Desserts

Easy Baked Rhubarb Recipe

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Easy baked rhubarb is lovely and delicious.
 
Baked rhubarb is one of the simplest ways to enjoy spring rhubarb.
 
Only when strawberries arrive, still warm from the field, do I begin to tire of rhubarb. Even then, it’s more of a weaning off of rhubarb that happens in my kitchen, since strawberries and rhubarb make such a lovely pairing.
 
When I was growing up, one of my favourite ways to eat rhubarb was in compotes, or stewed rhubarb as we called it. A little like jam, it was always in the fridge to use on top of porridge or with simple cakes.
 
Easy baked rhubarb is lovely and delicious.
 
Lovely and delicious.
Baked rhubarb is not unlike stewed rhubarb in flavour, but it wins on loveliness. The rhubarb pieces stay intact, swimming in beautiful pink syrup.
 
The secret ingredient in this recipe is a chunk of fresh ginger. Ginger and rhubarb are a beautiful flavour combination. (Try my recipe for Ginger Rhubarb Crisp.)
 
Easy baked rhubarb is lovely and delicious.
 
Enjoy it with breakfast or dessert
I love baked rhubarb stirred into yogurt. (It reminds me of the rhubarb yogurt you can buy in the grocery stores in France.) It’s good with porridge too, and served alongside cakes. 
 
This recipe is slightly adapted from the excellent cookbook, New Maritimes Seasonal Cooking by Donna Young and Marg Routledge
 
 

Easy Baked Rhubarb Recipe

Recipe by Bridget OlandCourse: DessertsDifficulty: Easy
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Total time

50

minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 cups chopped rhubarb

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • ½ inch chunk peeled fresh ginger

  • ¼ cup water

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • Combine ingredients in a baking dish, cover and bake for about 30 minutes, until the rhubarb is tender but still holds its shape.
  • Store in the refrigerator

Notes

  • Delicious served with cake or stirred into plain yogurt.
 

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