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Easy Rhubarb Crisp

An easy rhubarb crisp recipe with a light crunchy top, with cinnamon and oatmeal. This rhubarb crisp can be made with fresh or frozen rhubarb.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Canadian
Keyword rhubarb recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Cost $2

Equipment

  • 1 7 by 11 inch pan

Ingredients

Rhubarb Filling

  • 8 cups Prepared rhubarb cut in 3/4 inch slices or half strawberry 4 cup and rhubarb 4 cups.
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup flour 1/3 cup if adding strawberries
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Crumb Topping

  • ½ cup oatmeal
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup melted butter

Instructions

  • Butter a 7 by 11 inch pan set aside. Preheat oven to 350F.

Make the Rhubarb Filling

  • Wash, trim and toss the rhubarb leaves. Cut fresh rhubarb stalks into 3/4 inch slices. You can also use already cut up frozen rhubarb.
    Preparing washed rhubarb for rhubarb recipe. There rhubarb is being cut into 3/4 inch slices on a cutting board.
  • Place the rhubarb, sugar and flour into a large bowl. Toss until all the rhubarb is coated. Place in the 11 by 7 inch pan. Sprinkle with tsp of cinnamon. Set aside while you make the crumb layer.
    Rhubarb coated in flour, sugar and cinnamon inside a baking dish. The rhubarb filling for a rhubarb crisp

Crumb Layer Instructions

  • In the same bowl as the rhubarb (saves dishes) make the crumb topping.
  • Add the oatmeal, and brown sugar. Stir to dissipate the sugar (makes the topping less dense)
    A large mixing bowl with oatmeal, flour and brown sugar. The crumb layer for rhubarb crisp.
  • Once mixed add the flower and cinnamon, stir again.
  • Pour the melted butter on top and blend until incorporated. Place on top of the rhubarb filling. Spread so everything is covered.
    Mixing together rhubarb crisp recipe crumb coating. The crumb coating is a golden brown colour with flour, butter, brown sugar, oatmeal and cinnamon.
  • Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes until top is golden, and the rhubarb is tender when pierced with a fork. It comes out of the oven very hot. You can eat it warm but let it cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
    A rhubarb crisp recipe thats been baked. The rhubarb crisp is in a large black cereamic dish and is cooling on a cutting board.