Description
This Simple Rhubarb Pie Recipe features a flaky homemade butter crust filled with sweet and tangy fresh rhubarb. A classic spring dessert that balances bold flavor with comforting texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups (315g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup (230g) cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 6–8 tablespoons ice water
- 5 cups (600g) fresh rhubarb, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (30g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter for dotting
Instructions
- Mix flour, salt, and sugar. Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- Add ice water gradually and form dough. Chill 30 minutes.
- Combine rhubarb, sugar, flour, cornstarch, vanilla, and lemon juice.
- Roll out bottom crust and place in pie dish.
- Add rhubarb filling and dot with butter.
- Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut slits.
- Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 50–60 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Let filling rest before baking to release juices. Cool pie fully for clean slices. Sprinkle sugar on crust for extra texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg