Rhubarb Syrup
If you love rhubarb, you’ll enjoy this recipe by Anna Thomas Bates from Tallgrass Kitchen. You can use this syrup as-is to flavor drinks and yogurt, or thicken it for drizzling.
Ingredients
2 pounds rhubarb stalks, trimmed, sliced thin
1 cup maple syrup
½ tsp. vanilla
Directions
Heat rhubarb and maple syrup over low heat, stirring occasionally, until rhubarb begins to release its water. Turn heat up to medium and bring to a boil. Reduce heat until liquid maintains a nice simmer.
Let it bubble away, stirring frequently, until rhubarb is very soft and some water evaporates—about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour through a fine-mesh sieve. You will need to scrape and squash the pulp to extract all of the rosy liquid.
Stir vanilla into syrup. Use the syrup as-is to flavor drinks and yogurt. If you’d like it thicker for drizzling, put it back on the heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce until desired thickness is reached.
Suggestions
Wait! Don’t compost that rhubarb pulp! Spread it thin on a lined cookie sheet and bake in a 200 degree oven for 2-3 hours for homemade rhubarb fruit leather. (Find additional details at www.tallgrasskitchen.com, search for “rhubarb fruit leather.” You’ll also find a handful of other rhubarb recipes, including custard, crisp, cookies and ice pops.)
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