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31 Rhubarb Recipes to Enjoy Before the Season Is Over

Updated on February 20, 2024

Though tart and slightly sour when raw, rhubarb is surprisingly sweet and versatile in these delicious recipes. Make the most of it with fresh cocktails, decadent desserts and meaty main dishes.

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Our Best Ideas for Rhubarb

Rhubarb is often treated like a fruit, although it is technically a vegetable. That’s because it’s extremely tart and often cooked with sugar (or other fruit) to balance out the flavor. It’s just as useful in savory dishes, however, as it is in desserts—which is why you’ll find a wide variety of ideas in this roundup. From meaty braised short ribs to summery fruit crisp, we love taking advantage of our seasonal bounty of rhubarb (after freezing some for future use, of course!). Grab the thinnest stalks you can find (they’re more tender and less fibrous) and use them to make these amazing muffins, for starters. Each one is super light and fluffy, studded throughout with tangy bits of bright pink rhubarb. Before baking, the batter is sprinkled with a salty-sweet crumble, resulting in a hit of crunch with every bite.

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Grilled Rhubarb Brown Betty

Rhubarb, the delicious spring and summer treat, shines in this brown betty cooked right on the grill.

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Rhubarb Cookies

If you make one thing this rhubarb season, it needs to be these cookies. They are crunchy and salty on the outside and tender and chewy on the inside. They also have surprises like sweet white chocolate chips and crunchy chopped walnuts hidden in every bite. But the star of the show is the tangy, soft and beautifully pink rhubarb that is strewn throughout.

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Grilled Rhubarb and Strawberry Compote with Grilled Pound Cake

We start to see giant leaves and shoots of rhubarb in spring. What better way to celebrate the vibrant ruby colored stalks than to grill them in a foil pack? Paired with strawberries and a few other ingredients, the rhubarb cooks down into the perfect sweet and tangy compote for grilled pound cake.

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