Grandma Grace’s Rhubarb Crunch

Summer would not be Summer without my grandmother’s signature dish created with fresh rhubarb harvested from the Benz Family Farm.

I cannot remember a Summer season when my grandma didn’t make the sweet and sour dessert. In fact, it was one of the last dishes she and I made together before her passing in 2020.

I made the dish a few times since then, especially during the Summer. However, it never dawned on me to share it on a platform I use almost every day.

Then my sister Traci Whitlock recently asked me to share the recipe with her. Her inquiry reminded me that I have this platform with a recipe channel, without overbearing ads! So here’s Grace Benz’s favorite Summer treat!

I appreciate her sharing her dish with me while teaching me how to recreate it for my family and friends. With Summer just around the corner, I feel it’s the perfect time to share this special dish with the Planet. It’s a way to share a little bit of my grandmother, Grace Benz, with the world.

Pro tip: My grandma would eat the dish fresh from the oven with ice cream.

Grandma Grace’s Rhubarb Crunch

Grace Benz's recipe for her favorite summer treat!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 1 saucepan
• 1 9×13 inch pan
• 1 mixing bowl
• 1 whisk

Ingredients

  

Crunch Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup oatmeal
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine
• 4 cup rhubarb (diced)

Pour over sauce ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 4 tbsp corn starch

Instructions

 

Crunch instructions

• Mix and pat 2/3 of your Crunch Ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Place into your 9×13-inch pan.
• Sprinkle rhubarb evenly on top.

Pour over sauce instructions

• Mix sugar, water, and cornstarch with a whisk in your saucepan.
• Bring the mixture to a boil in a saucepan.
• Once boiling (or bubbling), pour over crunch and rhubarb.
• Sprinkle the remaining crunch mixture over the top.

Baking instructions

• Bake at 350° for one hour.
• Turn the oven off and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Keyword Summer