Kool-Aid Pickles

Name: Kool-Aid Pickles
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 jar (32 ounces) whole dill pickles, undrained; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 envelope unsweetened Kool-Aid mix, flavor of your choice

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield 3 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

Kool-Aid pickle are an essential summer treat in the South. Here's how to make a batch of Koolickles!

Ingredients

1 jar (32 ounces) whole dill pickles, undrained
2/3 cup sugar
1 envelope unsweetened Kool-Aid mix, flavor of your choice

Directions

Drain pickles, reserving juice. In a small bowl, combine the reserved juice, sugar and Kool-Aid, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
Slice pickles; return to jar. Pour juice mixture over pickles. Discard any remaining juice. Cover and refrigerate for 1 week before serving. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 months.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 cup: 20 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1019mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Everyone will love getting into these pickles. They owe their color and sweet-sour taste to a long marinade in a fruity drink mix.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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