Rhubarb Cherry Dessert With Cookie Crust

"This is a spin-off of several rhubarb recipes I've tried recently, including one by Chef#537937... I liked the topping on one and the crust of another - put them together and 'ah ha!' Sweet and tart rhubarb dessert with a hint of cherries - easy to make and can be eaten soon after taking out of the oven; also wonderful served cold! A dollop of whipped cream or ice cream is a sweet addition."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 11mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease an 11x7 baking dish or baking pan. A 10x6 pan is perfect for this recipes, so use that if you've got one --
  • For Crust: Combine flours and powdered sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (mixture will seem powdery, but will come together while baking).
  • Press mixture to bottom on baking pan and bake for 11 minutes.
  • While crust is baking, combine rhubarb, sugar-free jello, cornstarch and Splenda or sugar for filling. Pour over crust and spread evenly.
  • Prepare topping: combine flour and sugars. Add melted butter and toss with a fork, until you have little crumbs. Sprinkle over rhubarb filling.
  • Return to oven and bake 45-50 minutes. Cool on wire rack. When cool, move to refrigerator (or crust will get soggy) - I enjoy this cold just as much as warm.

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  1. This is a great recipe to use rhubarb. The only thing I didn't like was the sugar-free gelatin (strawberry). So another time I would omit it. The cookie crust is so yummy. And the topping also. Thanks Brooke :) Made for the Zwizzle Chicks of ZWT
     
  2. VERY tart. The crust is tender and crumbly, the strusel outstanding. I think the jello powder added a bit too much acid for my taste. Would be nice with vanilla ice cream, I suspect.
     
  3. Made for Adopt-A-Tag since I am always looking for new ways to use my abundant summer supply of fresh rhubarb from the garden of a friend. Icelanders do not favor using sugar-free products & I rarely see them here except in very pricey import stores, so I made a *sugar version* of this recipe. It still retained its tartness & was esp good served warm w/vanilla ice cream as BarbryT speculated. Thx for sharing this tasty recipe w/us. :-)
     
  4. Am not big on rhubarb, but since I was making this to take to some neighbors (& they LOVE the stuff!) I chose to make this for them! Well, they LOVED IT, & I must admit that it was pretty tasty (HAD to keep a small piece for taste-testing, of course)! And, if someone really twisted my arm, I might just make it again! [Made & reviewed in the Family Picks part of Zaar World Tour 4]
     
  5. I don't really know how to rate it since when I printed out the recipe the cornstarch, splenda and topping was yet added to the recipe. So, as I made it it was very good. The cookie crust was crisp and softened without being soggy the next day. I was worried it would be too sweet, but the sugar free jello powder added great favour, some sweetness and the tartness of the rhubarb still was there. I can only imagine this would now definietly deserve 5 stars with the topping! Thanks for a keeper Brooke! Reviewed during ZWT 4.
     
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