Food and Recipes Veggies Rhubarb Recipes That Prove It's the Secret Ingredient You've Been Missing By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is an Associate Digital Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 28, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Rhubarb is often overlooked next to its springy companion the strawberry, but these delicious rhubarb recipes prove this veggie (yep, it's a vegetable!) deserves its own time in the spotlight. Once you try these rhubarb recipes, they will quickly outlast their 15 minutes of fame in your kitchen. From a classic rhubarb crisp to a colorful salad, these rhubarb recipes will convince you to add some to your next farmers' market haul. Even though we're highlighting rhubarb recipes, it does pair beautifully with strawberries in the spring. Our Skillet Rhubarb-Strawberry Crisp with Salted-Almond Streusel proves that rhubarb and strawberries go together like peanut butter and jelly (or to many Southerners, watermelon and salt or peanuts and Coca-Cola). Our Strawberry-Rhubarb Pretzel Pie will bring you back to eating strawberry-pretzel salad at Grandma's house. If you've never cooked with rhubarb before, or if you're not even sure what exactly rhubarb is, make sure to read our food editor's guide to rhubarb. Then enjoy a dish that's pretty in pink with these delicious rhubarb recipes. 01 of 08 Rhubarb Custard Pie Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Rhubarb Custard Pie This pretty pink pie starts with a basic custard base with flavors of floral orange, rich vanilla, and a hint of almond extract. Perfectly complements the tartness of the rhubarb. 02 of 08 Rhubarb-Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Rhubarb-Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake Upside-down cake has never looked so pretty. Thanks to the bright color and geometric lines of the rhubarb, these bars will stand out for any spring occasion. 03 of 08 Rhubarb-Cream Cheese Spoke Cake Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Rhubarb-Cream Cheese Spoke Cake Spring dessert tables can be extravagant or simple. This spoke cake is perfect for both. 04 of 08 Strawberry-Rhubarb Pretzel Pie Iain Bagwell; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Hadas Smirnoff Recipe: Strawberry-Rhubarb Pretzel Pie This refreshing pie is reminiscent of the strawberry-pretzel salad Grandma used to make. 05 of 08 Rhubarb-Amaretto Bars Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Rhubarb-Amaretto Bars These rhubarb bars start with a crumbly, lemony crust and bright rhubarb filling make for a colorful handheld dessert. We topped some with powdered sugar to create a fun contrast from bar to bar. 06 of 08 Skillet Rhubarb-Strawberry Crisp with Salted-Almond Streusel Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: Skillet Rhubarb-Strawberry Crisp with Salted-Almond Streusel Crisps might be our favorite desserts because they are so easy to make, but full of flavor. This rhubarb and strawberry crisp only needs a scoop of ice cream to finish it off. 07 of 08 No-Churn Rhubarb-Raspberry Ice Cream Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely Recipe: No-Churn Rhubarb-Raspberry Ice Cream No ice cream maker required for this recipe. Best of all, you can enjoy it from spring to summer (if it lasts that long!) 08 of 08 Raspberry-Rhubarb Bars Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Raspberry-Rhubarb Bars These sweet, buttery bars are beautiful to gift to neighbors and friends. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit