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Rhubarb Sauce

Published: Mar 29, 2020 · Modified: Oct 27, 2021 by Allison · 9 Comments

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This easy Rhubarb Sauce is made with only 4 ingredients and produces a sweet and tart sauce that can be served warm or chilled. Use as a topping on ice cream, yogurt, cake, waffles, oatmeal, and more! 

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Rhubarb Sauce over vanilla ice cream in a white bowl.

How to Make Rhubarb Sauce

Start by gathering the following ingredients:

  • 1 pound of chopped rhubarb (fresh or frozen)
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons strawberry jam (raspberry jam can be substituted)

Instructions:

  1. Simmer the rhubarb and sugar for about 10 minutes, until tender.
  2. Stir in the cinnamon and jam.

Rhubarb Sauce in a glass jar.

How to Serve It

This is a fruit compote, and although you can eat it right off a spoon, we like it best served with something. You can serve it warm or chilled with ice cream, pound cake, yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes/waffles, and more.

Our favorite way to enjoy it is spooned over vanilla ice cream and topped with crushed graham crackers or biscoff cookies.

Stay well. I will see you back here soon.

If you’re looking for some other ways to use up spring produce, you might like these as well: Roasted Strawberries, Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp, Raspberry Rhubarb Fool, Strawberry Sauce.

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Rhubarb Sauce over vanilla ice cream in a white bowl.

Rhubarb Sauce

This easy Rhubarb Sauce is made with only 4 ingredients and produces a sweet and tart sauce that can be served warm or chilled. Use as a topping on ice cream, yogurt, cake, waffles, oatmeal, and more! 
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 87kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Rhubarb Sauce:

  • 1 pound rhubarb (fresh or frozen), cut into 1-inch pieces
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons strawberry jam
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, combine the rhubarb and sugar. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. Cook partially covered, stirring occasionally until tender, about 10 minutes. 
  • Remove from the heat and stir in strawberry jam and cinnamon. Allow to cool to room temperature and then serve or refrigerate.

Notes

Adapted from Every Day magazine.

Nutrition

Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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  1. Melanie @ Carmel Moments

    May 02, 2014 at 5:56 am

    Mmm. Looks delicious. I really want to try growing rhubarb this year. Hopefully I’m not too late!
    Have a beautiful weekend!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 02, 2014 at 3:10 pm

      Thanks, Melanie!

      Reply
  2. Maria

    May 08, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Ohhhh this is so good!!! I LOVE rhubarb and wait for it to be in season all year!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 08, 2014 at 8:09 pm

      Thanks, Maria. Me too!

      Reply
  3. Jill

    May 13, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    I love, love, love rhubarb! I’ve made pie and crisps, always with plenty of ice cream to top. So this makes total sense to me. Pinned to try!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 13, 2014 at 7:54 pm

      Thanks, Jill!

      Reply
  4. Stephanie

    May 14, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Hey! I saw this at What’s Cookin Wednesday and it immediately caught my eye, WOW.. it looks SOOOO GOOD! I’m like you, I’ve been waiting for rhubarb to get to the grocery store too because I had a similar recipe that I wanted to try, I can’t wait to finally make it 🙂 Beautiful site and great photography!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      May 14, 2014 at 7:05 pm

      Thanks so much, Stephanie!

      Reply
  5. Rose

    February 14, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    4 stars
    I like this over pound cake.

    Reply

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