Top 8 Rhubarb Desserts

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Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Diana Rattray
Southern-cuisine expert and cookbook author Diana Rattray has created more than 5,000 recipes and articles in her 20 years as a food writer.
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Updated on 05/18/20

I have always loved the tart taste of rhubarb, and it's an easy perennial plant to grow in most areas. It is wonderful in desserts, and pairs nicely with many other fruits. Strawberries and rhubarb are a classic flavor combination.

Here are some of my favorite rhubarb recipes, including an excellent pie, delicious cobbler, and more. 

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  • 01 of 08

    Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake

    Strawberry rhubarb cake recipe

    The Spruce / Cara Cormack

    This wonderful crumb cake is a great way to use the spring rhubarb and strawberries. Serve this delicious rhubarb crumb cake as a coffee cake or as a dessert.

  • 02 of 08

    How to Make Rhubarb Compote

    Easy rhubarb compote recipe

    The Spruce / Haley Hazell

    A simple rhubarb compote makes a fabulous topping for ice cream or pound cake, or spoon some over your pancakes, biscuits, or waffles in the morning. 

  • 03 of 08

    Rhubarb Cobbler Recipe

    Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

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    This flavorful rhubarb cobbler is quick and easy to prepare with biscuit mix. Feel free to use frozen rhubarb in this recipe or add some fresh sliced strawberries to make a strawberry-rhubarb cobbler.

  • 04 of 08

    Rhubarb Crumble Pie

    Rhubarb Crumble Pie

    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

    The buttery spiced crumb topping makes this rhubarb crumble pie extra-special. Serve this awesome pie with a scoop of ice cream for a perfect summer dessert.

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  • 05 of 08

    Strawberry Rhubarb Dump Cake

    Rhubarb Strawberry Dump Cake

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    This is a super easy cake to make with fresh rhubarb, a cake mix, and strawberry gelatin.

  • 06 of 08

    Apple-Rhubarb Crisp

    Close-Up Of Rhubarb On Wooden Spoon
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    This dessert recipe is a great way to celebrate rhubarb, and it makes a welcome treat for the family. Serve the dessert cold or warm, plain or with a little cream or a scoop of ice cream.

  • 07 of 08

    Rhubarb Crisp Dessert

    Rhubarb Crisp Dessert

    The Spruce 

    This version of a rhubarb crisp is made with a cinnamon spiced oat and brown sugar topping. The rhubarb is briefly cooked with a little water and cornstarch, along with sugar and vanilla extract.

  • 08 of 08

    Rhubarb Marmalade

    Rhubarb Marmalade
    Diana Rattray

    This rhubarb jam is prepared with orange and lemon, for a citrus marmalade flavor. Save your surplus rhubarb with this easy jam.