Got rhubarb? Here are 33 ways to cook with rhubarb this season to delight and inspire you to get cooking. Why not try something new?
It’s rhubarb season! The edible stalks of the rhubarb plant grow in abundance in spring to early summer. It also grows in the autumn. If you can get your hands on some — through the farmers market, a friend’s backfield patch or in your own garden — there’s so much you can do with it.
Though rhubarb can be used in savory applications — chop it up and use it in your stirfries or roast it with other veggies — it’s most commonly used in sweet recipes.
And rhubarb is ever so delightful in them.
There are 33 ways to cook with rhubarb this season. I hope it inspires you to make something fresh and new.
33 Ways to Cook with Rhubarb
With a sweet-tart strawberry-rhubarb filling and a buttery, crumbly topping, this Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble Pie is an early summer treat that begs to be shared.
Sweet, tart and filled with big, rich flavor, this recipe for Small-Batch Strawberry Rhubarb Jam is quick and easy to make and delightful to enjoy.
Tart rhubarb and a sweet sugar topping come together to give these tender muffins a delightful sweet-tartness that’s perfect for a mid-spring breakfast.
Easy and delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp with rolled oats and brown sugar crumble is perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
This delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler has just the right amount of sweetness and a tang of rhubarb to make this a hit for the whole family.
This luscious vanilla panna cotta with sweet-tart strawberry rhubarb compote is a silky-smooth, elegant dessert for any spring or summer occasion!
The fluffiest vegan rhubarb pancakes recipe! The best vegan pancakes you’ll ever make with fresh rhubarb and banana.
This easy rhubarb and apple jam has the consistency of apple sauce, with all the flavors of summer!
Crystallised stem ginger adds a delicious mellowing warmth to the sharpness of the rhubarb which makes this Rhubarb and Ginger Jam taste out of this world!
Almond galette filled with sweet strawberries and slightly sour rhubarb is the simplest tart you can make.
This gorgeous pink Rhubarb Lemon Balm Concentrate is a springtime delight, delicately sweetened to balance the tart, tangy flavour of rhubarb. Use it to make a refreshing soda, spritzer, or as a flavoured sweetener in any number of ways.
This Rhubarb Compote Recipe is quick and delicious with unique blend of orange and cinnamon flavors. It can be eaten alone or on yogurt, ice cream, pancakes, waffles, oatmeal and parfaits!
This rhubarb bakewell tart is a fresh take on the classic. A shortcrust pastry shell filled with layers of roasted rhubarb, frangipane and topped with more rhubarb.
A deliciously sweet and perfectly spiced apple and rhubarb filling that is topped with a generous amount of buttery crumble.
Soft and fluffy scones packed full of fresh rhubarb. These Rhubarb Scones are the perfect spring treat!
With a layer of bright, sweet-tart fruit filling baked into a rich, moist cake made with sour cream and finished off with a thick, heavenly layer of buttery brown sugar cinnamon crumb on top, this easy cake is just as happy on the brunch menu as it is on the dessert table.
Rhubarb Cake is sweet and delicious, and a great way to use up your rhubarb abundance.
Delicious and super refreshing there is no better thirst quencher than this homemade rhubarb cordial.
This cherry rhubarb crisp recipe perfectly balances the sweet of the cherry with the sour of the rhubarb. Top it off with crispy goodness and you have the perfect dessert.
This old-fashioned dessert bakes up into layers of saucy baked rhubarb and fluffy buttermilk cake for the perfect combination of sweet and tangy in every spoonful.
This is an easy to make deliciously gluten-free lemony almond rhubarb cake celebrating spring and summer rhubarb bounty.
If you love rhubarb crumble, you'll adore this rhubarb crumble ice cream.
The base is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch pie crust recipe filled with a sweet and creamy rhubarb custard filling and finished off with a no-fail meringue topping.
This delicious Rhubarb Iced Tea is a great addition to the picnic table.
This Rhubarb Roulade is a fantastic celebration dessert which looks beautiful and tastes delicious. It consists of light, airy sponge rolled around a combination of sweetened Rhubarb Compote and whipped cream.
Creamy, tart, and sweet, use rhubarb curd on toast, on ice cream, stir it into yogurt, spread it between cake layers, and so much more.
Easy summer salad with fruit and veggies and delicious dressing. Healthy and delicious!
Spice up your mornings with this moist and not too sweet Healthy Strawberry Rhubarb Bread.
This rhubarb cheesecake is super creamy and swirled with fresh rhubarb. Use frozen rhubarb and you can enjoy it even when rhubarb isn't in season.
Rhubarb dump cake comes together quickly with simple ingredients. It's a dessert everybody loves.
My Rhubarb Breakfast Cake is a classic, puffed up, fruity snack cake — the kind your grandma made, if you were lucky.
Super quick to make and with 3 ingredients only, this Stewed Rhubarb Recipe makes a delicious fruity sauce that can be used to top your favourite desserts, cakes, yogurt or sweet breakfast dishes.
This easy recipe is a light dessert that the whole family will love.
Kate
Monday 15th of June 2020
I totally want to make that rhubarb lavender tea!
Sarah Walker Caron
Wednesday 17th of June 2020
It sounds great, right?!