Rhubarb Crunch

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This is one of my husband’s favorite desserts. A layer of rhubarb is covered in a sweet buttery crust for the perfect sweet tart treat.

My husband has been begging to plant some rhubarb at our house ever since we moved here.  Four and a half years later and we still don’t have it!  

It’s not that I don’t want it, it’s just that we never think of it at the right time. I think he only wants it so he can have this Rhubarb Crunch on an annual basis anyway.  So when my parents moved to a place with rhubarb, we were in!

    Now that doesn’t mean that we won’t be planting a plant ourselves, it just means we can have rhubarb crunch in the years between now and the time it actually happens!  My husband doesn’t go on and on about food very often.

   I hear about his mom’s lasagna, that is definitely a favorite.  One of the other recipes I’ve heard about is this one.  So it is about time I actually make it!

    So I swiped some rhubarb from my parents. (Actually MiMi gave it to me, don’t worry!) Then I quick got the recipe from my mother-in-law, Nana.

   She said it actually came from my husband’s grandma and generations of his family have been enjoying it.  You know I love a good family recipe!

    The recipe is actually really simple.  Rhubarb is really tart on it’s own, so it requires a good amount of sugar to make it palatable.

    Luckily I always have a healthy supply of sugar on hand.  You never know when you might need to make a dessert!

    So simply toss the chopped rhubarb in some sugar and place it in the bottom of your pan.  Then you make a quick crumble to sprinkle over the top.

   The juice from the fruit and the crumble come together to make something wonderful!  I can see why this is one of those recipes that my husband has an affinity for!

    My husband’s grandma suggested to serve this with a glass of milk on her recipe card.  That is truly a great combination.

    A little fresh whipped cream would be good too, but I could eat freshly whipped cream on just about anything.  Today I decided to serve it with a dollop of vanilla yogurt to go along with the brunch theme and that was great as well!

     I haven’t done much experimenting with rhubarb before this.  So now I am wondering what are your favorite rhubarb recipes?

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