What Is Rhubarb and How Can I Use It?
Rhubarb is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 184 recipes to get you started.
What is rhubarb?
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup, diced (122g)Where found
Rhubarb is usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Rhubarb is a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does rhubarb weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup, diced | 122 grams |
| 1 stalk | 51 grams |
Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 大黄 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | la rhubarbe | |
| en español: | el ruibarbo |
Recipes using rhubarb
There are 184 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Rhubarb Mousse
Frozen rhubarb mousse: tart rhubarb puree folded into Italian meringue and whipped cream with a splash of raspberry liqueur. Light, airy spring dessert that scoops like ice cream.
Easy Rhubarb Dessert
Easy rhubarb dump cake with just 4 ingredients: fresh rhubarb, sugar, yellow cake mix, and whipping cream. A no-fuss spring dessert with a tender cake top and jammy fruit bottom.
Blueberry Jam
Blueberry jam pairs deep berries with tart rhubarb for natural pectin set, no commercial pectin needed. Traditional Scottish-style preserve with three ingredients and a simple boil.
Peach Rhubarb Jam
Easy peach rhubarb refrigerator jam made with fresh rhubarb, canned peach pie filling, and a packet of orange gelatin. No pectin, no canning. Spreads bright on toast or biscuits.
Fresh Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Classic double-crust pie filled with fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb sweetened with sugar and thickened with quick-cooking tapioca. A perfect spring dessert.
Favorite Glazed Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry rhubarb pie layers fresh strawberries and rhubarb with a sugar-flour blend under a sparkling sugar-glazed double crust. The classic spring fruit duo at its sweet-tart best.
Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam
Strawberry rhubarb jam made the old-fashioned way with no commercial pectin. Whole orange (peel and all) supplies the natural pectin, balancing tart rhubarb with sweet berries.
Easy Homemade Rhubarb Jam
Easy rhubarb jam made with just three ingredients: fresh rhubarb, sugar and a packet of Jello for instant flavor and color. No pectin, no thermometer, 20 minutes start to jar.
Rhubarb & Fig Jam
Old-fashioned rhubarb and fig jam, sugared overnight then boiled down with chopped candied peel for a deep, jammy preserve. Yields about 9 pints, perfect for canning season and homemade gifts.
Oriental Rhubarb Jam
Rhubarb jam with Chinese five-spice, crystallized ginger, and a whisper of hot sauce. Tart-sweet preserve with warm spice and gentle heat, perfect on toast or alongside roast pork.
Homemade Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie pre-cooks a tapioca and cornstarch syrup before tossing with fresh strawberries and rhubarb, then bakes under a flaky crust. The classic spring fruit pairing without a soggy bottom.
Lebanon County Rhubarb Jam
Pennsylvania Dutch rhubarb orange jam with fresh rhubarb, orange zest, and orange juice for citrus brightness. Four ingredients, no commercial pectin, traditional Lebanon County recipe.
Rhubarb Dump Cake
Rhubarb dump cake is a Midwestern shortcut dessert with tart fresh rhubarb, raspberry gelatin, marshmallows, and a layer of white cake mix batter on top. Bright pink, sweet-tart, and dead simple.
Strawberry, Rhubarb & Pineapple Fruit Leather
It's hard not to like this homemade fruit leather. It's made with 100% fruits, a little bit honey, and lemon juice. It's fruity and packed with nutrients. It's delicious way to enjoy a combination of fruits.
Gingery Blueberry & Rhubarb Fool
Fruity, creamy, smooth, satisfying...This easy to make dessert has almost all the satisfactions in it. Definitely not hard to indulge into a second one or even a third. Hmm, yum!
Easy Delicious Rhubarb Cake
Old-fashioned rhubarb cake with a sour cream batter, brown sugar sweetness, and a crackly mace-sugar topping. Tender, tangy, and a much-loved way to use spring rhubarb in a single 8-inch square pan.
Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake
Strawberry rhubarb coffee cake with a cooked sweet-tart fruit filling layered through a tender buttermilk cake, all under a buttery crumb topping. A 13x9 brunch cake that puts spring strawberries and rhubarb to work.
Summer Rhubarb-Strawberry Jam
Rhubarb strawberry jam preserves the brightest pairing of early summer in jars, with crushed strawberries, simmered rhubarb, sugar, and liquid pectin. Sweet, tart, and water-bath canned for shelf-stable storage.
Best Rhubarb Cake
Moist cinnamon-spiced rhubarb cake topped with a crunchy brown sugar and nut streusel. This simple sheet cake celebrates fresh rhubarb in every tender bite.
Rhubarb & Pomegranate Cobbler
Sweet and sour rhubarb-pomegranate filling is topped with a buttery and flakey pastry. Serve the baked warm and juicy cobbler with some cream, delicious.
Strawberry-Rhubarb Muffins
Strawberries and Rhubarb is a classic combination. The strawberries deliver the sweetness and the rhubarb delivers the tang in these easy to make muffins that use one of the first signs of Spring, Rhubarb.
Classic Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry and rhubarb are a great pair. I remember my Mom making this juicy, sweet and tangy flakey strawberry rhubarb pie; and every year when the strawberry season comes we revisit fond memories. :)
