Can I use rhubarb without tons of sugar?
My yard is crawling with rhubarb, a hardy perennial that comes back every year in greater numbers. As far as I can tell, recipes usually involve a pie or jam with gratuitous amounts of sugar to wash away the bitter taste. Can it be reliably used in ways without all that sugar?
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I've been asking my friends a similar question all week. The most interesting answer was by a friend whose mom used to parboil it and add it to stir fry with shrimp. Perhaps add a bit of ginger and honey.
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If you are looking for a more healthy stewed rhubarb recipe, it can actually be made without sugar. You can make stewed rhubarb with Honey, Maple Syrup, Agave Syrup for example (or your choice of natural liquid sweetener) or even with unrefined Coconut Sugar.How do you make rhubarb sweet without sugar?
Just JuiceBoil fresh rhubarb with 100 percent fruit juice as a cooking liquid instead of boiling it in water. As the rhubarb cooks in the boiling juice, it will infuse the rhubarb stalks with the sweetness naturally present in the juice.What is the healthiest way to eat rhubarb?
To eat rhubarb solo, dip the stalk into sugar or honey to help mellow out that tart taste. You can also whip up a raw rhubarb compote and add it to your morning bowl of homemade yogurt. Its biting acidity goes beautifully with sweet ripe strawberries (of course), mangoes and even coconut.Can diabetics eat stewed rhubarb?
Anti-oxidant properties and the presence of flavonoids in rhubarb, including Quercetin, are effective on blood glucose and metabolic disorders in diabetic patients.Is stewed rhubarb healthy?
Nutrition. Rhubarb is rich in antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins (which give it its red color) and proanthocyanidins. These antioxidants have anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties, which help protect you from many health-related issues such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.How I eat rhubarb without sugar
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All Recipies has an 'ingredient search' form, where you can specify ingredients that you want, and ones you don't want. So searching for rhubarb without sugar got me 10 results ... thwith most using some other form of sweeteners.
For the few that didn't:
- Rhubarb Wild Rice Pilaf (2 cups rhubarb, 2 TB honey)
- Rhubarb Salsa (2c. rhubarb, 2 TB honey)
- Rhubarb and Buckwheat (not sure what this is; 1/2 c. rhubarb, 1 tsp honey)
- Rhubarb Rumble Pie (not sure on sugar ratio ... comes from pudding & jello mixes)
- Rhubarb Smoothie (not sure on sugar ration ... comes from fruit and vanilla yogurt)
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