Best 9 Grandmas Candied Dills Recipes

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Grandmas candied dills are a delicious and nostalgic treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. This classic recipe has been passed down through generations, and it is a great way to preserve the fresh flavors of dill pickles. Making your own candied dills is a fun and easy process, and it is a great way to add a unique and flavorful touch to your next party or gathering.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CANDIED DILLS



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This is an easy recipe for homemade sweet pickles without the fuss. It takes a while for all the sugar to dissolve, but it's worth the wait.

Provided by G. M. Steele

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Canning and Preserving Recipes     Pickled

Time P1DT20m

Yield 150

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 gallon dill pickle slices, drained
5 pounds white sugar
2 tablespoons pickling spice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Remove and reserve half the pickles from their container. Pour approximately 1/2 the sugar over the pickles. Pour in 1 tablespoon pickling spice and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Repeat with remaining pickles, sugar, pickling spice and cinnamon.
  • Seal the jar and refrigerate. Turn approximately every six hours for 24 hours to help dissolve the sugar. Serve when the sugar has dissolved.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.5 calories, Carbohydrate 15.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 194.4 mg, Sugar 15.3 g

GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS



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Provided by Kardea Brown

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 large yams
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup canned pineapple juice
2 1/2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Pinch of ground cloves
1/2 cup strawberry preserves

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Cut off the ends of the yams, then peel and cut the yams into 1/2-inch-thick circles. Add to a 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
  • In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until thoroughly blended. Stir in the pineapple juice, cinnamon, vanilla and cloves. Taste the mixture to make sure it's sweet to your liking and pour over the yams. Spread the strawberry preserves on top of the yams.
  • Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the yams are semi-tender, about 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the yams are caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes more.
  • Plate and serve hot. And don't forget to pour the sauce from the baking dish on top!

CANDIED DILLS



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Pickle fans love this simple yet sweet dill pickle recipe. Sugar, vinegar and pickling spice turns whole dills into candied pickles. Perfect alone, topping burgers or with sandwiches.

Provided by Paula Deen

Categories     cookout     sweets     vegetables

Time 4h

Yield Yield 1 Quart

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 quart whole dill pickles
2 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup tarragon vinegar
2 tablespoons pickling spice

Steps:

  • Drain the pickles, cut them into 1/2 inch slices, and place them in a deep glass bowl or ceramic dish. Combine the pickles with the sugar and vinegar. Place the pickling spices in a small square of cheesecloth, and tie it closed with a string. Add the spices to the bowl. Let the pickle mixture stand at room temperature until sugar is dissolved, approximately 4 hours. Pour the pickle mixture into a 1 quart jar, cover, and refrigerate. Remove spice bag after one week and they will be ready to eat.
  • Yield: 1 quart

GRANDMA'S DILL PICKLES



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This treasured dill pickle recipe is like an old friend. These crispy spears have a slightly salty, tart flavor with a good balance of dill, garlic and peppers. -Betty Sitzman, Wray, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h5m

Yield 9 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 7

11 cups water
5 cups white vinegar
1 cup canning salt
12 pounds pickling cucumbers, quartered or halved lengthwise
9 dill sprigs or heads
18 garlic cloves
18 dried hot chilies

Steps:

  • In a stockpot, bring water, vinegar and salt to a boil; boil 10 minutes. Pack cucumbers into nine hot quart jars within 1/2 in. of top. Place one dill head, two garlic cloves and two peppers in each jar. , Carefully ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. . Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 727mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

GREAT-GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS



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This is my great-grandma's candied yams recipe. I started making them a few years ago, now everyone asks for them every year. The secret I think is in the orange juice and slow cooking.

Provided by MARAH

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Sweet Potatoes

Time 4h15m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 medium yams, peeled and cubed
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
1 cup orange juice, or as needed
1 cup miniature marshmallows, or to taste

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add yams and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse twice with cold water. Soak in cold water for 15 minutes.
  • While yams are soaking, preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
  • Mix white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
  • Peel and cut yams into chunks and place in a large baking dish. Dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture so all yams are coated. Carefully pour enough orange juice into the bottom of baking dish to measure 1/2 inch.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, basting often, until yams are tender and the liquid is thick and sticky, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Sprinkle with mini marshmallows. Turn on the oven's broiler. Broil until marshmallows are melted and toasty, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.3 calories, Carbohydrate 73.4 g, Cholesterol 11.4 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 8.5 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 54.7 mg, Sugar 17.1 g

GRANDMA'S DO-OVER PICKLES (AKA SWEET DILL PICKLES)



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This recipe is kind of like going thru one of those unincorporated villages - short & simple, so don't miss it.

Provided by Gagoo

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 1 jar, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 (32 ounce) jar dill pickles
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup vinegar

Steps:

  • Drain all existing juice from pickles, cut pickles in chunks & return to jar after washing jar in hot water. Boil the sugar & vinegar until sugar dissolves & liquid is clear.
  • Pour juice over pickles, put lid on & let the pickles set for a while, the lid should "pop" (the lid should seal just like regular canning). Jar should be hot when you refill with the hot liquid.
  • After the jar cools store in refrigerator - give it a few days and then enjoy @ your leisure.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.9, Fat 0.2, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1334.6, Carbohydrate 54, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 51.9, Protein 0.9

GRANDMA'S DILL PICKLES



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Make and share this Grandma's Dill Pickles recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Surrealdream

Categories     < 4 Hours

Time 2h25m

Yield 7 quarts, 7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

17 -18 lbs pickling cucumbers (3-5-inch Long)
1 1/2 cups pickling salt
32 cups water
6 cups vinegar
3/4 cup pickling salt
1/4 cup sugar
9 cups water
2 tablespoons whole mixed pickling spices
2 tablespoons alum
14 teaspoons mustard seeds
17 garlic cloves
21 heads fresh dill

Steps:

  • Wash cucumbers using cloth and cold water.
  • Drain, Place in large crock or pot.
  • Mix 1 1/2 cups salt and 32 cups water to make 5% brine. If you need to, mix more in same proportions to cover cucumbers.
  • Poor brine over cucumbers and let stand 24hrs, then drain.
  • Wash and sterilize jars and lids. Keep jars in boiling hot water untill ready to use. Keep lids with seals in simmering (NOT BOILING)water untill ready to use.
  • Combine Vinegar, 3/4 cups salt, sugar, and 9 cups water.
  • Tie mixed pickeling spices in cheese cloth and add to vinegar, sugar, salt and water.
  • Heat to boiling then discard cheese cloth.
  • Pack cucumbers in clean HOT jars.
  • Add 2 teaspoons mustard seed, alum, 1-2 garlic cloves, 3 heads dill or 1 tabelspoon dill seed to each jar.
  • Cover with boiling water, filling jars 1/2" from top.
  • Put seals and lids on, process in a canner. If you don't have a canner, you can cover the jars with BOILING water and place in your oven at 200F for about 20 minutes. The jars and liquid need to be hot in order for it to seal.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.2, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 36447.1, Carbohydrate 50.8, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 26, Protein 8.7

CANDIED DILLS



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Yield yields 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 quart whole dill pickles
2 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup tarragon vinegar
2 tablespoons pickling spice

Steps:

  • Drain the pickles, cut into 1/2-inch slices, and place them in a deep glass or ceramic bowl. Add the sugar and vinegar. Place the pickling spices in a small square of cheesecloth, tie it closed, and add to the bowl. Let stand at room temperature until the sugar is dissolved, about 4 hours. Pour the pickles into a 1-quart jar, cover, and refrigerate. These pickles taste best after 2 or 3 days. Remove the spice bag after one week.

MY GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS WITH PINEAPPLE



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Grandma was always in charge of Thanksgiving dinner in my family. This is my variation on her candied yams (sweet potatoes), and they are the best!

Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h35m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter
2 cups granulated sugar
One 20-ounce can crushed pineapple
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch kosher salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes in a 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
  • In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the sugar and stir until smooth. Drain the pineapple in a strainer, reserving the juice. Stir in about half the pineapple and half the pineapple juice; reserve the rest of the pineapple and juice for another use. Stir in the cinnamon, cloves and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract. Pour the mixture directly over the sweet potatoes.
  • Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the sweet potatoes are just tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the sweet potatoes are caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes more.
  • Plate and serve immediately. Pour extra sauce from the bottom of the baking dish on top.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh, high-quality cucumbers for the best results.
  • Use a sharp knife to slice the cucumbers evenly.
  • Make sure the cucumbers are completely covered by the vinegar mixture before refrigerating.
  • Stir the cucumbers occasionally while they are refrigerating to ensure even pickling.
  • Wait at least 24 hours before enjoying the pickles for the best flavor.
  • Store the pickles in a cool, dark place for up to 2 months.

Conclusion:

Grandma's Candied Dills are a delicious and easy-to-make snack or side dish. They are perfect for summer gatherings or potlucks. With a few simple ingredients and a little patience, you can enjoy these sweet and tangy pickles all season long.

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