Sweet And Crunchy Deli-style Pickles

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 7 kirby cucumbers or 7 pickling cucumbers, quartered
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/3 cup splenda granular
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 whole clove
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 1 teaspoon peeled chopped fresh ginger
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves

Recipe

• 1 place quartered pickles 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. cover tightly with lid and refrigerate 4-5 days before serving. pickle flavor and sweetness intensity increase over time.