An egg filled with an egg mixture is a deviled egg, so by that logic, a pickle filled with a pickle mixture is a deviled pickle! I was so excited to try this new idea I had for a snackable and flavorful twist on a deviled egg! They came out so tasty! Fresh and creamy! The deviled egg filling was so good too that I have been making it as a dip for crackers.

The inspiration for this recipe

I had a few different ideas for how I planned to execute these and I tried them all! In the end, the straightforward version served on flat pickle chips was my favorite and the easiest to do. I also tried to hollow out some pickles and make the deviled pickles look more like a deviled egg but in the end I felt like it was pointless and not worth the effort.

Make the deviled pickle filling

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor. Cream cheese, mayo, cheese, dill, scallions, mustard, hot sauce, pickles, and pickle juice. This filling was so good that I had to stop myself from eating it all with a spoon!

I also added a little bit of potato flakes to make sure the mixture was thick enough.

Testing different versions

As I mentioned, at first I wanted these to look like deviled eggs so I tried this version where I hollowed out some of a pickle. They looked OK in the end and still obviously tasted great, but the extra effort was not worth it.

They still looked good though!

Putting the deviled pickles together

Put the pickle chips on a plate, then top with the filling, and sprinkle on toasted breadcrumbs and chili flakes.

Serve the deviled pickles

I served them with some extra chili flakes, extra pickles, and some toothpicks in case people didn’t want to use their hands.

These were so good! I used spicy pickles so between those, the chili flakes, and hot sauce, the deviled pickles had some nice heat going on.

Twists on this recipe

You could do a version of deviled pickles with some large pickles that you cut into stump shapes if you wanted. You could also tweak the filling to your liking! Maybe even add some cooked egg yolks to it?

If you are obsessed with pickles like me, check out my pickle meatloaf, or these pickle pancakes!

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Deviled Pickles

Pickle chips topped with a spicy cream cheese mixture, and sprinkled with toasted breadcrumbs and chili flakes to mimic deviled eggs.

Prep Time20

Cook Time5

resting time1

Total Time1 25

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mash-Up, Spicy

Servings: bites

Calories: 49kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

filling

8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar and jack)
2 tablespoons mustard
1 clove garlic
2 scallions
1 tablespoon chopped dill
1/2 cup chopped pickles
2 tablespoons pickle juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1/4 cup dehydrated potato flakes

finish

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
16 ounces pickle chips about 35 pickle chips
1 teaspoon Korean chili flakes

Instructions

Blend all filling ingredients until smooth. Store covered in the fridge for an hour until ready to use.
Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium high heat and add in the breadcrumbs. Stir and cook, tossing often, until golden brown. Remove from heat.
If the pickle filling seems too thick, thin it out a bit with some pickle juice. Load it into a piping bag with a star tip.
Lay the pickle chips onto a platter and pipe the filling onto them.
Before serving, top with the breadcrumbs and chili flakes.

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