How to Make Candied Rhubarb
Learn how to make candied rhubarb in just a few easy steps! These beautiful magenta ribbons are the perfect garnish on baked treats, salads, ice cream, and drinks.
Ingredients
Candied Rhubarb
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 large rhubarb stalks
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan on medium heat, combine the granulated sugar and water. Let the mixture steam and barely simmer for 10 minutes, without boiling, until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside off the heat to cool.
- Wash the rhubarb stalks and peel off the skin with a vegetable peeler. Cut the peels into about 6-inch strips.
- Submerge the rhubarb peels in the cooled simple syrup, and let them soak for at least 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 220°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay out at least 5 large mixing spoons or anything that has a similar shape and size.
- Spread the soaked rhubarb strips on the baking sheet so they are flat and not overlapping.
- Bake until the strips are dry. Start checking your strips after 15 minutes. Some strips will be done before others, depending on their size.
- Immediately wrap the baked rhubarb strips around your spoon handles to create the swirls. Let them dry completely for at least one hour before sliding them off the spoon handles.
Notes
- Drying: If your rhubarb strips don't stay curled around the spoon, they need to bake longer and dry out more. Put them back in the oven and check again after a few minutes.
- Stalks: Only the peels of rhubarb are used. You can save the rest of the rhubarb stalks for rhubarb jam or rhubarb pie.
- Flat: Instead of swirls, you can also dry the rhubarb strands flat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and eat it as a snack like fruit jerky.
- Syrup: Use the leftover syrup after soaking the rhubarb in mocktails or lemonade.
- Storing: Store rhubarb candy ribbons at room temp in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Cleaning: The residue from the candied rhubarb might stick to your spoons. If that happens, just soak them in soapy hot water and then scrub them clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 88mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 31IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 0.1mg
Did you make this recipe?Leave a comment below - I love hearing from you!