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Classic Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp

08/18/14 | Recipes

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Rhubarb is one of those foods that people either love or hate.* Pleasantly tart and sour to some, like choking down Class 8 Hazardous Materials to others, gently-cooked rhubarb often finds its way into desserts.** It’s botanically a vegetable but devoured like a fruit***; in fact, it’s so often used in pies and tarts, rhubarb is also known as “pieplant.” During my China studies, I learned that rhubarb is also used to cool the body and keep things, ahem, moving.

*Although I have yet to see an “I Hate Rhubarb” site as vehement as the anti-cilantro contingent.
**I did try raw shaved rhubarb over a restaurant dessert once. It was like chewing tart celery. And I didn’t think celery could get any worse.
***”Rhubarb Identity Crisis” would make an awesome band name. Up for grabs, people.

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Typical taste buds tend to prefer a bit of sweetness to temper the tart of pieplant. This preference can be expressed by something I like to call “The Rhubarb Meter.”

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As you can see from this totally scientific graph, most sane taste buds like sweet flavors with their rhubarb. And then there’s me.

Off the charts, reader, off the charts.

Off the charts, reader, off the charts.

One of my favorite yogurt toppings is plain rhubarb stewed in a saucepan over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes. If I’m feeling a little sour, I’d add a few strawberries to the mix.

Why am I using completely legitimate free-form PowerPoint “graphs” to explain this odd preference? Because I want you, my dear reader, to understand the low sugar content of this delicious strawberry rhubarb crisp. If you’re used to sweet flavors the tartness may be a turn-off, but I promise, if you work your way to less sugar, you’ll enjoy the lightly pungent taste of rhubarb without the cloying sweetness (and the crisp will be healthier to boot).

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I somehow ended up with no pictures of this crisp served piping hot with yogurt or vanilla ice cream, so you’ll just have to imagine the beautiful deep red of rhubarb and strawberry.

And so I leave you with your mission of the week: Enjoy the taste of rhubarb!

Classic Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

  Prep Time: 15 minutes

  Cook Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients (18 servings)

    Fruit Filling

    • 6 cups strawberries, sliced
    • 6 cups rhubarb, sliced
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 3 tablespoons flour

    Classic Crumble Topping

    • 1 cup flour
    • 1 cup rolled oats
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup butter, softened

    Instructions

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine strawberries, rhubarb, sugar and flour. Stir gently and spoon mixture into 9″x13″ baking dish.

    In a medium bowl, mix flour, oats and brown sugar. With cold hands, use fingers to work butter into mixture until pieces are pea-sized. Crumble on top of fruit. Bake 45 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Serve immediately.

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    P.S. Looking for more rhubarb recipes?

    P.P.S. Where do you fall on The Rhubarb Meter? Bonus if you can somehow turn it into a parabola.

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    Comments

    1. Joyti says

      August 18, 2014 at 6:29 pm

      I love that you made GRAPHS! I miss them (I majored in economics, which is like ALL GRAPHS). And less sugar = more delicious rhubarb (and strawberry) flavor. This sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • Jessie says

        August 18, 2014 at 10:38 pm

        Thanks, Joyti! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Lucy says

      August 18, 2014 at 8:50 pm

      Less sugar = more actual real flavor, yay! I love these kinds of crisps in the fall…it’s almost September so why not start eating now 😉

      Reply
    3. Sarah says

      August 19, 2014 at 11:22 am

      I definitely fall on the less sweet end! I will it rhubarb completely raw by itself 🙂
      This crisp looks delicious!

      Reply
    4. rika@vm says

      August 19, 2014 at 12:19 pm

      Jessie this looks absolutely yummy! I love crisps and the Rhubarb Meter is funny – love that! Hahaha! I don’t understand why we need stevia or sugar for delicious fruit!

      Reply
    5. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and HealthD says

      August 20, 2014 at 9:19 am

      to be honest, i have not tried rhubarb yet..

      Reply
    6. Andrea@WellnessNotes says

      August 20, 2014 at 2:41 pm

      I live rhubarb but not when it is overly sweetened with too much sugar. Your crisp looks & sounds delicious! And your rhubarb meter is too cute! 🙂

      Reply
      • Jessie says

        August 21, 2014 at 9:37 am

        Thanks, Andrea! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Joanne says

      August 21, 2014 at 8:07 am

      I definitely fall more on the ILOVESOUR spectrum, so this crisp sounds good to me! The.Boy on the other hand…is going to need a hefty handful of sugar and possible an ice cream scoop. 😛

      Reply

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