Rhubarb Curd Recipe
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Ok friends here’s the BEST CURD I’VE EVER MADE. Yeah, it needed to be in ALL CAPS because WOW. I didn’t know rhubarb could taste SO GOOD. And yet here we are with a Rhubarb Curd Recipe that will blow your mind.
I Love Rhubarb
You all know I LOVE RHUBARB right? This recipe might be moving me up to the obsessing over rhubarb level. There are nuanced flavors in this curd that I don’t think I’ve ever experienced before.
My husband actually asked what ELSE was in it because he swore he could taste other things. But this curd is made up of rhubarb, sugar, eggs, and a little corn starch, and that’s it! S U R P R I S E!!
Canning this Rhubarb Curd Recipe
According to the National Center for Home Food Preservation you should not water bath can any other curd besides lemon or lime. I believe this is because lemons and limes are very acidic, which along with the amount of sugar in a curd recipe would help with shelf stability.
Personally, I am not on board with canning anything with corn starch or eggs, even IF pressure canned. But that’s me!
They DO recommend that you freeze other curd recipes. My plan is to put away several batches of curd to savor over the winter. It will be perfect for some Christmas cookie magic, for sure!
What happens if your Curd is Runny?
There’s a fix for it, essentially, you cook it again. I go through ALL the steps, tips, and tricks to fix it in this post about how to fix a runny lemon curd. The same rules apply to all curds.
A Rhubarb Meringue Dessert
I made this curd with the intent of making a Rhubarb Meringue
So this Rhubarb Curd is perfect for fillings. Be it tarts or desserts or even in thumbprint cookies. It’s firm without being solid and omgosh look how it looks in this Peach Rhubarb Meringue.
Rhubarb Curd for Gifting
This is the perfect gift to give friends. A nice pot of curd can be kept in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks giving them time to make something to go with it. OR you could also make them something to serve with it like scones or meringues.
My Favorite Rhubarb Recipes
- Rhubarb Bars These are some of our favorite cookie bars!
- Strawberry Rhubarb Bars And here’s the same bar but with strawberries added in, so tasty!
- Rhubarb Cobbler If you love a good old-fashioned cobbler recipe with a biscuit topping try this recipe
- Rhubarb Dream Bars This is an older recipe that I haven’t made in a few years but when I used to make it a lot, we loved them!
- Rhubarb Bread with Streusel Topping This is a quick bread recipe with a little streusel topping on top of the loaf. Oh SO good!
How to Freeze Rhubarb?
It’s never too early to start planning how to use ALL YOUR RHUBARB. Every year I make it my mission to use all the rhubarb my garden puts out. This results in lots of summer desserts and bags of frozen rhubarb tucked in the freezer.
I wrote a quick post about How to Freeze Rhubarb that answers a lot of questions about growing rhubarb as well.
Rhubarb Curd
Ingredients
- 3 cups rhubarb sliced
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 TBSP corn starch
- 5 egg yolks
- 7/8 cup butter cut in cubes
Instructions
- put the rhubarb in a blender or food processor and grind it up, keep running it unit it gets juicy, you could add up to a TBSP of water to facilitate juicing and keep things moving
- press the rhubarb in a sieve to get the juice out, you need a cup of juice
- whisk the sugar and corn starch together in a saucepan and then whisk in the juice
- set the pan over med/low heat and stir
- gently whisk in the egg yolks and the butter until the butter is melted then switch to a wooden spoon
- stir scraping the sides and the bottom of the pan over med/low heat until the curd is very thick and coats the back of the spoon
- run it through the sieve to remove any lumps of egg or cornstarch
- put it in a bowl and put plastic wrap right on the surface and cool in the fridge
- once chilled it’s ready to be used
Nutrition
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Thank you for posting this. I had picked only 2 stalks of rhubarb before my husband needed my help elsewhere. By the time I got back in the house I decided to do something good with those 2 lonely stalks. Found your recipe and went from there with what I had. Turned out great in a very small batch. One serving I say.