Rhubarb Butter 🍓✨
Rhubarb butter is a silky, slow-cooked fruit spread with a sweet-tart flavor and smooth texture. Unlike jam, it’s blended until creamy and concentrated, making it perfect for toast, biscuits, yogurt, oatmeal, or desserts.
🛒 Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh rhubarb stalks, chopped
- 1 large apple, cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup honey or brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Optional: orange zest, orange juice, or a pinch of ginger
👩🍳 Instructions
- Wash rhubarb thoroughly and discard all leaves completely.
- Chop rhubarb and apple into small pieces.
- Add rhubarb, apple, honey, and cinnamon to a heavy-bottomed pot.
- Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
- Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Reduce heat and cook for 20–45 minutes until soft and thickened.
- Blend the mixture until completely smooth using a blender or immersion blender.
- Stir in vanilla extract after blending for the best flavor.
- Let cool slightly, then transfer into clean sterilized jars.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
🍊 Variations
Strawberry Rhubarb Butter
Add 1 cup fresh strawberries for a sweeter flavor.
Orange Rhubarb Butter
Mix in orange zest and a splash of orange juice.
Spiced Rhubarb Butter
Add extra cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger for warmth.
✨ Tips
- Apples naturally thicken the butter without extra pectin.
- Blend while warm for the smoothest texture.
- Store refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.
- Great on pancakes, toast, muffins, and cheesecake.
🌿 Health Benefits
- Rich in fiber for digestion
- Contains antioxidants and vitamin K
- Lower in sugar than many store-bought spreads
- Naturally flavorful with simple ingredients
⚠️ Important: Never use rhubarb leaves, as they are toxic.