Rhubarb Crumble

We made this rhubarb crumble recipe having been spurred on by the success of our gooseberry crumble recipe. The rhubarb growing in the garden took off like a rocket early this year and then the poor weather, and probably our over picking, slowed it right down. It has come back again so we decided to make a rhubarb crumble.

Unlike the gooseberry version, you need to cook the rhubarb prior to putting it in the oven.

AuthorJamesCategoryDifficultyBeginner

Our rhubarb grows like mad - this is a brilliant use of it, making a really tasty dessert.

rhubarb crumble recipe
Yields1 Serving
Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins
For the filling
 500g rhubarb cut into 1" pieces
 100g golden caster sugar
 2 tbsp water
 
For the crumble
 175g plain flour
 85g chilled salted butter
 75g demerara sugar
1

Heat the oven to 180C

2

Put the rhubarb, caster sugar and water in a saucepan on the hob, bring to a simmer, cover and leave on a low heat for about 15 minutes.

3

Place the rhubarb in a baking dish.

4

Put the flour, butter and demerara sugar in a mixing bowl and rub together with your fingers to make breadcrumbs.

5

Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb in the baking dish and put in the oven of about 30 minutes until golden brown on top - you can always pop it under the grill at the end to brown it if you'd like.

6

Serve with vanilla ice cream or custard

If you've rhubarb in the garden, which I recommend you do as it's so easy, the kids can go and pick it, they can measure out the ingredients and absolutely love making the crumble topping - it's messy after all!

Ingredients

For the filling
 500g rhubarb cut into 1" pieces
 100g golden caster sugar
 2 tbsp water
 
For the crumble
 175g plain flour
 85g chilled salted butter
 75g demerara sugar

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 180C

2

Put the rhubarb, caster sugar and water in a saucepan on the hob, bring to a simmer, cover and leave on a low heat for about 15 minutes.

3

Place the rhubarb in a baking dish.

4

Put the flour, butter and demerara sugar in a mixing bowl and rub together with your fingers to make breadcrumbs.

5

Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb in the baking dish and put in the oven of about 30 minutes until golden brown on top - you can always pop it under the grill at the end to brown it if you'd like.

6

Serve with vanilla ice cream or custard

Rhubarb Crumble

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