I grew up eating rhubarb desserts – bars, cobblers, crisps – pretty much any dessert that used rhubarb. This happens to be my favorite one. It’s a great combination of sweet and sour.
Growing up, we always had dessert. Today, dessert is a treat, rather than standard part of my meal. Since I prefer savory over sweet, I made a lot of meals growing up while my mom made the majority of desserts, although I always helped.
For this dessert, my mom would chop the rhubarb while I made the crust and filling. At the time, I thought she was giving me the “easier” jobs. Now, I think she just didn’t want me handling the knife. My family has this irrational fear of me handling knives and mixers.
Sure, I’m a klutz. I once walked into a tree and the occasional door. But I’ve never actually had any kitchen accidents with knives or mixers. So I stand by my irrational assessment of their fear. Of course, now days I have to do all the work by myself. And it was better when my mom did the chopping. 😀
The crust on these bars is the same one on my mom’s yummy fruit pizza. The great buttery crust, which I absolutely adore, is topped with a sweet filling with just the perfect amount of tang from the rhubarb. We like to eat this warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Rhubarb Dream Dessert
Recipe from my mom<
Crust
- 1 cup flour
- 5 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
Filling
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups rhubarb, finely chopped
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 7 ½ by 11 ½ pan with non-stick spray.
- For Crust: Mix together flour, powdered sugar and butter. It will be quite buttery. Evenly spread in pan and bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- For Filling: Combine beaten eggs, sugar, flour and salt together. Stir in chopped rhubarb. Pour over baked crust and spread evenly.
- Bake for 35 minutes. Remove for oven and let cool slightly.
- Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Enjoy!
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