Strawberry rhubarb galette is a delicious way to celebrate spring! Quick and easy to make. Enjoy a slice faster than you can say pie! Perfect with ice cream.
(Love rhubarb? Make some rhubarb chia pudding. Another easy and delicious rhubarb treat! This rhubarb crumble from Savoring the Good looks delicious too!)
Despite the less than ideal (ok, mostly horrible) weather we’ve been having (we had frost warnings not too long ago), it is technically spring and I know that’s true because I’ve started to see rhubarb pop-up at our local grocer. And rhubarb always means spring, regardless of what it looks like outside!
(Try this no bake Twinkies cake for spring too!)
So I grabbed a bunch and thought I’d make a pie but the lazy baker in me won again so I made a galette instead.
I love galettes. I make a lot of apple galettes in the fall and mini cherry galettes in the summer. Quicker and easier to make than pie but just as delicious!
And this strawberry rhubarb galette is no exception.
How to handle rhubarb
Since rhubarb only appears for a very short time in the spring, I don’t get to work with it often enough. So I needed to arm myself with information about it (food geek alert):
- Rhubarb is a vegetable (when I first bought it I thought it smelled a lot like celery) but I don’t think people care about that as it’s typically prepared like fruit and used mainly in sweets and desserts.
- Its leaves are toxic so they are usually sold with leaves already cut off. If you chance upon ones with leaves, cut them off right away before you use or store them.
- Want to enjoy rhubarb off-season? Great news: rhubarb freezes beautifully. Just wash, cut into ½ to 1 inch pieces, let dry thoroughly (very important step!), and put in freezer bags. They last up to a year (sweet!).
Perfectly sweet and tart
But no, rhubarb is not sweet. In fact, it’s very tart. You cannot eat it raw (well, you can but you might not want to) so it’s usually cooked with lots of sugar to balance out the tartness.
This galette is more on the tart side (I find it’s perfect paired with ice cream or sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar) but you can totally adjust the amount of sugar to suit your tastes.
Rhubarb and strawberry is a classic combo
Sweet strawberries help balance out that tartness too. And this is why you see rhubarb paired with strawberries a lot of the time.
They are a match made in spring heaven!
And it’s so easy to put together. Watch the video instructions and see just how easy. I made my own crust but you can use ready-made ones and make the process that much quicker.
So grab some rhubarb, make a galette and let’s celebrate spring together!
Looking for more ways to work with rhubarb? Here are more rhubarb recipes for you to explore.
Happy baking!
Did you make strawberry rhubarb galette? I’d love to hear from you in the comments section below.
Strawberry Rhubarb Galette
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups quartered strawberries
- 1 ½ cups sliced rhubarb ½ inch thick
- ½ cup granulated sugar see notes
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- Pie dough homemade or store-bought that can be rolled out into a 12-inch circle (about ⅛-inch thick)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter cold and diced
- 1 pc egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- Demerara sugar for sprinkling, you can also use turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400F and prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix 2 cups quartered strawberries, 1 ½ cups sliced rhubarb, ½ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon lemon zest and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Stir gently to ensure that the strawberries and rhubarb don't turn to mush. Set aside.
- Turn your pie dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out into a 12 inch circle (about ⅛ inch thick). Carefully transfer dough to your baking sheet.
- Spoon filling into the middle of the dough ensuring you leave a 2 inch border all around (be careful not to spoon too much of the juice else your galette will be very runny).
- Fold the dough over the filling and slightly pinch where the overlaps occur. See video for guide on how to fold your galette.
- Dot the filling with butter and brush the edges of the galette with egg wash. Sprinkle demerara sugar and bake until the fruit filling is bubbling and the crust is golden brown (about 45 minutes).
- Serve galette warm. Optionally, you can sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or top with vanilla ice cream.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
MEGAN MCDUFFIE
OK, I always thought that galettes were WAY more complicated than this (I mean, it sounds so… fancy!) but watching your video made me realize that it’s super easy! Looking forward to making this myself.
Jolina
Hi Megan! They are super easy and definitely WAY easier than pies 🙂 Hope you get to make galettes this spring/summer! It works so well with berries and summer stone fruits.
Kim Lee
Rhubarb is amazing!! I need this now!
Marlynn
This looks like a delicious spring galette! I love making galettes and as popular as rhubarb is here, I haven’t ever cooked or baked with it at home. I need to make this!
Jolina
Thanks Marlynn! I’m a new fan of rhubarb too. I say take the plunge! 🙂
Aziel Morte
It really looks a yummy dessert and I can’t wait to try this on weekend. Glad you share this recipe
Jolina
My pleasure! Would love to hear how to hear how it goes.
Mira
That looks delicious, especially since strawberry season is almost here! 🙂
Rachel
This rhubarb galette looks so delicious!!! I love strawberries so I’ll definitely be trying out this recipe!
Nicole
Your pastry looks incredible. So golden, crispy and perfect!
Jolina
It’s the magic egg wash! 🙂
Karen L
That looks crazy delicious! I love the step-by-step video too!
Annemarie LeBlanc
Oh yummy! I don’t know if I can pull off a dessert like that, but I will surely try my hand making it if I want to taste it. Thank you for sharing. I hope mine turns out as perfect as yours because I want to make it for my mom. 🙂
Jolina
Hi Annemarie! I’m sure you’ll do great 🙂 Let the video guide you, you’ll see the steps are super simple. You can even use ready-made dough. Hope you and your mom like it!
Gillian
This looks delicious. I love rhubarb and strawberries.
elena
Mh Mh Mh I looove strawberries. I will definitely try this recipe because it looks delicious and very easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
Jobie Medina
I love this idea. I usually make a peach galette. But I’d love to try it with rhubarb and strawberry.
Jolina
Mmmm I’d love to make a peach galette! Sounds delicious 🙂
Juli Purcell
I have always wanted to make a galette! Thanks for sharing, it looks delish!!!
Jolina
I think summer’s the perfect time to make them, it’s a great way to make use of summer fruits. Hope you get to make some!
Beth
OMG, this looks so delicious. I’ve actually never had rhubarb before, but its constant pairing with strawberries has me more than willing to try it! Maybe this recipe will inspire my first attempt at cooking/eating rhubarb!
Jolina
Hi Beth! I’m pretty new at this rhubarb business too 🙂 I found that I like it, even though it’s unusually tart for a “fruit” (well it’s actually a vegetable lol). Hope you get to try it this season!
Annie
I’ve been getting more and more into rhubarb recently and this galette looks amazing! I love making galettes as I love their simplicity and how you can fill them with anything; yours looks awesome!
Jolina
Thanks Annie! I love galettes too, so much simpler than pies 🙂 And summer is the perfect time to make them I think with all these fruits…hope you get your fair share of galettes!