What Is Rhubarb and How Can I Use It?

Rhubarb is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 184 recipes to get you started.

What is rhubarb?

rhubarb stalks

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup, diced (122g)

Amount per Serving

Calories 25Calories from Fat 2

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 0.2g 0%

Saturated Fat 0.1g 0%

Trans Fat ~

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 4mg 0%

Total Carbohydrate 5.5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 2g 9%

Sugars 1.3

Protein 1.1g

Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 16%

Calcium 10% • Iron 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

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Quick facts

Where to find rhubarb: Rhubarb is usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group: Rhubarb is a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

In Chinese: 大黄
British (UK) term: Rhubarb
en français: la rhubarbe
en español: el ruibarbo

How much does rhubarb weigh?

Amount	Weight
1 cup, diced	122 grams
1 stalk	51 grams

Fruits and Fruit Juices

Apples 1607 Apples, granny smith 280 Apple juice concentrate 68 Apricots 237 Apricots, dried 146 Mixed dried fruit 62 Avocados 441 Bananas 1034 Blackberries 70 Blueberries 462

Recipes using rhubarb

There are 184 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Rhubarb Mousse

Frozen rhubarb mousse: tart rhubarb puree folded into Italian meringue and whipped cream with a splash of raspberry liqueur. Light, airy spring dessert that scoops like ice cream.

Easy Rhubarb Dessert

Easy rhubarb dump cake with just 4 ingredients: fresh rhubarb, sugar, yellow cake mix, and whipping cream. A no-fuss spring dessert with a tender cake top and jammy fruit bottom.

Blueberry Jam

Blueberry jam pairs deep berries with tart rhubarb for natural pectin set, no commercial pectin needed. Traditional Scottish-style preserve with three ingredients and a simple boil.

Peach Rhubarb Jam

Easy peach rhubarb refrigerator jam made with fresh rhubarb, canned peach pie filling, and a packet of orange gelatin. No pectin, no canning. Spreads bright on toast or biscuits.

Fresh Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Classic double-crust pie filled with fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb sweetened with sugar and thickened with quick-cooking tapioca. A perfect spring dessert.

Favorite Glazed Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Strawberry rhubarb pie layers fresh strawberries and rhubarb with a sugar-flour blend under a sparkling sugar-glazed double crust. The classic spring fruit duo at its sweet-tart best.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Sweet and tart, and sooo good! Adapted from Smitten Kitchen.

Strawberry & Rhubarb Jam

Strawberry rhubarb jam made the old-fashioned way with no commercial pectin. Whole orange (peel and all) supplies the natural pectin, balancing tart rhubarb with sweet berries.

Easy Homemade Rhubarb Jam

Easy rhubarb jam made with just three ingredients: fresh rhubarb, sugar and a packet of Jello for instant flavor and color. No pectin, no thermometer, 20 minutes start to jar.

Rhubarb & Fig Jam

Old-fashioned rhubarb and fig jam, sugared overnight then boiled down with chopped candied peel for a deep, jammy preserve. Yields about 9 pints, perfect for canning season and homemade gifts.

Oriental Rhubarb Jam

Rhubarb jam with Chinese five-spice, crystallized ginger, and a whisper of hot sauce. Tart-sweet preserve with warm spice and gentle heat, perfect on toast or alongside roast pork.

Strawberry & Rhubarb Macarons

These macarons are sandwiched with strawberry-rhubarb cream.

Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp

A fruity yet scrumptious dessert made with oats, rhubarb and strawberries.

Homemade Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie pre-cooks a tapioca and cornstarch syrup before tossing with fresh strawberries and rhubarb, then bakes under a flaky crust. The classic spring fruit pairing without a soggy bottom.

Lebanon County Rhubarb Jam

Pennsylvania Dutch rhubarb orange jam with fresh rhubarb, orange zest, and orange juice for citrus brightness. Four ingredients, no commercial pectin, traditional Lebanon County recipe.

Rhubarb Dump Cake

Rhubarb dump cake is a Midwestern shortcut dessert with tart fresh rhubarb, raspberry gelatin, marshmallows, and a layer of white cake mix batter on top. Bright pink, sweet-tart, and dead simple.

Strawberry, Rhubarb & Pineapple Fruit Leather

It's hard not to like this homemade fruit leather. It's made with 100% fruits, a little bit honey, and lemon juice. It's fruity and packed with nutrients. It's delicious way to enjoy a combination of fruits.

Gingery Blueberry & Rhubarb Fool

Fruity, creamy, smooth, satisfying...This easy to make dessert has almost all the satisfactions in it. Definitely not hard to indulge into a second one or even a third. Hmm, yum!

Easy Delicious Rhubarb Cake

Old-fashioned rhubarb cake with a sour cream batter, brown sugar sweetness, and a crackly mace-sugar topping. Tender, tangy, and a much-loved way to use spring rhubarb in a single 8-inch square pan.

Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Strawberry rhubarb coffee cake with a cooked sweet-tart fruit filling layered through a tender buttermilk cake, all under a buttery crumb topping. A 13x9 brunch cake that puts spring strawberries and rhubarb to work.

Summer Rhubarb-Strawberry Jam

Rhubarb strawberry jam preserves the brightest pairing of early summer in jars, with crushed strawberries, simmered rhubarb, sugar, and liquid pectin. Sweet, tart, and water-bath canned for shelf-stable storage.

Best Rhubarb Cake

Moist cinnamon-spiced rhubarb cake topped with a crunchy brown sugar and nut streusel. This simple sheet cake celebrates fresh rhubarb in every tender bite.

Rhubarb & Pomegranate Cobbler

Sweet and sour rhubarb-pomegranate filling is topped with a buttery and flakey pastry. Serve the baked warm and juicy cobbler with some cream, delicious.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Muffins

Strawberries and Rhubarb is a classic combination. The strawberries deliver the sweetness and the rhubarb delivers the tang in these easy to make muffins that use one of the first signs of Spring, Rhubarb.

Classic Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Strawberry and rhubarb are a great pair. I remember my Mom making this juicy, sweet and tangy flakey strawberry rhubarb pie; and every year when the strawberry season comes we revisit fond memories. :)

Rhubarb Blueberry Muffins

These muffins are a little different, they are very tasty and tender. I make sure my rhubarb is chopped rather fine for this recipe and I measure, then thaw the rhubarb before using let drain but do not press out the liquid, I use the blueberries frozen or fresh.

Grandma's Rhubarb Jam (Freezer Jam)

Grandma's three-ingredient rhubarb jam with strawberry jello for color and set. Freezer-jam method, no canning required. Macerate overnight, boil, jar, freeze.

Apple-Rhubarb Dump Cake

This Apple-rhubarb recipe with strawberry gelatin is super easy, just dump and bake. Reminiscent of a strawberry-rhubarb pie without the fuss of a crust, more like a rhubarb crisp.

Rhubarb Something Dessert

A simple, but delicious dessert that's made with fresh rhubarb, a cake mix and strawberry gelatin.

Favorite Rhubarb Banana Jam

Rhubarb banana jam made with just 3 ingredients and no pectin. Tart spring rhubarb meets ripe banana for a thick, tropical-leaning preserve perfect for toast or scones.

Moist Rhubarb Coffeecake

An amazingly moist and tasty rhubarb cake. The applesauce and yogurt really made the cake super moist and delicious. Considering it's a butter or oil free cake, when I had my first piece, I realized that you really didn't need any butter or oil. All the ingredients were just perfectly balanced, the cake was absolutely a winner!

Rhubarb Radio Pudding

Followed the recipe exactly, and the pudding came out absolutely delicious. The caramel sauce at the bottom added another layer of yumminess to the buttery and moist delicious cake.

Rhubarb Custard Pie

This delicious rhubarb custard pie is a hit at our family dinner table.

Banana-Rhubarb Muffins

The muffins came out super moist, soft in the inside, and golden-brown on the outside, they looked so inviting. Chunks of pink rhubarb and yellow apricots were in every bite. Great for breakfast, snack or any time during the day.

Lunar Rhubarb Cake

A delightful, tangy rhubarb cake with a moist buttermilk crumb and a sweet, crunchy cinnamon-brown sugar topping. Passed down from a beloved aunt, this recipe is perfect for spring or anytime you crave a comforting dessert. Use fresh or frozen rhubarb for year-round enjoyment.