16 Rhubarb Recipes
Rhubarb season is short, but it’s worth savoring. Whether you love it for its bold tartness or the way it balances out sweet ingredients, rhubarb brings a distinctive flavor to your baking.
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What to make with Rhubarb?
From classic pairings like strawberries to more unexpected combinations, these recipes highlight just how versatile this vibrant stalk can be.
Rhubarb Scones
Light and fluffy Rhubarb Scones are perfect for breakfast, afternoon tea or snack time.
Make Rhubarb Scones
Rhubarb Pie Recipe
Pure Rhubarb Pie just might be the best fruit pie of all. The filling has a tart-sweet flavor and beautiful pink color.
Make Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb Crisp Recipe
Chunks of fresh rhubarb baked under a brown sugar, oat and almond topping. Rhubarb Crisp couldn’t be easier to make. Bake it in a skillet or casserole pan.
Make Rhubarb Crisp
Rhubarb Muffin Recipe
These Rhubarb Muffins are made with buttermilk for an ultra tender crumb. The muffins are lightly spiced and chock full of tangy rhubarb. This recipe makes 12 standard muffin or 6 jumbo muffins.
Make Rhubarb Muffins
Rhubarb Fritters Recipe
Chunks of fresh rhubarb are embedded in a sweet, yeasty dough. The fritters are fried until golden brown and iced with a glaze made from the rhubarb juice.
Make Rhubarb Fritters
Rhubarb Compote Recipe
Rhubarb Compote is a truly quick and easy recipe with just three simple ingredients. This tasty compote is a perfect way to preserve the zesty flavor of rhubarb. This recipe makes 2 cups of compote.
Make Rhubarb Compote
Rhubarb Ice Cream Recipe
Delicious and creamy homemade ice cream flavored with rhubarb. Pure rhubarb juice makes an ice cream with a tangy, distinctively rhubarby flavor.
Make Rhubarb Ice Cream
Strawberry Rhubarb Shortcakes Recipe
A true shortcake is not a layer cake, it’s more of a biscuit topped with luscious fruit and lots of whipped cream. This twist on the standard strawberry shortcake includes the popular pairing of strawberry & rhubarb. You can also go pure rhubarb.
Make Rhubarb Shortcakes
Rhubarb Sorbet Recipe
Rubarb Sorbet is made with "the pie plant" and just enough sugar to highlight the special flavor of the rhubarb. It's beautiful in it's simplicity and it's simply beautiful.
Make Rhubarb Sorbet
Rhubarb Meringue Tart Recipe
Rhubarb Meringue Tart is an elegant twist on the traditional pie. This tart has luscious curd filling in a crisp crust and it's topped with mounds of toasted meringue.
Make Rhubarb Meringue Tart
Rhubarb Curd Recipe
Rhubarb curd is an easy to make recipe that is unbelievably versatile in the kitchen. Use curd as spread on scones, as a tart or cake filling or drizzle it over ice cream. Buy rhubarb when it's in season and freeze it to make curd any time you like. This recipe makes about 3 cups of curd.
Make Rhubarb Curd
Rhubarb Crumb Cake Recipe
Soft buttermilk cake loaded with fresh rhubarb & crowned with brown sugar crumb topping.
Make Rhubarb Crumb Cake
Rhubarb Upside Down Cake Recipe
Rhubarb Upside Down Cake is made with beautiful red rhubarb, caramel topping and melt-in-your-mouth almond buttermilk cake. It all comes together with a hint of ginger.
Make Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
Rhubarb Crumb Pie Recipe
Rhubarb Crumb Pie! The filling has a tart-sweet flavor and beautiful pink color. The pie is finished with a crumb topping made with brown sugar and oats.
Make Rhubarb Crumb Pie
Rhubarb Crumble Bars Recipe
Buttery oatmeal crust is layered with sweet-tart rhubarb filling and topped with chunky brown sugar topping. When rhubarb is in season, this is the perfect treat that is easy to make and very tasty.
Make Rhubarb Crumble Bars
Strawberry Rhubarb Summer Pudding Recipe
This simple, old-fashioned dessert only looks fancy. It requires almost no cooking and uses plain white bread for the “crust”.
Make Rhubarb Summer Pudding
How to Store Rhubarb
- Purchase rhubarb that is fresh, firm and undamaged.
- Remove any leaves from the stalks as they leaves are not edible.
- Rhubarb should be wrapped in plastic or stored in a produce bag. Do not wash the rhubarb before refrigerating. Rhubarb can be refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.
- Rinse the stalks in cool water before preparing for your recipe.
- For longer term storage rhubarb can be frozen as described below.
How To Freeze Rhubarb
Wash the rhubarb stalks and trim off the dried ends. Chop the rhubarb into 1/2″ chunks. Spread the rhubarb pieces in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze the rhubarb on the pan until completely frozen. Transfer the frozen rhubarb chunks to a freezer bag.