Pickles
This refrigerator pickling method works for whichever type of pickle you prefer! You can do pickle spears, pickle stackers, pickle halves, pickle chips and even whole pickles!
Whole pickles are actually becoming my favorite. I get those little cucumbers from Costco and they’re perfect! You just pop them right in, no need to cut!
How Long Do Homemade Keto Pickles Last?
These pickles will last at least 1 month in the fridge. They just keep getting better the longer they soak!
After the day of brining in the fridge, your cucumbers are ready! You are going to be blown away by the bright, clean, tangy taste and the intense crunch of the pickle. Unlike store bought pickles, which turn an alien shade of green, these pickles stay light and natural looking. The way pickles should look.
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Keto Homemade Pickles
Ingredients
- 1 large organic english cucumber
- 1/2 cup filtered water
- 1/2 cup organic distilled white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 3 sprigs fresh dill, or 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 1 clove of garlic, smashed
- 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
Equipment
Instructions
- Cut the ends off the cucumber. For rounds, cut 1/4" thick. For spears, cut in half, then half again, then those halves into quarters. Will make 16 pickle spears.
- In the pint mason jar, combine the water, vinegar, salt, dill, garlic + peppercorns.
- Add in the cucumbers, cover, and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
- Will keep in the refrigerator for at least 1 month.
- See the Recipe Notes below for more tips, FAQs and substitution info!
131 Comments on “Keto Homemade Pickles”
These are INCREDIBLE. I’ve made them now in multiple sizes even up to a huge gallon jar recycled from store bought pickles.
Can I stick these in the freezer? Will the juice act as a proper brine like all the freezer pickle recipes out there? I love YOUR recipe, but I’ve got multiple wagon loads of cukes and I have got to get some in the freezer haha
I’m so glad you like them! Sadly, these would not freeze well. The pickles have such a high water content, so freezing would make them very mushy when thawed. You can do a water bath and can them so they’re shelf stable! I’ve never done this, but know there are tons of recipes out there for canning pickles.
Made and loved! Super easy!
Thank you! Makes me so happy!
Best pickles ever!! Made them with my granddaughter and they were a hit Thank you.
Yea! Love this, Kathleen! Thank you!
Super great recipe! This will be the only recipe I use for now on. I added a sliced jalapeño cut lengthwise with seeds and it added a nice kick at the end. Going to do carrots and pearl unions next.
Forgot the stars!!
Thank you!
Thank you, Alex! I’m so glad you liked this recipe- and the jalapeno sounds like a great touch to spice it up! Carrots and pearl onions sound AMAZING!!
First day of Career break—I made two jars of these . They are so good!!! Omg. Thank you!
LOVE! I am so glad you like them! And, Happy break! Enjoy!
These are SO EASY and SO DELICIOUS! I will never buy pickles again. Another home run recipe from Tasteslovely. She never steers us wrong :)
Thank you!
YOU ARE SO SWEET! Thank you! This means the world!
The best pickles. I have no desire to buy them anymore!
These pickles are SO good!! I’m on AIP, and the store-bought pickles I can have are pretty expensive. But I am SO incredibly happy with your recipe. Delicious!
Omg this is so awesome! I love that you liked this recipe. You’ll never buy store-bought again! :)
I just made it but had to double the recipe because my jar was too big. Hoping they still come out great!
Oh I’m sure they will! I hope you love them!
My neighbor brings cucumbers and jars to me….I know what she wants! I return 3 or 4 jars of homemade keto dill pickles!
They are so good and SO easy (shhhhh, don’t tell her!). Thanks! Love these!
Haha! Kristin this is amazing! What a great neighbor you are! I am so glad you like these pickles- they are my FAV!
Have you ever used pickling cucumbers for this recipe?
Yes! They work great! And lemon cucumbers! You can use any kind of cucumber!
Is there a way to can this recipe?
You know, I’ve actually never tried my hand at canning. I’m sure there is! I would search for “canned pickles” and give that a try!
This recipes is SO good! Love how simple and clean the ingredients are. Much better than store bought. Thank you for sharing Natalie!
Hi Kayla! I am so glad you love these pickles! They are one of my all-time favorite recipes!
These pickles turned out PERFECT! They were so easy and I love that I have a great use for all the dill in my garden. I can guarantee you that I will always have a jar of these ready in the fridge.
Hi Jessica! So fun that you’re using your garden! Such an amazing way to ensure you’ll always have the ingredients on hand. So happy to have you here!
I love cucumbers but do not like pickles. I will have to try this recipe to see how I like them.
Hi Cindy! Interesting! I think these pickles keep so much of the crunch and consistency of cucumbers, that you might just find your favorite pickle here!
Can you use regular white vinegar?
You can! Works great!
Will the pickles still turn out if I use about half the amount of salt? Should I increase something else?
I actually have not recipe tested the pickles with half the salt so I am not sure if they would still turn out. I know salt plays a key role in the pickling process. It also enhances the flavor and preserves the pickles. You could try to make it with half the salt and then taste them to see how they are. You may or may not have to add the remaining salt depending on how they taste to you. I sure hope you like them.
Pretty sure I’ve already commented but as i eat my daily pickles I’m reminded of how amazing they are lol. I need the world to know!
Thanks so much for your comment, your feedback means the world to me Emily.
How do I scale this recipe? I have no idea what size your cucumbers are. Mine are about 4 inches long. Thanks!
I adjust and cut my cucumbers to accommodate the pint Mason jars which are 5.2″ in height Annie. If the cucumbers are too long I cut them, if they are shorter I add the whole. I sure hope you like the recipe! It’s one of my favorites.
My kids and i LOVE these pickles! (And literally anything we’ve made of Natalies!)
Yeah! I am so glad you liked the pickles Emily! Even better that your kids like them too! Thank you so much for your kind words about my recipes. Your feedback really means a lot to me!