I feel bad for rhubarb. Why? Because it always gets turned into pie. Not that there is anything wrong with a good rhubarb pie, but these long, sweet stalks have so much more to offer.
With rhubarb season upon us, it’s time to stretch our culinary talents and venture out into new rhubarb territory. Yes, you can still make grandma’s old-fashioned rhubarb pie, but why not try something new? I encourage you to leave that buttery crust behind and try topping your rhubarb with crumbly oatmeal, tart raspberries, or toasted coconut.
Here are my 5 best picks for using rhubarb in something other than pie:
Get this recipe: Rhubarb Raspberry Crumble
Get this recipe: Strawberry Rhubarb Torte
Get this recipe: Rhubarb Coffee Cake with Caramel Sauce
Get this recipe: Coconut Rhubarb Dessert
Get this recipe: Rhubarb Sticky Buns
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My favorite rhubarb recipe is from my husband’s grandmotherly babysitter when he was a child, Pearl. It is called Rhubarb pudding and it is similar to a cobbler. You butter a 9 by 13 pan and chop up four cups of rhubarb, dump in pan, sprinkle a cup of sugar over it, then take one cup of flour and 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup mile, 1 tsp baking powder and 3 Tblsp butter, mix and drop in spoons over rhubarb, then sprinkle entire pan with 1 Tblsp corn starch and pour one cup of boiling water over the whole thing. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. No matter how many rhubarb dishes I try and like, this one is my favorite.
I love anything with rhubarb in it. My grandmother made the best rhubarb pie. She had a huge patch of it in her backyard. She passed away last year… I miss her and her cooking and baking alot…
My husband loves rhubarb on vanilla ice cream. I cut 3 – 5 stalks of rhubarb cut into 1″ pieces. Add to saucepan along with 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water. Cook until rhubarb has broken down into tender shreds, like a stew. Serve warm on ice cream. A package of thawed, frozen strawberries may be added to the mixture in the begininng reducing the amount of water to 1/4 – 1/2 cup. ENJOY!