Roasted rhubarb

Roasted rhubarb is another way to use rhubarb.  You can use roasted rhubarb as a side to a number of desserts, as a topping over a plain cake, or just with plain yoghurt.

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch of rhubarb stalks, leaves removes, cleaned, ends trimmed and cut in 10 cm length
• honey – 2 tbsp
• juice of 1 orange
• 5 cloves, 2 anise star

Method:

Preparation of the rhubarb

This is something you can get your child to help with, it is fun.

1. Cut the leaves and discard.

   

2. Rinse/wash the stalks.
3. Cut the bottom part of each stalk and pull any stringy skin that comes with it

Cooking:

1. Place some baking paper at the bottom of a small roasting tin (a brownie tin is perfect for that).
2. Place the rhubarb stalks, the orange juice and spices, drizzle the honey all over.
3. Bake on 160°C for about 15 min or until the rhubarb is just tender.
4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool, discard spices unless if using for decoration.