Top 8 Rhubarb Desserts
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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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake
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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.
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How to Make Rhubarb Compote
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.
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Rhubarb Cobbler Recipe
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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.
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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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Strawberry Rhubarb Dump Cake
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This is a super easy cake to make with fresh rhubarb, a cake mix, and strawberry gelatin.
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Apple-Rhubarb Crisp
Uta Gleiser / EyeEm / Getty Images 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.
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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.
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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.