The fastest dessert of Spring requires only three ingredients: Rhubarb, sugar and water.
Super simple and versatile, you can whip up a batch of rhubarb sauce in just 15 minutes.
Tools & Ingredients
- Large saucepan.
- Large spoon or ladle.
- 4 cups chopped rhubarb (Get yours at our farm stand!)
- 1/2 to 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 to 1 cup water
Directions
- Put 4 cups chopped rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to the saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until the mixture boils, stirring occasionally to keep from burning.
- After the mixture comes to a full boil, lower the heat to simmer.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- As the sauce simmers, add additional sugar to taste, and add enough water to keep the mixture from burning.
- The sauce is done when the rhubarb is soft and breaks apart easily with your spoon.
- Let cool.
Enjoying the Sauce
I’ve been known to eat an entire batch of rhubarb sauce straight from the pan, just me, a spoon, and my sauce!
Most people, however, choose to serve their rhubarb sauce in a more elegant manner. Our favorite is crumbling a biscuit into a bowl, adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and topping with a ladle of barely-warm rhubarb sauce.
Or, spoon rhubarb sauce into a parfait glass, add a whirl of whipped cream, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
That tart and tasty flavor can’t be beat!