Ready for Picnics: Picnic Day is April 23, so get ready to eat al fresco. Show us the healthy recipes you like to bring on a picnic – or serve outside.
This blueberry rhubarb crisp recipe was originally published 5(?!) years ago on May 4th (back when this was pretty much just my private journal), but it fits perfectly with this month’s Recipe ReDux theme because it was one of the recipes from my birthday picnic! :D (One of my med school friends made this as part of the surprise birthday picnic they threw for me and I pilfered the recipe from her!)
Much as I love summer, spring is near and dear to my heart because it’s when nice weather comes back into our lives again. It actually also happens to be the season I ended up being born in (I was supposed to be a summer baby).
Today’s actually my birthday, so if all is going according to plan, I should be out frolicking in the wilderness because April 21 is the first day of National Park Week this year! I’m most likely climbing a mountain at Shenandoah National Park with a friend right now. :] Hopefully I’ll get around to writing about it sometime this year on a Travel Tuesday. :D…
Blueberry Rhubarb Crisp
Blueberry Rhubarb Crisp
You'll Need...
- 6 stalks rhubarb stalks, cubed (NOT the leaf! it's toxic :[ )
- 2-3 cups blueberries*
- half a lemon, juiced
- a few tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 cup granola
- 1/4 almonds
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Toss fruit with lemon juice + sugar.
- Bake until soft and bubbly (~20-30 min).
- Sprinkle with granola + nuts (if desired) and let cool to gain thickness.
Additional Notes
*You can also use peaches or some other type of fruit to make it sweeter!
- Have you ever tried rhubarb? Don’t eat the leaves!
- When’s the last time you went on a picnic? Come to think of it, 2013 may well be the last time I actually went on one! :O
- What’s one of your favorite picnic recipes?
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I’ve never eaten rhubarb before but I’m always curious about trying it!
Kristy from Southern In Law recently posted…Recent Things: All Fired Up
I love it in this (and in pies! :P )!
Farrah recently posted…Eilean Donan Castle
Rhubarb! Will have to try!
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I hope you like it! :]!
I love any kind of crisp :) LOVE the addition of seasonal rhubarb!
They’re such a tasty dessert! :]!!
Farrah recently posted…Eilean Donan Castle
Looks yummy! I didn’t know it was Picnic Day – too bad it’s raining. LOL I do really want to go to a park sometime this spring/summer and have a picnic though.
-Lauren
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Boo on the rain! I really hope the weather gets nice again soon! *-* I miss sunshine!
Farrah recently posted…Eilean Donan Castle
I love rhubarb! I’m partial to strawberry rhubarb cobbler since my grandma made such a delicious one, but I can’t say I’ve tried mixing it with blubeberries! I’ll have to give it a go.
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Strawberry and rhubarb together sounds awesome! I’m gonna have to try that next!!
Farrah recently posted…Eilean Donan Castle
I’ve never tried rhubarb! Thanks for sharing!
It’s awesome with fruits! :]!
Farrah recently posted…Outdoor Rock Climbing at Ralph Stover State Park
I never would have added rhubarb to something like this — but what a brilliant idea! Now I must!
Rachel recently posted…Living a Healthy Lifestyle: Body Weight, Fitness, and Chronic Disease
Yay! I hope you like it!
Farrah recently posted…Outdoor Rock Climbing at Ralph Stover State Park
Ooh this sounds super delicious and tasty! A great spring dessert
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Yes indeed! :]!
Farrah recently posted…Outdoor Rock Climbing at Ralph Stover State Park
My husband would be all over this! He loves rhubarb!
Yay! I hope he does!
Farrah recently posted…Outdoor Rock Climbing at Ralph Stover State Park
Ooh yum! I love rhubarb! Can’t wait to try this!
Hooray! I hope you like it!
Farrah recently posted…Outdoor Rock Climbing at Ralph Stover State Park
I have a pretty killer strawberry/rhubarb crisp recipe, but I bet blueberries would be a great substitute in there, too! I never would have thought to combine blueberries with rhubarb ;-)
I really need to try strawberry and rhubarb next! That sounds amazing! :D
Farrah recently posted…Outdoor Rock Climbing at Ralph Stover State Park
Looks delicious! I can’t remember the last time i had a picnic but we are moving right by a lake, so I hope to change that this summer!
Ooo, I hope so too! That sounds awesome! :]
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