easy rhubarb crisp

Desserts

Easy Rhubarb Crisp

This rhubarb crisp recipe is quick and easy. Growing up in Alaska, we had rhubarb growing out of our ears — this recipe is a delicious way to use it up! People devour this dessert.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup oats
½ cup melted butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups diced rhubarb
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Gather all ingredients.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Mix flour, brown sugar, oats, butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl until crumbly. Press 1/2 of the oat mixture into the bottom of prepared baking dish.
Sprinkle rhubarb over oat mixture.
Combine white sugar, water, cornstarch, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until thick and clear, about 5 minutes.
Pour sugar mixture over rhubarb.
Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over rhubarb.
Bake in the preheated oven until the crisp is lightly brown and bubbling, about 1 hour.