Cherry Vanilla Rhubarb Butter Recipes

RHUBARB BUTTER

Steps:

• Cut the rhubarb into 1" chunks.
• Using a blender or a food processor add the water and rhubarb. Blend. This should make about 3 cups of pulp.
• Place in a heavy pan. Bring to a boil.
• Add sugar and cinnamon.
• Cook, stirring all the time until it looks like fruit butter.
• If you want add up to 4 drops of food coloring. It will be a beautiful color. Grandma did this, Mom and I never have.
• Ladle into hot prepared jars.
• Process at once in a hot water bath (212 degrees) for 5 minute.
• Remove and place on clean towel.
• Cool and wait for that beautiful popping sound.

CHERRY-VANILLA RHUBARB BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb and sugar in a large casserole dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, heat the oven to 350°F.
• Stir the cherry juice into the rhubarb and place the dish in the oven.
• Bake, stirring every hour or so, for 4 hours.
• Stir in the lemon juice and vanilla.
• Can 10 minutes in a waterbath.

BIG RAY'S CHERRY RHUBARB COFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Combine rhubarb and lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes.
• Mix 1 cup sugar and cornstarch together in a bowl; stir into rhubarb mixture. Cook and stir until rhubarb mixture is thickened and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Stir in pie filling; remove from heat and cool filling, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine 3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; cut in 1 cup cubed butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Beat buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; add to flour mixture and stir just until batter is moistened.
• Spread a little more than half of the batter into the prepared baking dish; top with cherry-rhubarb filling. Drop teaspoonfuls of remaining batter over filling.
• Combine 1 1/2 cup sugar and 1 1/2 cups flour in a bowl; cut in 1/2 cup cubed butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.