Rhubarb Syrup
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This homemade rhubarb syrup is beautiful, simple to make, and perfectly sweet. It’s delightful swirled into spring-inspired drinks, or served over pancakes, waffles, and even ice cream. It takes just three ingredients and is ready in under 20 minutes.
Here’s a refreshing rhubarb simple syrup I love stirring into spring-inspired cocktails and mocktails. Made with just three ingredients, this rosy syrup adds a unique sweet-tart flavor and a gorgeous pink-red hue to whatever you’re mixing.
Beyond drinks, rhubarb syrup is surprisingly versatile. I often use it as a substitute for maple syrup, drizzling it over pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, or even ice cream (my personal favorite). Since rhubarb season is short, I like to make a big batch while it’s available and keep the flavor of spring going—leftovers store well in the fridge for up to a month.
This is the perfect syrup for making our rhubarb margarita, rhubarb mojito, and rhubarb lemonade.
Rhubarb Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 cups chopped rhubarb (see notes)
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
Instructions
- Add the rhubarb and water to a small pot and bring it to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 10 minutes.8 cups chopped rhubarb, 3 cups water
- Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve then return the syrup to the pot.
- Add the sugar and stir until it dissolves, about 2 minutes.2 cups sugar
- Let the rhubarb syrup cool completely before using it or storing it.
Notes
Nutrition
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Want to make this for a Rhubarb Daiquiri. How much would 8 C of rhubarb weigh? Thanks.
Google says that 8 cups of rhubarb will weigh 800 grams. I hope that helps!
Wow! this was so easy, fast and tasty. Thank you.
sounds perfect could a person process the made syrup in a water bath?
Absolutely! This cans very well!
Absolutely delicious!!
How long would this process in a water bath for pints?
I’m so happy you like the recipe! I had a look at this rhubarb jam recipe, which is very similar to this recipe only with pectin, and it suggests to water bath can it for 10 minutes – so that’s what I would do.
Can I freeze the syrup in pint jars?
You can definitely freeze the syrup. Just be careful freezing liquid in glass jars – I’ve had many break on me in the past. The safest way to do it is to leave an inch of space at the top of the jar and freeze with the lid off. You can put the lid back on once the liquid is frozen.