I stared at the stalks for a few days, trying to get up the nerve to use them. Sunday, I remembered a blog I happened upon a few weeks ago for a Strawberry Blueberry Rhubarb Crisp. Travis is more of a crisp person than a pie guy, so I thought this would be the perfect recipe to conquer my 'fear' with. Our friends Laci, Christian, and their son Berkeley were coming over for dinner, and are such good friends that I felt ok about trying out a dish that might fail. :)
Thank you, Eat More Veg, for helping me learn that I'm a rhubarb fan! This berry rhubarb crisp is easy to make, tart AND sweet, has a pretty purple syrup, and smells delicious when cooking. Top it off with some vanilla ice cream and it's perfect!
Ingredients
Filling
4 stalks of rhubarb, cut into 1" pieces (about 2 cups)
1 pint blueberries
1 pound strawberries, washed and quartered
1 cup sugar
1.5 Tablespoons cornstarch
3 Tablespoons orange juice
Crisp
1 cup flour
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 cup brown sugar
1.5 sticks cold butter cut into little cubes
Directions
Mix rhubarb, blueberries, and strawberries in a large bowl. Add sugar, cornstarch and orange juice and stir to evenly coat fruit. Spread evenly along the bottom of a pyrex dish. I used a 9x9 dish because I wanted a thicker crisp, but you could also use a 13x9 pan - it'll just be thin!
In a medium bowl, mix flour, oats, and brown sugar. Cut cold butter into small squares and add to crisp mixture. Using a knife (or your clean hands), combine butter with dry ingredients. Sprinkle crisp over the fruit, the bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until crust is light brown and the fruit is blubbling!
