A refreshing summertime treat this Rhubarb Slush is an oldie but goodie that is seriously addicting and full of massive flavor!
So there is no question, we love rhubarb around here. My middle son literally will grab just the stalk and dip it in sugar and eat it that way. Now I’m not that daring, but love the flavor when it is baked into desserts.
We unfortunately do not have a rhubarb bush at our house but both mine and my husbands parents both have one so there is never a shortage of rhubarb to our disposal and that makes me one happy girl!
So if you’ve never hear of Rhubarb Slush before, be happy that you landed on this post! Rhubarb Slush is one of our favorite summertime refreshments that makes a huge batch!
The best part is that you can make it kid friendly and keep it with lemon lime soda or make an adult version and add some booze to it. So it really is a win win recipe for everyone!
This recipe is really simple to whip up, the only downfall is that you have to wait about 24 hours for it to actually be ready. I know super sad right? But 100% worth the wait, trust me.
IS RHUBARB A FRUIT OR A VEGETABLE?
While a lot of people don’t really think of rhubarb to be anything other than, well rhubarb it is actually a vegetable. Weird right? It’s confused a lot for fruit because of its sweet and sour flavor and that it is primarily baked in desserts.
But alas my friends, rhubarb is truly a vegetable. But regardless it’s just going to stay rhubarb in my head and not really be categorized at all.
CAN YOU EAT RHUBARB RAW?
Like I stated before, this is my sons favorite way to consume rhubarb. It is perfectly safe to eat raw. It is pretty much like a celery texture, with a sour taste. This is why it is normally dipped in a bowl of sugar with each bite to tone down the sour.
IS RHUBARB POSIONOUS?
This has been a misconception for a while now. While the stalks themselves are not poisonous the leave contain toxins such as oxalic acid which is found in many plats and can poison humans. The stalks do contain a very limited trace amount which makes them more able to be ingested.
Don’t let this scare you, to have any major effects of this poison you would have to eat about 10 lbs of rhubarb leaves to do any real permanent damage, but still even just ingesting one leaf can have some effect, so word to the wise, stay away and just consume the stalk.
WHEN IS RHUBARB RIPE?
Luckily rhubarb is actually ripe pretty much all spring and summer! So picking is always good for this plant. But it is best to wait until the stalks themselves are a little longer, at least 10″ and I would recommend thicker. Picking thinner stalks doesn’t result in a high yield and can be frustrating when you need a certain amount for a recipe.
This rhubarb slush recipe has some fun and fruity flavors that really enhance and go well with the rhubarb itself. A mixture of strawberry and lemon are the perfect addition to this warm weather drink.
So if you’re wanting something cool, refreshing and flavorful then you’ll need to whip up a batch of this Rhubarb Slush. It keeps well in the freezer so you can go back any time the urge hits to have this delicious drink.
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Rhubarb Slush
Ingredients
- 6 cups rhubarb chopped
- 6 cups water
- 2 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 small pkg strawberry jello
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 12 oz frozen pink lemonade concentrate
- Lemon lime soda or alcohol
Instructions
- In large pot on stove mix together water and rhubarb.
- Bring to a boil and then simmer for 15-20 minutes until softened.
- In a large ice cream pail, drain your liquid from your pulp of the rhubarb using a strainer.
- Add in sugar, jello, lemon juice and pink lemonade concentrate.
- Whisk together until combined.
- Cover and freeze overnight.
- Remove from freezer and stir to loosen.
- Place scoops in cup and pour desired amount of lemon lime soda or alcohol over top.
Nutrition
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Jeff
Is very delicious. Thank you for sharing.
Question …. Have you tried making it in larger batches such as doubling the ingredients, tripling, or even quadrupling? Do you feel it may taste a little different wicking such larger batches? And/or set up and freeze a little different?
Thank you. Look forward to your response.
Tornadough Alli
I have never made a larger batch so I cannot say for sure.
Judy Sherven
I made this recently and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it and have requested it for future parties. I used a little less sugar and not all of the jello.
When mixing up the drinks I used non alcoholic Ginger Beer and for people that wanted alcohol I used flavored vodka. Mandarin is my favorite. There are so many options when making it! You can use Sprite or 7 Up too. I also muddled a strawberry and a mint leaf in the bottom of the glass first. So yummy!! Pretty too!
BiBi
This is a huge hit. It was my first time trying thr recipe. We love rhubarb anything. My husband likes to mix in some rum with it. We just finished our first batch, my husband has requested a second batch for our up coming long fishing weekend. Thank you for the recipe.
Patricia Anderson
DELICIOUS!!
Nancy Butter
After you cook the rhubarb on the stove, could you put the rhubarb and liquid into a blender mix together and then add the other ingredients? Seems like it would add more flavor.
Tornadough Alli
I have not tried this, so unfortunately I do not know how it would turn out. I apologize.
Brenda
That’s how I make mine- definitely more rhubarb taste! So good!
Katelyn Rademaker
I’ve had this growing up as a kid! It’s so good! The pink lemonade concentrate is a new add-on though. My family never used it when we made it 🙂
Preston
Delicious. Had. To look it up again, surprised nobody is rating this.
Debra Mettler
Has anyone try putting it into a ice cube tray
ALly
This was fun to have with the kids. Look forward to trying alcoholic version sometime. Also I did not waste the pulp of the rhubarb but substituted it for bananas in a muffin recipe. Was delish
Michele
Step #3 is unclear. Are we draining the liquid into the ice cream pail to use with the sugar and lemonade etc.; or are we draining the liquid, discarding it and putting the rhubarb into the pail?
Tornadough Alli
You are draining the liquid itself into the pail to use with the sugar etc and discarding the rhubarb pulp 🙂
Melita
SOOOOOOOOOO good! and really easy to make! Thanks for the great recipe!
Tornadough Alli
So happy you liked it! We cant get enough of this!
Richa Gupta
Oh my, this looks yummy and so much refreshing!
Crystal Faulkner
I love recipes like this!! This is so cute – thank you for it.
Echo
Haha – I have always thought rhubarb was poisonous. Thanks for clearing that up for me! I’ve only ever had rhubarb in pie. I’m excited to try it in a drink!
Tornadough Alli
This is super tasty! And yeah, a lot of people are always curious about the whole poisonous situation about rhubarb so I figured I would enlighten everyone!
Jeff
How long do you feel the rhubarb slushie frozen mix is good for if left in containers in a freezer? Months? A year?
Tornadough Alli
This should keep for up to at least a month. I’ve heard other people say it keeps several months but we’ve never stores it that long as it goes to fast!