How To Pickle Peppers (Hot Water Bath Canning Method)

A quick and easy guide onHow To Pickle Peppersusing the traditional hot water bath canning method. This comprehensive guide will help you create delicious, shelf-stable pickled peppers perfect for enjoying throughout the year.

I thought I’d share how to pickle peppers, which is a super simple recipe for you fellow garden growing, home canning, yogurt making friends. Peppers grow like weeds and when they are on, they are on.

There’s somethingdeeply satisfying about preservingyour own food, and pickling peppers is one of those kitchen projects that brings both joy and delicious results.

Whether you’re dealing with an abundance of peppers from your garden or you’ve found a great deal at the farmers’ market, this time-tested water bath canning method will help you capture that peak-season pepper flavor to enjoy all year long.

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

• Easy for Beginners:You won’t believe how easy these recipes are. Once you get the canning bug, you’ll never go back. This is a great place to start!
• Year-Round Food:Pickling peppers using the hot water bath canning method allows you to preserve them for long periods, ensuring you have a supply of flavorful peppers year-round.
• Tangy Flavor:Pickling imparts a tangy, vinegary flavor to peppers, creating a delicious and versatile condiment or snack.
• Just Right:You can customize the pickling brine to your taste preferences by adjusting the amount of vinegar, sugar, and spices.

🌶️ One of my favorite parts of summer and early fall is the pepper harvest and making of all thepickled peppers!

Recipe Ingredients

For Canning Banana Pepper s

• Banana peppers
• Cider vinegar– 5% acidity
• Canning salt
• Celery seed
• Mustard seed

For Canning Jalapeños

• Jalapeños
• Vinegar– 5% acidity
• Salt –Canning or pickling
• Sugar
• Garlic Cloves –lightly crushed

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

How to Make Pickled Peppers

Step 1:Wash the peppers, remove stems, slice into rings, and wash jars; prepare lids as per directions.

Step 2:Place seasonings in each jar. Pack sliced peppers into the prepared jars.

Step 3:In a large pot, combine brine ingredients; bring to a boil, simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 4:Ladle hot brine into jars, remove air bubbles, clean rims, seal with lids, and process in a hot water bath.

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• Wear Gloves:Wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppersor wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before touching your face.
• Original Recipe:Recipe from, tested, and approved by theNational Center for Home Food Preservation.
• High Altitude Timing:Process for 10 minutes unless you are above 1,000 feet elevation, process for 15 minutes and above 6,000 feet elevation, process for 20 minutes.
• Canning Tips:New to canning? Here’s great info onpreserving food with canning.

Serving Suggestions

Your homemade pickled peppers will add zesty flavor to:

• Sandwiches and wraps
• Pizza and pasta
• Tacos and nachos
• Salads and antipasto plates
• Charcuterie boards
• Egg dishes

We eatpickled banana pepperswith ourfavorite pizza, onveggie + hummus sandwiches, and when we make sandwiches using our favoritehomemade sub bun recipe.

We eat thepickled jalapeñoson everything Tex-Mex like our favoritesslow cooker carnitas,black bean and sweet potato enchilada bake, and the bestchicken tacos.

Other Pepper Preserving Recipes

Here are a few posts for other pickles my family has tested and approve of wholeheartedly. Our pantry and refrigerator are always stocked with homemade pickles!

• Quick and Easy Refrigerator Pickled Banana Peppers— Can’t get more simple than this.
• Refrigerator pickled cucumbers— A quick and easy way to turn cukes into pickles!
• Quick Dill Refrigerator Pickles— Great to have stocked in the fridge for dill fans.
• Fermented Pickles— No canning required!

More Canning Recipes to Consider

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