Rhubarb Sauce Recipe

Delicious and Versatile Rhubarb Sauce

This rhubarb sauce is easy to make and will keep well in the fridge for a week. Rhubarb sauce is a delicious way to dress up a waffle, pancake, or even a bowl of yogurt. This is another one of my classic go-to recipes for rhubarb, it’s just stewed rhubarb that you can eat on its own or add as a topping.

If you want to make this a very low-calorie topping you can swap out the sugar for Splenda.

Now that we have a garden with our own rhubarb plant I can now share simple ways to use up rhubarb. If you don’t have your own rhubarb, I bet during rhubarb season you can find some delicious rhubarb from a neighbor for free.

Rhubarb Sauce Ingredients

This rhubarb sauce recipe only has three ingredients. Making it very easy to make.

4 cups prepared rhubarb

1 cup granulated white sugar (or 1 cup Splenda)

1/2 cup water

How to Prepare Fresh Rhubarb

Once your rhubarb is harvested, cut off the large leaves and trim the ends. Wash the remaining stalks well and then slice into chunks about 1 inch long.

Note: You can use frozen rhubarb instead of fresh as long as it’s cut in chunks. There is no need to thaw your rhubarb ahead of time, place it in your pot and continue with the cooking.

Heat sugar (or Splenda), rhubarb, and water stirring occasionally over medium-high heat until boiling. Once it starts to boil turn the stove down to medium-low and simmer uncovered for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.

As your rhubarb cooks you may notice foam rising to the top. If this occurs skim the foam off using a spoon.

Rhubarb can vary in sweetness, while cooking taste the rhubarb and add more sugar if needed. You can also add a bit of cinnamon, or vanilla to the mixture if you want to. Personally, I don’t add anything.

If using Splenda, taste test and add more as needed.

Let the rhubarb sauce cool completely before serving.

How Long Does Rhubarb Sauce Keep?

This rhubarb sauce will keep well in the fridge for up to a week. I like to store mine in a mason jar in the fridge. Or you can freeze it for up to 6 months. When freezing, remember to leave 1/2″ an inch or so at the top of the freezer container to allow for expansion.

Serving Rhubarb Sauce

You can eat this sauce on its own, we used to call it stewed rhubarb. Hubs eats the rhubarb sauce just as it is, but I find it too tangy. I prefer to serve it on top of pancakes, waffles, or ice cream, or layered in a glass jar with yogurt and granola.

Other Amazing Rhubarb Recipes

As a Mom on my own with three sons, everyone knew I could use free products. Over those years I received loads of much-appreciated free rhubarb and to this day my grown sons all love anything rhubarb.