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Tart rhubarb combined with sweet, ripe strawberries topped with a crisp oat and almond crumb topping, served piping hot with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
It’s rhubarb season and recently when I was visiting my mother-in-law she asked if I’d like some rhubarb from her garden. I had some strawberries at home in the fridge, so I gratefully accepted, and hurried home and whipped up this Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp.
I like to pre-cook and thicken the rhubarb in the microwave before adding the strawberries, so the Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp cooks very quickly and the strawberries stay a little more firm.
Serving crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is a must at my house. I love creating the perfect bite with a little bit of the piping hot, tart fruit, some of the crisp topping, and some smooth, creamy ice cream in every spoonful.
You can bake the Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp in one large baking dish, or it’s also fun to make individual servings for everyone. Just be sure and bake the crisp on a baking sheet to catch any of the fruit that may bubble over the edges.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Ingredients
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups sliced rhubarb
- 2 cups halved strawberries
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 2 drops of red gel food coloring optional
- ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats not quick-cooking
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup butter melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º. Spray an 9×9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt in large microwave-safe bowl. Mix in water and rhubarb. Microwave on high, stirring occasionally, for about six minutes or until the rhubarb is tender and liquid has thickened. Stir in strawberries, zest, and food coloring if using. Spread in the prepared dish.
- In a large bowl combine brown sugar, flour, oats, almonds, ½ teaspoon cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon salt. Add melted butter and mix with a fork or your hands until mixture resembles crumbly wet sand. Sprinkle mixture evenly on top of strawberry rhubarb filling.
- Place baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until filling is bubbling around the edges, and topping is golden brown about 25 minutes. Cover top with foil if the top is getting brown before the filling is bubbling. Let rest 20 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm from the oven topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
More rhubarb recipes you might like:
Strawberry Rhubarb Puff Pastry Turnovers, Barbara Bakes
Rhubarb Plum Crumble, Barbara Bakes
Strawberry Rhubarb Meringue Tartlets, Completely Delicious
Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Mountain Mama Cooks
Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler, Two Peas and Their Pod
Rhubarb Coffee Cake, The Best Cake Recipes
sue
fresh or frozen berries??? thanks
Barbara Schieving
Hi Sue – ideally fresh strawberries, but frozen will work in a pinch.
Nagi@RecipeTinEats
Rhubarb is something that all of us should try to make. Especially this one!
kristy
Wish I will have the chance to try the rhubarb someday ! Yours looks great.
Enjoy & have a great weekend.
Blessings, Kristy
Angie | Big Bear's Wife
You know, I’ve never cooked with Rhubarb but this strawberry Rhubarb crisp is making me want to!
Barbara Schieving
You definitely should give it a try.
Liz
I made my first rhubarb dessert of the season last week! I’d love to make a crisp next—so yummy!
Jessica @ Sweetest Menu
This has to be one of the prettiest desserts I have ever seen Barbara. I love a good fruit crisp and with that vanilla bean ice cream on top – swoon!
Medeja
I just love strawberry and rhubarb combination! So delicious with ice cream!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
That looks delicious mum and I like the idea of pre cooking the rhubarb so that you still get a firm texture from the strawberries! 😀
Carol
This is one of my hands down FAVORITE combinations. Sadly I lost my rhubarb source a while ago when my Godparents sold their house and moved to CA. BUT I did score a few rhubarb plants 75% off at Lowes today…got them planted and will keep my fingers crossed they grow so in a year…or 2 or 10….I may have a nice rhubarb patch of my own. Can’t wait! Definitely pinning your recipe in case I find a deal on some rhubarb in the near future. It looks amazing…………
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
If my dad were still alive, he would eat his, yours and mine all in one sitting. This was his favorite combination and I’ll make it in his honor for Memorial Day.
Letty / Letty's Kitchen
Yum!!! I have access to some garden rhubarb too!
Amanda
I love everything about this crisp!