A fruity delicious strawberry rhubarb crisp with coconut oil crumb topping - this recipe includes a gluten-free option. A perfect quick summer dessert! Enjoy this Gluten-Free Rhubarb Crisp recipe!

To be honest I am not quite sure if I am too late with this post - is rhubarb season over already?

If it isn't and you still have some rhubarb as well as strawberries on hand, you should definitely try this amazing fruit crisp.

We have the pleasure of enjoying home-grown rhubarb from my brother-in-law this summer, and I have done quite a bit of experimenting with it. This crisp was by far the best of them all!

Growing up we would eat rhubarb fresh from the garden every summer. If it was too sour for us kids, we would dip the peeled chalks in sugar and enjoy it that way.

However, I don't have a clear defined memory of any rhubarb dish/dessert we did have. So this summer was all about trying new rhubarb desserts.

Experimenting with Rhubarb!

Well, it wasn't all that many experiments. I tried incorporating rhubarb into my fruit smoothies...I can't really recommend that.

Then I tried individual-sized rhubarb apple crisps - made in the toaster oven. I totally burnt some, others where quite good.

Finally, I ventured into a classic combination: rhubarb and strawberries! And it was amazing. I guess there is a reason this combination is a classic.

For this crisp I adapted a foodnetwork.com recipe by Ina Garten. It is made in 2 steps. First, the halved strawberries and rhubarb cubes are combined with sugar, orange zest and cornstarch dissolved in orange juice.

You can do all that right in the baking dish. Yay for a few-dishes-to-clean-afterwards dessert!

Ever since my experiments with coconut oil chocolate chip cookies I am hooked on that stuff - coconut oil that is (my cookie addiction has lasted for way longer already). So I also used coconut oil for the topping here.

The Recipe

The rest of the topping ingredients are flour (you can use oat flour for a gluten-free version - I simply blend up oats in the food processor to make flour), sugar, brown sugar, sea salt and oats. These are all combined into crumbs with melted coconut oil and spread over the fruit. Lastly, a few sliced almonds are sprinkled on top before baking this fruity goodness for a full hour.

Enjoy with ice-cream or whipped topping. For another baked strawberry dessert try these Strawberry Coconut Tartlets.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp with Coconut Oil

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A fruity delicious strawberry rhubarb crisp with coconut oil crumb topping - this recipes includes a gluten-free option.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 25

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8x8-inch pan (about 4 servings)

Ingredients

2 cups strawberries washed, hulled and halved
2 cups rhubarb in 1-inch cubes
¾ cup sugar divided
½ teaspoon orange zest
¾ tablespoon cornstarch
⅓ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
½ cup flour use oat flour for a gluten-free version
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup oats
pinch of sea salt
4 tablespoon virgin coconut oil melted. Use more if necessary.
2 tablespoon almonds sliced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.
Place strawberries, rhubarb, ½ cup sugar and orange zest in a 8x8-inch baking dish. In a small measuring cup dissolve cornstarch in orange juice and combine with the fruit in the baking dish.
In a medium bowl whisk together flour, remaining ¼ cup white sugar, brown sugar, salt and oats. Start by adding 4 tablespoons melted coconut oil and work into crumbs by hand. Add more melted coconut oil as needed, one tablespoon at a time.
Spread the crumb over the fruit mix and sprinkle sliced almonds on top. Bake for 1 hour until golden brown.
Serve warm with ice-cream or whipped cream.

Keyword Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

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I believe the best way to eat any fruit crisp is while it is still warm and topped with a scoop of freshly churned vanilla ice cream. Don't know how to make homemade ice cream? Check out my ice cream maker review post here.

Do you still have rhubarb available? What is your favorite way to use it?

Also, do you prefer a pie over a crisp? Try this pie crust recipe.

You could prepare the fruit as in above recipe and use it as pie filling.