What am I doing wrong with my Kool-Aid pickles?
I'm trying to make Kool-Aid Pickles (koolickles). I've tried with quartered Ba-Tampte pickles and I seem to get it right, but I'm not seeing the results I expect with halved pickles. I want to go with halved because quartered seem to shrivel unappealingly.
I have a 2 quart jar of manually halved pickles (they were originally whole). Into the pickle brine I dissolved a cup of fruit punch Kool-Aid and a cup of white sugar. After 2 weeks, the coloring has only soaked half-way into the pickles. They look red on the outside, but are green on the interior. My intent was to get the full red all the way through. They taste almost right, but I think they could do with better penetration.
Am I going to be stuck using only quartered pickles? Should I have used more Kool-Aid, or maybe a different flavor? Should I consider a different pickle brand?
Best Answer
It’s not one cup of Koolaid it’s supposed to be two packages of unsweetened Koolaid plus 1 and 1/2 cups sugar mixed in the pickle juice, shake until sugar dissolved. Pour over pickles until fully covered and put the lid on every day shake to stir sugar. At the two week mark they are perfect. Any type of Koolaid even mixed like lemon orange etc…
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How long do Kool Aid pickles soak?
The sugar and Kool Aid are whisked into the pickle juice and then poured back over the pickles and placed in the refrigerator for about 1 week. Shaking every day to make sure that the brine is evenly distributed so that the pickles can take on the flavor and color of the Kool Aid used.Do Kool Aid pickles get old?
Your Kool-Aid pickles should be fine after about five days in the refrigerator, but it's best to keep them for 7 days for ultimate taste and look. Still, if you're in a rush, feel free to open the jar after soaking for five days.How long do Kool Aid Pickles last in fridge?
These pickles will be good in the fridge for up to 2 months.How do you make Kool Aid pickles in a day?
Pour an inch of pickle brine out of the jar. Add in Kool aid and sugar to pickle jar. Close the jar tightly and shake vigorously until sugar and Kool Aid dissolves completely. Place in refrigerator for 5-7 days shaking once a day.We Made Kool-Aid Pickles, A Mississippi Delta Treat
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Answer 2
From your link and some other sources, seems that lenghwise cutted pickles will give you more color penetration (and probably flavour too).
Since adding too much kool-aid for the color would also change the taste, I'd go with some food coloring product.
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