With gentle cooking, raw and tart rhubarb becomes lusciously soft and fragrant, especially in rhubarb desserts. Technically a vegetable, the pink-hued, herbaceous perennial is best friends with orange, brown sugar, and spices – simmer it down and spoon it on top of rice puddings, ice cream, pancakes, and waffles. Baked into tarts and rhubarb pies, it’s a dream. Just see our best rhubarb recipes for a rhubarb and strawberry tart, rhubarb crumble, and strawberry rhubarb pie.
It also works well in savoury rhubarb dishes, as per our crackling roast pork with rhubarb and rosemary jelly, and O Tama Carey’s recipe for a sweet and spicy rhubarb achcharu.
Here are our best recipes with rhubarb to make the most of the pretty-in-pink autumn fruit this season.
Rhubarb desserts
Rhubarb-strawberry milk bun pudding
This pudding reminds us of Devonshire tea: baked fruit takes on a jam-like quality while vanilla custard and small milk buns round things out.
Rhubarb and apple pie with warm cinnamon custard
Rhubarb. Apple. Custard. It’s an unbeatable combination.
Rhubarb galette
Galettes are one of the easiest pastries to prepare – the more rustic it looks, the better.
Rhubarb and raspberry brownie
A classic rich chocolate brownie, dotted with the fruity flavours of rhubarb and raspberries. It’s perfect dessert to take to a picnic.
Rhubarb and yoghurt twists
The yoghurt in this dough makes for an ultra-light and fluffy texture, and also helps these twists keep well – they stay fresh for a couple of days.
Rhubarb millefeuille
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for rhubarb millefeuille from The Cove in Hobart, Tasmania.
Rhubarb and chocolate tart
This tart is easy to whip up if you have shortcrust pastry on hand. The tangy rhubarb is a great match for the rich but slightly bitter chocolate.
Curtis Stone’s Liège-style waffles with rhubarb-vanilla jam
“One bite of these crisp, buttery waffles and you’ll never go back to regular waffles again,” says Curtis Stone.
The Agrarian Kitchen’s rhubarb and chamomile tart
Chamomile-scented custard tart topped with tender roasted rhubarb makes for a stunning finale.
Brigitte Hafner’s rhubarb dumplings
Brigitte Hafner recipe for rhubarb dumplings.
Rhubarb and apple tarte Tatin with Calvados ice-cream
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Rhubarb and apple tarte Tatin with Calvados ice-cream
Rhubarb and custard bread pudding
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for rhubarb and custard bread pudding.
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Baked rhubarb with orange and cardamom
Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for baked rhubarb with orange and cardamom.
Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds.
Rhubarb and strawberry lattice pie
Fruit compote in a sugar-flecked sweet crust? It’s a hard act to beat. When it comes to dessert, everyone will want a piece of this rhubarb and strawberry lattice pie.
Rhubarb, brown sugar and fennel pie
The top of this pie has a chewy-biscuit texture from the brown sugar, while fennel seeds add a lovely note of spice.
Thick ricotta pancake with roast rhubarb
A fast and fluffy dessert or a luxurious weekend brunch? Either way, this ricotta pancake with roast rhubarb hits the spot.
Rhubarb and custard brown-sugar waffles
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for rhubarb and custard brown-sugar waffles.
Hentley Farm’s Kitchener buns
Mini brioche filled with rhubarb jam makes for the perfect tea-time treat.
Rhubarb friand tart with tarragon crémeux and strawberry sorbet
Curtis Stone shares his recipe for an almond friand tart with rhubarb compote, strawberry sorbet and tarragon crémeux.
Sugar-crusted rhubarb hand pies
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for sugar-crusted rhubarb hand pies.
Caramel pudding with crème fraîche, rhubarb and vanilla
A recipe combines rice pudding and brûlée into one bubbly result.
Rhubarb-hazelnut puddings with brown sugar-brandy custard
Warm pudding, chilled custard. Perfect.
Rhubarb, lime and coconut slice
It’s all about that tang and texture.
Vincent’s bread and butter pudding with rhubarb compote
Vincent’s brioche bread and butter pudding is perfectly cut through by a rhubarb compote. Winter baking starts here.
Rhubarb and berry Linzertorte
Our take on the Austrian pie, all crumbly pastry and jammy insides.
Rhubarb Louise cake
The New Zealand cake-slice hybrid, reimagined with soft baked rhubarb.
The Agrarian Kitchen’s rhubarb and strawberry sponge puddings with ricotta gelato
Ricotta gelato cuts through these fluffy sponge puddings.
Coconut rice pudding with star anise and rhubarb
This dessert is coconut, spice and all things nice.
Rhubarb and pear yeast cake
The natural sweetness of rhubarb and pear shine through in this yeast cake inspired by a Stephanie Alexander recipe.
Baked rhubarb with orange and citrus mascarpone
Baked rhubarb with orange and citrus mascarpone recipe – Preheat oven to 200C. Toss rhubarb with sugar, orange juice, sliced orange and coriander seeds in a baking dish to coat.
Sugared rhubarb brioche tart
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for sugared rhubarb brioche tart.
Curtis Stone’s rhubarb, pomegranate and hazelnut crumble
This is a crumble at its simplest – the vibrant rhubarb stalks and pomegranate seeds do all the tantalising talking here.
Rhubarb and raspberry crostata
Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian dessert recipe for rhubarb and raspberry crostata.
Apple, rhubarb and raspberry pie with toasted almond ice-cream
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for apple, rhubarb and raspberry pie with toasted almond ice-cream.
Rhubarb and pear dartois
Rhubarb and pear dartois recipe – For frangipane, beat sugar, butter and vanilla seeds in a bowl with a wooden spoon until creamy, then beat in egg.
Brae’s rhubarb and strawberry-gum spider
A grown-up version of the ice-cream spider that’s been missing from your life.
Sharbat-e reevas (rhubarb-rosewater sherbet)
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for sharbat-e reevas (rhubarb-rosewater sherbet) by Greg and Lucy Malouf.
Savoury rhubarb dishes
Roast pork with rhubarb and rosemary jelly
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Roast pork with rhubarb and rosemary jelly
Persian lamb with rhubarb and chelow
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Persian lamb with rhubarb and chelow
Bar Rochford’s duck liver pâté with rhubarb compote and fennel salad
Bar Rochford’s rustic pâté for the home cook, no sous-vide required.
O Tama Carey’s rhubarb achcharu
This sweet and hot rhubarb achacharu, a Sri Lankan pickled vegetable mix made with mustard seeds and ginger, perfectly complements O Tama Carey’s black beef brisket recipe, or any other rich meat dish.
Autumn salad of pomegranate, pear and fig in rhubarb syrup
Australian Gourmet Traveller Autumn fast recipe for salad of pomegranate, pear and fig in rhubarb syrup
Roast duck with orange and rhubarb
Rodney Dunn recipe for roast duck with orange and rhubarb.
Three Blue Ducks’ raw fish, buttermilk, ginger, rhubarb and fennel
Australian Gourmet Traveller feature recipe for Raw fish, buttermilk, ginger, rhubarb and fennel
Pheasant and ham hock terrine with rhubarb-apple chutney
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Pheasant and ham hock terrine with rhubarb-apple chutney
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