Side Note: Rhubarb Crumble

Side Note: Rhubarb Crumble

For the last few years, I’ve made the Rhubarb Crumble from Simply Recipes in the spring. It’s a great way to use a bundle of rhubarb from the farmer’s market, especially since I probably have everything we need at home already.

I halve this and make it in four ramekins, which works really well. Usually they look a little too full when they go into the oven, but the rhubarb cooks down quite a bit. This comes together really quickly as there’s not much to do to prep the rhubarb, and as long as you don’t have too much less than a pound you’re good to go. (If you do, you might want to consider whether you the crumble-to-rhubarb ratio to lean more towards crumble or not and adjust accordingly.)

The first time I made this, I found it to be too sweet. Now I reduce the sugar in the filling by 1/4 cup, and in the topping by 1/2 cup. (That’s for a half batch.) I’d recommend this especially if you plan to serve it with ice cream or whipped cream.

These keep well in the fridge for a day and warm up nicely in the microwave. They’d probably keep for a bit longer but really, why wouldn’t you just eat the other two the next day?

A round white ramein is shown from above. The top is mostly covered in crumbly, golden brown topping. Around the edges you can see some green and pink pieces of rhubarb that have baked themselves into jam. Another ramekin is visible in the top right.
The Rhubarb Crumble from Simply Recipes.