Otherwise, let it sit on the counter for a few hours to start thawing before baking. When you are ready to bake if your dish can go straight from the freezer to the oven safely you can bake it right from the freezer. Prepare your crisp as normal but assemble it into a container that is both freezer and oven safe.Ĭover it well with two layers of plastic wrap or other freezer-safe lid and freeze until ready to bake. Yes, you can freeze rhubarb crisp in two ways baked or unbaked. But if storing it for longer than a day it would be best to keep it in the refrigerator. Rhubarb crisp can sit at room temperature for a day, just like pies and similar desserts. You can try to fix it by placing it back in the oven for a little while to dry out the topping again. Rhubarb releases a lot of juice as it cooks and even fully cooked crisp can start to get soggy after sitting for a few days in the fridge. If your rhubarb crisp is soggy right after baking it could be that it wasn’t cooked long enough for the topping to get crispy. Depending on the water content of your rhubarb you may need to increase the flour in the filling a little to absorb the extra juices. Yes, frozen rhubarb works great for making rhubarb crisp, you may need to add a few minutes to the baking time.įrozen rhubarb can release a lot of water as it thaws so I prefer to measure while frozen. Can I use frozen rhubarb for rhubarb crisp? In my oven, this takes 40 minutes with fresh rhubarb. You want to bake it until the rhubarb is soft and the juices are bubbling. Recipe FAQS How do I know when my rhubarb crisp is done?
RHUBARB CRISP HOW TO
How To Make Rhubarb Crisp Prepare Your Rhubarb This way it moistened the flour and helps to make a crunchier topping. I prefer to melt it and then mix it with the rest of the topping ingredients. You can use softened butter and cut it into the mix or you can melt it. I use 1 cup of salted butter in this topping. It helps to give it that flaky, crunchy texture. If you like your rhubarb more tart you can use less and if you like it sweeter try increasing it to 2 cups.īutter – Butter is a must-have ingredient when making any crisp topping. For this crisp, I use 1 2/3 cups white sugar in the filling. Granulated sugar – Rhubarb is a very tart plant that really needs some sugar added to it to balance it out. I normally use large flake oats but quick oats will also work.īrown sugar – 1 cup of brown sugar for the topping helps to give it a rich and sweet taste. It really helps to give a nice crunch texture to the topping. Oatmeal – A must-have for me in the topping is oatmeal. You can substitute whole wheat flour or your favorite gluten-free flour. For making a 9×13 pan I like to use 9 cups of sliced rhubarb.įlour – All-purpose flour works great in this recipe, I use 1/4 cup in the filling to help thicken the rhubarb juices as it bakes. Remember the leaves are poisonous, only use the stocks. Rhubarb – Fresh red or green rhubarb both have a similar flavor and the only real difference will be the color of your crisp.
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