Do you love the tangy, delicious flavor of pickled eggs? Learn how to make them at home with this easy step-by-step guide. Impress your friends and family with your homemade pickled eggs! It is so easy, just heat the liquid mixture, pour over hard-boiled eggs, cover, and refrigerate for the most flavorful pickled eggs you have ever had.
Enjoy them for a quick high-protein snack, in your favorite egg salad recipe, or on top of a fresh garden salad. They are so easy, and no knowledge of canning skills is required. We love everything pickled around here. Have you tried pickled jalapenos or pickled red onions?
Ingredients Needed
- Eggs: I like to use the large ones, but you can pickle any size
- Vinegar: I like to use a combination of white and apple cider vinegar
- Pickling spices: McCormick makes a pretty good pickling spice
- Other spices: dried dill seed, coarse salt, black peppercorns, and sprigs of fresh dill
- Onion: preferably sweet yellow or Vidalia. Both add sweetness and texture
- Garlic: fresh, of course
How to Make Pickled Eggs
Hard boil a dozen eggs, peel them, and place them in a mason jar or taller bowl that does not require too much liquid to soak them. Meanwhile, make the brine by adding both kinds of vinegar, water, pickling spices, dill seed, salt, black peppercorns, and onions to a saucepan and bringing it to a boil.
Then, simmer for about five minutes. Pour over the hard-boiled eggs and add the fresh dill sprigs, onion slices, and garlic cloves. Finally, cover it with the lid, place it in the refrigerator, and let it sit for 3-4 days before enjoying.
Preparation Tips
- For whiter eggs, remove most of the cloves from the pickling spice.
- Pickled eggs are best after several days in the pickling solution; however, I have enjoyed them after twenty-four hours. The longer the eggs stay in the brine, the stronger the pickle taste.
- Store the pickled eggs in an airtight container in the fridge. They should be refrigerated and below the brine solution at all times. They will last up to 3 months when properly stored.
- Enjoy the pickled onions in the jar as well. They are delicious.
Steam the Eggs for Easy Peeling
I have never had trouble peeling steamed eggs. Fill a large saucepan with enough water to reach the bottom of a steamer basket. Bring it to a boil and carefully add the eggs to the steamer basket using a long-handled spoon or tongs.
Cover the pot and steam for 12-15 minutes. A single layer of medium eggs will require less time, while a double layer of large eggs will require the most time. Remove eggs to icy cold water to stop the cooking process, or let the cold water run directly into the pan for several minutes to cool them down quickly.
More Egg Recipes
Grandma’s Pickled Eggs
Ingredients
- 12 large eggs hard boiled and peeled
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons pickling spices
- 1 teaspoon dill seed
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 sweet onion thinly sliced
- 3 sprigs fresh dill
- 2 garlic cloves
Instructions
- Place the peeled eggs in mason jars or a tall coverable container.
- Add both kinds of vinegar, water, pickling spices, dill seed, salt, black peppercorns, and onions in a saucepan and bring to a low boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Pour the hot liquid over the eggs.
- Put the garlic and dill sprigs in the jar with the eggs. Close the jars, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate for 3-4 days before enjoying!
Notes
- Follow my tips for hard-boiling eggs, with the most important tip being purchasing eggs that are close to expiration.
- For whiter eggs, remove most of the cloves from the pickling spice.
- Pickled eggs are best after several days. However, I have enjoyed them after twenty-four hours.
- Keep pickled eggs refrigerated at all times.
- Enjoy the pickled onions in the jar as well. They are delicious.
Nutrition
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Karen
I made these and they were very good…even though i forgot the pickling spice.
Laura Lee
Grandma’s pickled eggs are amazing! I love how traditional recipes like this bring such great flavor and nostalgia. A new personal favorite recipe.
Tisha
My grandpa loves pickled eggs, he still makes them for us when we go home to visit.
Beth Pierce
They are delicious! You should try the recipe!
Harlow
Love the delicious pickled eggs recipe. They were easy to prepare and so delicious. Got to prepare it for my next family gathering.
Tanya M
I love pickled eggs! This guide makes it so simple to make them at home. They turned out perfect.
Tammy
Love the tip on peeling the eggs. These sound so delicious. I’ve never had pickled eggs before but I am very curious now to try them!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Tammy! Enjoy!
Karen
I had a pickled egg in one of the bars a few months ago and loved it! I never thought it would be easy to make but it is. They are so delicious. Love them!
Beth Pierce
Me too Karen!
Melissa Cushing
Can I tell you that I have never tried a pickled egg before!? It makes me think of Bart from the Simpsons as I remember him eating them at the bar. I would love to try!
Sienna Thomas
I love these pickled eggs. They are easy to make and they bring back such wonderful memories. My grandma used to make them all the time. Thanks for the recipe.
Beth Pierce
You are most welcome, Sienna!
Ben
These are just like the pickled eggs my grandma used to make. I lived in Alabama as a kid, and she had chickens. She pickled a metric ton of eggs. These are so good!
Beth Pierce
LOL
Sandra H
These pickled eggs are so good and very easy to make! So glad I found this recipe!