Kool Aid Pickles Things You'll Need 1 Gallon Jar of plain old kosher Dill Pickles 1 Package of Unsweetened Kool-Aid (your favorite flavor) 1 lb of plain White Sugar 1 Gallon Container Instructions SAVE THE JUICE, but drain the pickle juice out of pickle jar into separate container Mix the Kool-Aid & sugar into the pickle juice until sugar is completely dissolved. You can use any flavor of Kool-Aid, but cherry and lemon-lime (green) are the most popular You can slice the pickles or leave them whole Pour Kool-Aid / Pickle juice back into your jar of pickles. Make sure pickles are completely covered, tighten jar, refrigerate one week. Your Kool-Aid Pickles will be ready in approximately one week.