We love to can on Noshing with The Nolands, and it shows!! There are loads of recipes here on the blog, plus we also show you some techniques and helpful tips. We loved making these Easy Pickled Carrots to add to our ever-growing collection.
A couple of days ago we shared with you how to make the best Easy Pickled Beets Recipe. These are stowed away with the carrots now in our cellar to be enjoyed all winter long.
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Besides the Easy Pickled Beets Recipe, we shared with you the other day, here are some more of our wonderful canning and preserving recipes. Our site has become kind of noted for our canning recipes and quick pickling. I know a lot of people are enjoying them.
OTHER CANNING RECIPES
Simple Easy Homemade Canned Tomatoes
Blanch the Carrots
Before the carrots can be pickled they need to be blanched. Blanching is a term that means to plunge a fruit or vegetable into boiling water for a short period of time before transferring it to an ice bath.
This then quickly stops the cooking and leaves the fruit or vegetable slightly tender but still crunchy.
We cooked our carrots for 2-3 min. Don’t overcook them or you will have limp carrot sticks.
For the carrots we first need to wash, peel and trim them to the correct height of the jar, cutting them into thin carrot sticks. Just simply measure them up the height of the jar and then proceed to cut the others similarly.
Have your jars sterilized and ready to go, keeping them still hot. I put mine through the dishwasher and then into boiling water for 5 min. along with the lids and rings. If not using right away you can leave them in a 200F. oven.
How to Pickle Carrots
Pickling carrots requires some basic ingredients, white vinegar, water, spices, sugar and salt. Some recipes ask for sugar. I don’t like them too sweet but just enough to balance the vinegar.
For spices, for the recipe, we did a custom blend. Some recipes ask for pickling spices that you can get in the grocery store. They usually include cinnamon, allspice, mustard seed, coriander, bay leaves, ginger, chilies, cloves, black pepper, mace, and cardamom or some variation of those spices.
For our recipe today we used dill seed, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, and red chili flakes. Plus a clove of garlic for each jar. This was the perfect amount and combination for our carrots. I just love them. They aren’t spicy at all but tangy!
The brine of white vinegar, water, salt, and sugar is combined and put to a boil for 5 min.
The spices are divided among the four hot sterilized jars and the garlic cloves are also added. Then the blanched carrots are stacked tightly into the jars.
The hot brine is poured into the jars using a funnel. The lids are then added and the rings are screwed on to fingertip tightness. Now to finish them they are off in a hot water bath!
How to Quick Pickle Carrots
To quick pickle just simply means to place in a brine and refrigerate. There is no need to do a water bath, but your produce will only last for a few weeks I have found, so make smaller batches.
I love doing quick pickling on onion, fennel, and pickles!! But I also really enjoy canning too. It is all about preserving summer’s bounty. They just need to sit for 24 hours before diving in.
You will see the difference as they age more and more and take on more of the spices as you eat them.
Using both yellow and orange carrots give the jars such a lovely appeal; there are white and purple carrots too I see that would be a pretty addition also.
Now time for the water bath! Sign up for the helpful guide below to adjust to altitude. We have to do that here in Calgary.
Process at a rolling boil for 10 minutes at sea level or 15 minutes at over 3000 ft altitude which is where we are in Calgary.
How to Pickle Carrots Vietnamese Style
I don’t have a recipe on this site for carrots Vietnamese style, but I love them in a Vietnamese sub, a salad roll or on a salad! They seem very simple to do and I want to try them soon.
The ingredients for them are carrots, daikon, rice wine vinegar, water, sugar, and salt. Here is a recipe for them but I want to try and make them soon!!

Easy Pickled Carrots
Easy Pickled Carrots are a delicious way to preserve summer's bounty so that you can enjoy them all winter long. Once you understand the techniques of canning they are so easy to make!
Ingredients
- 5 lbs. carrots, multi-colored or orange
- 3 cups white vinegar
- 3 cups of water
- 3 Tbsp. Kosher salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tsp. dill seeds
- 2 tsp. mustard seeds
- 2 tsp. black peppercorns
- 1 tsp. red chili flakes
- 4 cloves garlic, cracked
- 4 sterilized 500 ml. pint jars
Instructions
- Sterilize jars; I run mine through the dishwasher and then into boiling water for 5 min. including the lids and rings. If doing ahead of time keep then warm in a 200F. oven.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil to blanch the carrots.
- Prepare carrots by washing, peeling and cutting into thin sticks. Measure them up to the jars to make sure they fit.
- With the water at a full boil drop the carrots in and cook for 2-3 min. until tender-crisp.
- Drain the carrots quickly and immerse them in an ice-water bath. Drain.
- Add vinegar, water, salt, and sugar to a large pot and bring to a boil, cook for about 5 min or until salt and sugar are dissolved.
- Divide spices between jars and add 1 garlic clove per jar. Pack in carrots tightly.
- Pour the hot brine into the jars using a canning funnel, leaving a 1/2" headspace.
- With a knife or skewer remove any air bubbles.
- Wipe the lids and place the lids on and the rings. Screw to fingertip tightness.
- Place in a water bath for 10 min. at sea level or according to altitude adjustment.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 48Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 743mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g
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Comments & Reviews
Tara Pittman says
I do like pickles. I need to try this recipe to see how they taste pickled.
Brianne Tursi Manz says
I have only had pickled carrots when mixed with other veggies, like dilly beans. I need to get a canning pot, jars and carrots and get to pickling!
Heather says
I’ve never tried pickled carrots before. That sounds so good! I’m going to make them this weekend!
Romy Schorr says
My grandmas used to pickle all kinds of veggies from her garden. Pickled carrots was one of my favorites. This brings back great memories and I hope to eventually pickle some myself!
Catalina says
wow! What a great snack idea! I am sure that my family will love it!
Ruth I says
I’ve never tried or tasted pickled carrots before. It looks delicious for me!
Wren LaPorte says
This looks delicious and easy! I may have to make these for my brother, he is a fan of anything pickled!
Keikilani says
I am obsessed with picked veggies! I can’t wait to try your recipe.
Valerie says
Can you use baby carrots or sliced into discs instead of sticks
Tara Noland says
Sure, you can cut them or use whole small baby carrots.
C says
I only boiled my carrots for 10 mins before I realized I should have adjusted for the altitude in Calgary… Is this a problem? Everything sealed properly but I don’t want to make anyone sick.
Tara Noland says
I would eat them sooner than later, your shelf life may not be as good with them. You can also refrigerate them but to be on the safe side I would eat them quickly.
Mitzi says
These are so good! I had family over and my 3 year old grandson loves them. Office agreed!! I am making a lot more!!!
Tara Noland says
I am so glad you are enjoying them!! Happy Canning!!
Sprout says
How do you adjust for altitude? I’ve never had to do it before.
Tara Noland says
I have a free cheat sheet, you can just sign up for it. Got to where it says, ” Now time for the water bath! Sign up for the helpful guide below to adjust to the altitude. We have to do that here in Calgary.” Click the image below that and it will be emailed to you!
Theresa says
Is it necessary to blanch the carrots since they are put into a water bath?
Sherry Hudson-Smith says
If you like a crunchier texture you don’t need to blanch.
Cynthia says
Can carrots be out in at room temperature or do they have to be hot packed? I get so confused with this process, as well as beets
Tara Noland says
Are you talking about cooking them versus not? Carrots you don’t need to but beets will be too hard if you don’t.