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    Home » 10 Ingredients or Less

    Homemade Sweet Tea Pickle Recipe

    May 21, 2014 by Emily Cooper 8 Comments

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    This sweet pickle recipe made with freshly brewed sweet tea will bless the heart of any pickle lover. Sweet and refreshing!

    Sweet Tea Pickles - A unique recipe with the taste of Southern sweet tea flavor in every briny bite. No canning required!

    Today marks part deux as part of the Recipe Redux crew!


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    This month's theme is Cooking with Tea.

    "Tea cups around the world are bubbling up with bold new flavors: From cardamom chai and sencha green to bubble teas and veggie teas. We wish we could attend the World Tea Expo the end of this month – but in lieu of a plane ticket, we’ll be cooking and baking and stirring up tea-inspired healthy dishes."

    Sweet Tea Pickles - A unique recipe with the taste of Southern sweet tea flavor in every briny bite. No canning required!

    Now I don't know where my mind comes up with these things. It just...happens. But darn tootin' you should be happy my brain operates this way.

    Sweet Tea Pickles - A unique recipe with the taste of Southern sweet tea flavor in every briny bite. No canning required!

    Now you can have your Pimento Cheese sandwich and Sweet Tea all in one bite! They're sweet. They're tangy. They're tea...ey. And if you eat the entire jar in one sitting, I can guarantee you'll be sitting in a rocking chair on a big ol' porch for the rest of the night.

    Sweet Tea Pickles - A unique recipe with the taste of Southern sweet tea flavor in every briny bite. No canning required!

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    Sweet Tea Pickles {Recipe Redux}


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    5 from 1 reviews

    • Author: Sinful Nutrition
    • Yield: 12 servings 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 3 medium pickling cucumbers, sliced thin
    • 2 black tea bags
    • 1 cup water
    • ½ cup apple cider vinegar
    • ⅓ cup sugar
    • lemon slices (optional)

    Instructions

    1. Slice cucumbers and lemons (if using) and add to 16 oz glass jar, or container with lid.
    2. Bring ½ cup water to a boil in a small saucepan.
    3. Pour water over tea bags in a heat-safe bowl and steep for 5 minutes.
    4. Combine remaining water, vinegar, and sugar in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
    5. Discard tea bags and add tea to vinegar mixture.
    6. Pour over cucumbers and cool to room temperature on counter.
    7. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 days and up to 2 months.
    • Category: Vegetables, Condiments

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 8 slices

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    Now  I don't know how sacrilegious it is to put lemon in sweet tea, but I slipped a few slices in my mason jar of moonshine sweet tea pickles.

    Sweet Tea Pickles - A unique recipe with the taste of Southern sweet tea flavor in every briny bite. No canning required!

    Sweet Tea Pickles - A unique recipe with the taste of Southern sweet tea flavor in every briny bite. No canning required!

    Happy Eatin' Y'all!

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    Comments

    1. Elizabetheats

      May 21, 2014 at 11:49 am

      woahhhhh that's such a great idea!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    2. Elana @ The Inventive Vegetarian

      May 21, 2014 at 1:48 pm

      This sounds like a fascinating flavor combination. I'll definitely have to give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing such a creative recipe!

      Reply
    3. Shashi @ RunninSrilankan(dot)com

      May 21, 2014 at 3:40 pm

      GAH - you should kiss your brain! These tea pickles are just plain brilliant! Lemon and sweet tea - isn't that like an Arnold Palmer or something??

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        May 26, 2014 at 12:01 pm

        I thought an Arnold Palmer was half lemonade and half iced tea. Which is delicious I might add!

        Reply
    4. Sarah Grace

      May 22, 2014 at 12:59 am

      SO UNIQUE. Wow what a cool recipe for this months tea theme

      xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.

      Reply
    5. Alexa

      May 23, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      Hi I am an intern with Meal Makeover Moms and I helped make their Tea party Pavlovas! This recipe is very unique and sound very yummy!

      Reply
      • Emily Cooper

        May 26, 2014 at 11:59 am

        Thanks Alexa! Pavlovas sounds amazing as well 🙂

        Reply

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    1. VTPB: Almonds or Peanuts: Which is Better? Sinful Nutrition says:
      May 22, 2014 at 6:32 am

      […] lizards it’s Thursday! When did that happen? It must have been in the midst of my pickle eating and porch […]

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