Recipe · summer
Simple Rhubarb Sauce
Two ingredients, spooned over pancakes, waffles, or ice cream.
Meal: snackMain: rhubarbHands-on: min
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped rhubarb
- 1/2 cup sugar
Steps
- 1Toss the rhubarb with the sugar and let it macerate 1 hour.
- 2Simmer 10–15 minutes until soft.
- 3Serve over pancakes, waffles, or ice cream.
Meet the plant
- RhubarbThe old neighbour in the back corner who was here before you and will outlast you.
Tips that help here
- The Ten-Minute Evening Slug PatrolNo sprays, no pellets — just a flashlight and a bad attitude.
- Water Deep, Not OftenShallow daily sips train roots to stay near the surface where it's hottest.
- Water Early in the DayMorning watering gives roots time to drink before the night chill.
More like this
- Rhubarb SlushA nostalgic frozen rhubarb drink Cindy grew up on, served at parties topped up with ginger ale.
- Rhubarb Pie, Crisp or CobblerClassic rhubarb dessert — thicken with flour or cornstarch, sweeten with sugar.
- Rhubarb Coffee Cake or MuffinsSwap chopped rhubarb into your favourite muffin or coffee cake recipe.