Spring is here and there is no better time to make these amazing sweet rhubarb recipes with your bountiful harvest of fresh stalks!
Sweet Rhubarb Recipes
From classic pies and sweet treats to some special cocktails, drinks and jams, rhubarb offers any recipe such a spectacular tart flavor!
My personal favorite is and always will be my grandmother’s Rhubarb Custard Pie, but I always enjoy trying a variety of different recipes each rhubarb season. There are so many amazing desserts that are uniquely perfect with rhubarb.
Storing your rhubarb harvest
Rhubarb is ideal in spring and your garden plant offers lots of crunchy stalks that sometimes don’t get used. Be sure to harvest it before the stalks get too thick or they will become woody.
Chop and freeze your extra rhubarb stalks in freezer bags or containers by mid-summer for rhubarb recipes. A good rule of thumb is to use your rhubarb by the 4th of July. You can still eat the rhubarb stalks all throughout the summer but they become woody and don’t taste as good.
Can I use Frozen Rhubarb?
Fresh rhubarb is ideal for any recipes, but frozen rhubarb is a great alternative when it is out of season or it isn’t readily available.
If you are using frozen rhubarb in a pie or dessert recipe that needs to thicken some, follow these simple steps.
- Thaw the rhubarb
- Drain and pat the rhubarb dry
- Toss the rhubarb with a sprinkle of flour to account for any extra moisture
As long as you take these extra steps, your rhubarb pie recipe will turn out just as amazing! If the recipe requires to rhubarb to cook down, then fresh or frozen will do just fine without the addition of flour!
Rhubarb Recipes
Rhubarb Custard Pie is a decadent dessert recipe perfect for a sweet summer treat.
These moist cupcakes are filled with an amazing rhubarb honey sauce and topped with rhubarb buttercream for the perfect party treat!
Strawberry rhubarb crisp bars are an easy spring dessert with the sweet combination of fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb. The delicious fruit is layered between buttery oatmeal crumble for an amazing treat!
Easy 6 Ingredient Rhubarb Custard Cake is a decadent dessert made with tart rhubarb, a sweet custard and a box mix cake for a simple and delicious recipe that anyone can tackle!
These Cheesecake Bars the best of both worlds. Enjoy the perfect balance of strawberries and rhubarb paired with a rich and decadent cheesecake square.
If you are looking for an excuse to enjoy a sweet rhubarb treat for breakfast, these scones are absolutely fantastic and only take 30 minutes and 5 ingredients to make!
Six simple ingredients come together in this easy no-bake dessert. Rhubarb sauce mixed into sweetened condensed milk and whipped cream makes for a fantastic no churn ice cream.
Serve up this Strawberry Rhubarb Punch with frozen fruit, freeze it and make a slushy or spike it with some vodka or rum for a fantastic summer cocktail!
Rhubarb Streusel Muffins are made with a delicious buttermilk batter and topped with a brown sugar and walnut streusel for a moist recipe perfect for any breakfast or spring brunch!
Don't let your rhubarb go to waste. Cook it down into this perfectly balance rhubarb honey sauce to top waffles, ice cream, pancakes and so much more!
Strawberry Rhubarb Custard Dessert is a rich and delicious summer dessert recipe full of tart rhubarb and sweet egg custard over an easy sugar cookie crust.
Rhubarb Streusel Coffee Cake is a moist buttermilk cake full of fresh rhubarb and topped with a crunchy coconut and pecan streusel. A
This savory spin on rhubarb is an amazing appetizer you must try. A simple rhubarb compote is spread over whipped honey goat cheese and served with bread and crackers.
This easy and moist cake is perfect topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream for a light summer treat!
A fun twist on a favorite summer treat.
Spoon a bright red compote of tart rhubarb and juicy red strawberries on top of crunchy white meringues for this incredibly flavorful, just a little bit crazy, dessert.
This bread is an easy breakfast or treat that the family will love!
Rich, buttery puff pastry wrapped around a tart homemade strawberry rhubarb pie filling.
These are zesty, refreshing, and go down real nice.
This amazing recipe comes together with a few easy ingredients and it can be made as smooth or as chunky as you like!
A rosy sweet/tart rhubarb jelly flecked with vanilla bean seeds that turns morning toast or a pb&j sandwich into a gourmet treat.
These Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream Floats are as delicious as they are lovely.
Sweet, tart, and syrupy raspberries and rhubarb swirled with freshly whipped cream.
This Raspberry Rhubarb Crisp is filled with sweet raspberries, fresh rhubarb, and sprinkled with a brown sugar oat crumble.
One of the easiest ways to enjoy pretty, pink rhubarb is in liquid form, such as this pink rhubarb lemonade.
An absolutely stunning and delicious Riesling Rhubarb Crisp Cake with an Oat Crumble
Tart, sweet and citrusy, this Rhubarb Orange Quick Bread is a lovely, healthy, gluten-free, and vegan recipe to use up summer’s bounty.
Is there anything better to smear on your fresh bread?!
A delicious make ahead no bake cheesecake dessert that pairs perfectly with wine.
Soft, sweet, and cinnamon-spiced, these crumble bars make the perfect breakfast, dessert, or anything in between.
This strawberry rhubarb margarita recipe includes homemade rhubarb syrup, fresh squeezed lime juice, tequila, grand marnier and crushed strawberries.
If you’ve never had strawberry rhubarb pie before you are in for a treat!
When you want a tasty breakfast treat with a unique twist, try this rhubarb streusel bread recipe.
Springtime is the perfect time to try new smoothie recipes - like this one with mixed fruit, rhubarb, tumeric and more healthy goodness!
Mini hand pies with freshly harvested rhubarb and strawberries.
Rhubarb Baked Oatmeal with Blueberries and Pecans is the perfect hearty breakfast on a cool morning.
What is more spring-y than rhubarb!? This pretty galette dessert is easy to make, but impressive to serve – not to mention super tasty!
Bringing you a little heat with this strawberry rhubarb chipotle jam recipe.
Not too sweet, but not too tart, it's a glass of ruby-red fruit layered or folded into whipped cream.
Barbara Schieving says
So much great information! Thanks for including my recipe.
francesca says
What a wonderful selection of recipes! I’m more and more in love with rhubarb ♥ and thank you for including my smoothie among all these beauties