Less is more. A delicious dessert can be made with just two ingredients. You can eat this compote by itself or with ice cream or whipped cream. Additionally, you can put it on toast or pancakes and crepes.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- ½ cup white sugar
Instructions
- Place rhubarb pieces into a medium pot and sprinkle with sugar. Stir well to make sure rhubarb is completely covered with sugar. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes, stirring once, so natural juices will be released.
- Bring rhubarb mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring often. Turn down heat and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Serve compote warm.
- Store leftover compote in the refrigerator.
Reviews
Delicious! I used 3 tablespoons of Splenda and 1 tablespoon on sugar. Just the right amount of tartness for my taste.
I am actually making it right now. Only looked for a recipe because I haven’t made it in 30 years and forgot about how much sugar to use. However, I don’t know if everybody that is new to rhubarb knows to cut the ends off and peel it. So, just a heads up on that.
This was delicious! I like my rhubarb on the tart side, so I decreased the sugar to 1/4 cup instead of the recommended 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp for the 8 oz of rhubarb I used. I definitely recommend starting with a smaller amount of sugar and sweetening further to taste – the given ratio of rhubarb to sugar is 3:1, but I would start around 4:1 or even 5:1 and see how it is! This was perfect on a toasted, buttery English muffin alongside a pan-scrambled egg for breakfast, and it would be delicious with a crumble topping, over ice cream, instead of strawberries in a shortcake, or even alongside roast pork or turkey a la cranberry sauce! Overall, definitely recommend, and I can’t wait to make it again
Only added fresh blueberries at the simmer stage in first batch. Also added fresh strawberries in second batch Both turned out delish! Cut rhubarb smaller though.