Sweet & Hot Pickles aka Wickles

Sweet and Spicy Refrigerator Pickles are simple to make and perfect as a summer condiment or eat them alone right out of the jar.  

Homemade Sweet & Spicy Pickles  are a slightly sweet, slightly hot pickle that's crisp and delicious. These delicious pickles also can go by the name "Wickles". I've been trying to get a jump on some home canning for holiday gifts and these sweet & hot pickles were first on my to make list. 

I've been canning all sorts of items. It's going to be wonderful when Thanksgiving and Christmas arrive, because I'll have so many different homemade items to share with family and friends

The first time I tasted these pickles was a couple years back during a holiday get-together. A family member brought a jar to Thanksgiving and shared them with everyone. I loved the taste sort of sweet and a bit hot all at the same time. I thought it was such a tasty combination. 

If you like hot and sweet you most definitely must try these pickles. They reminded me of the sweet and hot jalapenos (Texas Cowboy Candy) just not as hot. This recipe is very inexpensive to make using store bought dill pickles. You can purchase gallon size jars of pickles at Sam's Club or Walmart for under $4 and a large size of jalapenos for under $3. You can make several jars of pickles perfect for sharing.

Sweet Hot Pickles aka Wickles

Large Batch Recipe:  (one gallon) 

Take one gallon of dill pickles and one large jar of sliced jalapenos. Cut into chunks and discard the pickle ends and the pickle juice.  Return the pickles to the gallon glass jar and start adding granulated sugar. 

Add as much sugar as the jar will hold. After adding the sugar start adding the jalapeno juice the same way as the sugar (as much as it will hold).

You will have to shake the sugar as you add it for the jar to hold it all. When you have about half of the sugar in the jar shake the jar vigorously and add the remainder of the sugar. 

You can also add a few of the jalapenos (be careful because the more jalapenos you add the hotter it will be). Put the lid on tightly. 

For  the next 7 days you will turn the jar every day rotating from top to bottom. (Sit with top of jar up one day and upside down the next).

Refrigerate the jar while turning. When the 7 days are up, add the pickles to smaller jars and process in a hot water bath. 

Recipe yeilds: One Gallon Pickles 

Small Batch Recipe: (64 oz)
1 - 46 ounce jar dill pickles, sliced semi-thick 2 1/2 - cups granulated sugar 1 - small jar of jalapeno slices  all the jalapeno juice the pickle jar will hold
Drain all the pickle juice out of the pickle jar. Remove pickles and cut into large chunks. Add the chunks of pickles back to the pickle jar. 
Remove most of the jalapenos and put them into a smaller jar., reserving a few jalapeno slices and the jalapeno juice. Add a few jalapeno slices to the pickles. Keep in mind that the more jalapeno slices you add the hotter the pickles will be. 

Start adding the sugar to the jar (add as much sugar as the jar will hold). Then pour enough of the jalapeno juice that you can get into the jar without it overflowing. Put the lid on tightly and shake. 

Place the jar in the refrigerator. For the next 7 days you will turn the jar every day rotating from top to bottom. (Sit with top of jar up one day and upside down the next repeat this everyday for 7 days.  

When the 7 days are up, add the pickles to smaller jars and process in a hot water bath. Sterilize all the lids, rings, and jars and then add the pickles to sterilized half pint jars, and process in a hot water bath. 

Processing time: For half pints process 5 minutes and for pints process 10 minutes.

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